Lied aspires for ‘a fresh look’
By Sean McCarthy
Staff Reporter
Lied Center organizers hope to draw
younger audiences this season by in
creasing the variety of shows offered,
said Bruce Marquis, the center’s exec
utive director.
“The focus in our programming at
the Lied in 1995 and ’96 is slightly
more culturally diverse than the last
couple of years,” Marquis said.
He hopes to maintain the Lied’s
traditional audience while encourag
ing younger audiences, he said.
“A unifying theme for the semester
could be ‘a fresh look,”’ Marquis said.
“STOMP” kicks off the fall season
Sept. 14 and 15, featuring an eight
member percussion and movement
ensemble. Using appliances such as
brooms, buckets and oil drums,
“STOMP” has won international ac
claim. Its 1994 North American tour
sold out every date.
“STOMP” performers have made
appearances on both “The Late Show
with David Letterman” and “The To
night Show with Jay Leno.” They also
were featured in the “ice-breaking”
commercial for Coca-Cola.
Starting the season with an event
that attracts a large audience is impor
tant, Marquis said.
“As such, ‘STOMP’ is a wonderful
season opener,” he said. “It will leave
audiences clapping and stomping their
feet for other events of the season.”
The Who’s “TOMMY” was origi
nally scheduled to begin the fall sea
son. However, the artists asked to
switch’performance dates, Marquis
said. “TOMMY” will play Oct. 6-8.
Marquis said two challenges when
putting together the fall season were
working around touring schedules and
fitting the acts into a cohesive season
so that a broad range of performances
were spread throughout the season.
One artist who could be a big draw
for younger audiences is jazz saxo
phonist Joshua Redman. Redman
picked up a Grammy nomination with
his 1993 debut album. At 23, he has
made two critically acclaimed albums.
Redman will appear at the Lied Center
Nov. 17.
Another highly recognized artist,
Wynton Marsalis, will perform with
the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Sept.
30. This is Marsalis’ first tour as a
conductor, Marquis said, and this may
be his only performance this year.
Marsalis is also slated on the same day
to perform the national anthem with
the City Jazz Orchestra before the
Huskers’ football game against Wash
ington State.
Ping Chong will bring the world
premiere of his multi-media opera
“Chinoiserie” to the Kimball Recital
Hall Sept. 22. The opera explores the
Western fascination with and misun
derstanding of Chinese culture. Chong
has used humor, dance and music in
previous contemporary theater pro
ductions.
“We have a responsibility to offer
arts which cover a broad spectrum of
performances available,” Marquis said,
“So we continue to offer the world’s
finest classical music, jazz artists, fo
cusing more on world and traditional
arts than the last couple of years.”
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