In its fifteenth season performing the holiday classic at Memorial Hall, Carolina Ballet returns with their dazzling production filled with beloved characters, grand magical illusions, and a live symphony orchestra.
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Loch na hEala (Swan Lake), Teac Damsa
“Michael Keegan-Dolan, who has a rare gift for transforming old ballets into new, has taken the 19th-century story and hammered it into a thing of wonder.” —The Observer Loch na… Read More →
The Future is Female: Sarah Cahill, piano
“A sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde.” —New York Times Featuring dozens of compositions by women around the globe—including Chen Yi, Meredith Monk, Bernice Johnson Reagon,… Read More →
Sarod Trilogy: Amjad Ali Khan, Master of the Sarod
Amjad Ali Khan is lauded for reinventing the technique of playing the sarod, the stringed instrument essential to Hindustani and Indian classical music. Using Ragas—rhythmic cycles of music—as the basis… Read More →
Emmylou Harris
The vast musical contributions of acclaimed singer/songwriter Emmylou Harris cannot be overstated. With a career spanning four decades, she is one of the most admired and influential women in her… Read More →
