Gaspard&Dancers

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Arcis Saxophone Quartet

Arcis Saxophone Quartet (Virtual Showcase 1D): The Arcis Saxophone Quartet redefines classical music through innovative, boundary-pushing performances and engaging concerts. In their 15th anniversary season, the winner of the Showcase Award Grand at Arts Northwest, Oregon, and globally touring ensemble presents a selection from their latest program, Quirky Nightclub Chronicles. This program features fresh sounds with Marc Mellit's Tapas, captivating stories in their arrangement of Moments with Piazzolla, and hot rhythms leading to a surprise finale in their signature piece Patchwork by Philippe Geiss. As always, expect the unique Arcis twist: creative arrangements, powerful interpretations, and a touch of eccentricity that allows classical music to be not only heard but felt throughout the entire body. 15 years of Arcis: For the Arcis Saxophone Quartet, music is an endless playground, and they are as diverse as no other group. They founded the arcis_collective, which fuses chamber music and dance into a joint performing act, created their own label, arcis records, and their in-house production company, arcis visuals. Only one thing remains constant: their distinctive sound. Photo By: arcisvisuals.

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Paige King Johnson

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Oran Etkin

Oran Etkin (Virtual Showcase 2D): “We are together, we are soldiers of peace"—these words of Etkin’s musical collaborator from Zimbabwe, Tute Chigamba, start off the Open Arms live show and encapsulate the project’s mission. The Open Arms album, released 2024 on Snarky Puppy’s label GroundUP, was recorded in Brazil, Turkey, Zimbabwe, the Czech Republic, the US, and Canada as Etkin took time off on his tours to collaborate with musicians in each country. The live show incorporates electronics built from stems from these recordings: imagine loops of handclapping from Zimbabwe, indigenous flutes from Brazil, and a Roma (gypsy) singer from the Czech Republic triggered in and out spontaneously by the band as they improvise around it. The result is what NPR describes as “exhilarating global tapestries of sound.” Described as “ebullient” by the NY Times, “a visionary who, because of his unifying powers, should be heard everywhere these days” by Jazz Podium. The French newspaper Libération chose Etkin's Paris concert as a top highlight of the year: “a concert of weightlessness, class, spark, inspiration, and sharing. Magic uninterrupted. The crowd... went wild. For such is the music of Etkin: sensitive to the exchange with the audience.” Can be paired/co-booked with Etkin's Timbalooloo Young Audiences concert with the same musicians!

Photo By: Jose De Holanda.

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Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana (Showcase D4): Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana showcases the pride and power of flamenco in Tablao Flamenco, featuring an international cast of four dancers and musicians. Named after the wooden floor used by a bailaor/a (dancer), tablaos are intimate venues that harness the highly improvisational and virtuosic nature of flamenco. Originally known as cafés cantantes (which became popular during the mid-nineteenth century in Spain), tablaos are still among the most popular places to see flamenco today. Tablao performances offer audiences a rare opportunity to feel the artists’ emotions up close and experience the dynamic interplay between the dancers, guitarist, and singer come alive. The energy is explosive as artists are inspired by one another and have the freedom to take risks and embrace spontaneity.

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