Cal Performances at Home is much more than a series of great streamed performances. Fascinating behind-the-scenes artist interviews. Informative and entertaining public forums. The Cal Performances Reading Room, featuring books with interesting connections to our Fall 2020 programs. For all this and much more, keep checking this page for frequent updates and to journey far, far Beyond the Stage!
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Artist Conversation with Dover Quartet: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Dover Quartet: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Dover Quartet talks with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen about how the quartet chose the program, what the members really miss about live performances and touring while in lockdown as well as some silver linings, how the quartet formed, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Dover Quartet performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Artist Conversation with Julia Bullock: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Julia Bullock: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Watch Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen fangirl out over Julia as they discuss her history in New York, then settle in to talk about the program, the impact of her living in Germany and her deep feelings on not living in the US, how her Cal Performances at Home opportunity was a unique chance to speak directly to California, how she came to choose selections from The Sound of Music, and more in this Beyond the Stage pre-concert talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Julia Bullock, classical singer; Laura Poe, piano performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Artist Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
Artist Conversation with Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
An intimate conversation between the artists and Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen about how it felt to go onstage to a full hall after nine months of not performing, how Kathryn chose the program, how digital performances can reach new and diverse audiences, how the pandemic has shifted not just the performing arts, but education as well, the importance to responding to need, and so much more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott; Songs of Comfort and Hope performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Artist Conversation with Matthew Whitaker: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Matthew Whitaker: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
Matthew Whitaker talks with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen about the differences in playing multiple keyboard instruments, how he has participated in research of how music affects the brain, the challenges of reading Braille music, and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Matthew Whitaker Quartet performance, part of the 2020/21 Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Artist Conversation for Real Enemies
Artist Conversation for Real Enemies
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
The three creators of Real Enemies discuss with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen how the project came into being, how conspiracy theories are manipulated by persons in position of power for their gain and how difficult it is to dismantle them once in place, how changing the format from stage to small screen has altered the piece and the pandemic-created challenges of recording numerous musicians who could not be together, and much more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society; Real Enemies performance, part of the Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.
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Artist Conversation with Bria Skonberg: 2020/21 Season
Artist Conversation with Bria Skonberg: 2020/21 Season
A Conversation with Cal Performances Executive and Artistic Director Jeremy Geffen
for her, her eclectic musical taste and how that impacts her composition, how improvisation and solos work within a larger ensemble, how her breathing differs between singing and trumpet playing (and how being pregnant changes that!), and more in this Beyond the Stage artist talk.
This artist conversation video was recorded in conjunction with the Bria Skonberg performance, part of the 2020/21 Cal Performances at Home Fall Season.