Using sound, lights, and video, performers from around the world create new experiences that expand your concept of music. The MCA's musical events take place in the intimate Edlis Neeson Theater, on the Anne and John Kern Terrace Garden, or other spaces around the museum.
Short Four men in dress shirts and suit jackets hold handfuls of drumsticks and mallets in front of their faces while sitting at a table also covered with drumsticks and mallets.
Short A young man with round glasses and facial hair holds the neck of a bango near his face with one hand while holding a white badge with an image of a face and the word "Probably" in an outdoor wooded setting.
Short A portrait of a tan-skinned man with short dark hair and a groomed goatee in a black suit and tie, stands outside with skyscrapers blurred in the distance.
Short Portrait of a performer sitting with her legs crossed on a sidewalk wearing a floral patterned jacket. A cello is laid on its side behind her; a rustic fence and green grass behind them.
Short A light-skinned, red haired woman sits cross-legged with her head resting in her hand, in front of a cello on its side.
Short Photo of three women with stringed instruments in front of a building
Long In this photograph, three women pose with stringed instruments. They stand evenly spaced in front of a massive, teal wooden door, the entrance to a closely cropped stone building. The women look at the camera, unsmiling. From left to right: one leans against a string bass; the next holds a cello to her side; and the last carries a violin and bow in front of her.
Short Seven human figures draped with a continuous, glittery, silver fabric form a zigzagging conga line. Their heads are replaced with tubes that flare into large circles, like horned instruments.
Short A woman and man in a dark room are backlit by two spotlights. He plays a string bass while she gestures with both arms, empty handed and fingers curled.