curation.
The stage lets us see our world in a different light. We may discover ourselves in the protagonists of the night's plot or just enjoy a moment to breathe. Find a list of curated shows below. For booking or sheet music inquiries, please contact teaganfaran@gmail.com.
Solo
I, Girl - for solo violin and storytellers.
What sort of world have we made for the daughters of today? Music by living, female composers paired with stories about what it's like to grow up a girl and asks us if we can't be better.
Run time: 60'
Watch an excerpt here.
Little Things - for solo violin; with guided meditation.
A reflection on the communities we build and how we self-identify. Original music from Buenos Aires looks at the relationship between our traditional Western concert stage and the world at large.
Run time: 45'
Listen here.
Negative Space - for solo violin, tape, and projections
Featuring music of Jens Ibsen, Reena Esmail, Paul Wiancko, Nathalie Joachim, Xenia St. Charles Gilbert, and Teagan Faran, this program explores how the things missing from or denied to us shape our identity. With the solo violin interacting with fixed electronics and projections from the University of Michigan's Baker Lab, this meditative evening allows us to reflect on what we have and what is missing.
Run time: 75'
Watch here.
Chamber
Di-Vision - for string sextet and two dancers.
Set in two-parts, we explore the boundaries we set-up between ourselves and those we ascribe as "other." Originally in collaboration with the Coalition on Temporary Shelter in Detroit, this program features Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht as well as original arrangements of Josquin, Bach, and Ellington.
Run time: 50'
Watch an excerpt here.
Children's Corner - for Pierrot Ensemble and 3 dancers.
Inspired by Claude Debussy's suite written for his daughter and expanded into an evening-length performance, we see three dolls come to life and grapple with their differences.
Run time: 45'
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If We Listen - for five violins and animation.
Featuring original animation by Abby Clemens, this program guides the audience through writing a letter to their past self as we reflect on the changes happening in our society. With a focus on female empowerment, sexual harassment in academia, and the continued gendered wage gap, this concert asks how much we could accomplish If We Listen. Music includes works by Eve Beglarian, Augusta Read Thomas, Maurice Ravel, Paul McCartney, and Julia Wolfe.
Run time: 60'
Home - for string quartet and dancers.
How do you find a place where you belong when the world around you looks so uninviting? Featuring a new quartet by Carlos Simon, the evening explores stories of people searching for home - and how our relationship to home has changed in 2020. This performance includes music by Jesse Montgomery, Nina Shekhar, Jerod Tate, and Julián Peralta.
Run time: 50'
Produced with oNSET Ensemble for Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 2021 Evolution: Classical
Autonomous tells the story of strangers crossing paths on the subway. Defined by our individual reimaginings of Ursula Mamlok’s Sonar Trajectory, we explore the relationship between human isolation and connection. Are you autonomous? Certainly you are not alone…
Run time: 40'