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Feb
22
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Olagón: A Cantata in Doublespeak

Music

Eighth Blackbird with Iarla Ó Lionáird and Dan Trueman

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 8:00 pm Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 8:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 8:00 pm

Tickets $15 General/$5 Student

Tickets are currently unavailable online. Late release tickets will be sold at the door.

Call Princeton University Ticketing for details: 609-258-9220.

Olagón, a conflicted wail of both mourning and victory, stands as the central inspiration of this new evening-length collaboration between Eighth Blackbird, composer/fiddler Dan Trueman, vocalist Iarla Ó Lionáird of the contemporary Irish supergroup The Gloaming, and Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Paul Muldoon. Drawing from the legendary Irish tale Táin Bó Cúailnge, Olagón aims to tell a story of hardship in contemporary, post-recession Ireland while honoring traditional musics of Ireland, Norway, and America. Muldoon’s text – utilizing both English and Irish – is sung in the unique and highly ornamental vocal practice known as Sean Nós by Ó Lionáird. When coupled with Trueman’s diverse musical landscape, stage direction by Mark DiChiazza, and the virtuosity of Eighth Blackbird, a multi-cultural experience unlike any other is brought vividly life.

Co-sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Humanities Council David A. Gardner '69 Magic Fund, in association with the Irish Arts Center.

Event Details

Date

February 22, 2018

Time

8:00 p.m.

Location

Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex

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