Welcome! Here is some additional info about tonight’s show!

PROGRAM

SAMĀ 
Guest Creative Director Fahad Siadat

ARTISTS

Fahad Siadat, Guest Creative Director / Composer
André Megerdichian, choreographer/dancer
Jennifer Deckert, choreographer/dancer
R. S. Buck, lighting designer
Sarah Turner, animator/projection designer

STAFF

Evan Lewis, Executive Director
Sarah Tiedemann, Artistic Director
Will Pyle, Executive Assistant & Communications Manager
Lori Trephibio, Production Manager

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Michael Reed, Interim Chair 
Alex Van Rysselberghe, Interim Vice-Chair 
Linda Woody, Secretary
Ted Clifford 
Valdine Mishkin 
Ross Seligman
Elaine Vote
Evan Lewis, ex-officio
Sarah Tiedemann, ex-officio

BEHIND THE SCENES

Madeline Sorenson, graphic design
Terrellyn Moffett, event photography


ABOUT FAHAD SIADAT

Fahad Siadat

Guest Creative Director / Composer

A “fanciful and downright utopian artist and thinker” (LA Times), Fahad Siadat explores sound as spiritual practice, creating interdisciplinary pieces as a vehicle for unveiling the mystery of our interconnected world. His music is described as “evoking wonder, desire, and terror” (Off Broadway) with narratives that “border on being a spiritual journey” (LA Dance Chronicle). and has been presented by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Broadstage, and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Fahad is the director of the Resonance Collective, a multifaceted organization which explores and expands our definition of sacred music. He is also the director and singing member of LA’s premiere new music vocal ensemble HEX, an award-winning sextet described by the LA Times as “a luminous ensemble of singers”. 

Fahad maintains a robust performing and recording schedule and has performed as soloist with such groups as LA’s groundbreaking opera company The Industry, and the Grammy Award-Winning ensemble PARTCH, as well as on recordings for artists such as Daniel Lentz and WildUp.

Fahad is regularly commissioned to compose for concert music ensembles, dance companies, and theater troupes including: Theater Dybbuk, Rosanna Gamson Dance, Monmouth University, Jacksonville Dance Theater, the California EAR Unit, and the TOCCATA Orchestra. His music has been performed in Europe, China, and across the United States.

To hear his work visit www.fahadsiadat.com


A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SEASON SPONSORS & DONORS

Ronni Lacroute, John Montague & Linda Hutchins, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Oregon Arts Commission, The Miller Foundation, Amphion Foundation, The Brookby Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, &  The Aaron Copland Fund, Explore Tualatin Valley and The Rossotti Family Foundation.


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