Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd, Still Life with Commentator (West Coast Premiere) January 17, 2008

Tickets: $40 (Adult) / $20 (Stanford Student)
Half-price tickets are available for young people age 15 and under and discounts are available for students and groups. Call 650-725-ARTS (2787) or visit: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu

Still Life with Commentator is an unflinching look at the complexities and illusions of life during wartime. A collaboration between jazz innovator and composer-pianist Vijay Iyer and hip-hop poet and performer Mike Ladd, this unsettling oratorio confronts topics such as surveillance, television news, and the blogosphere. Iyer’s score receives its Bay Area premiere at Stanford by an ensemble including Iyer, Ladd, and Bay Area composer and sound artist Pamela Z. (Program contains strong language.)

Official Website: http://livelyarts.stanford.edu