Event

Kickstarting Kiki

A voice-piano showcase of works by Felix Jarrar and Brittany Goodwin to celebrate the release of Kickstarter for the duo's new jazz opera, Tabula Rasa, November 14th, 7pm. Tabula Rosa, is about the life and loves of Kiki de Montparnasse. The work is being presented by NYC arts organization Cantanti Project. The Kickstart campaign for Tabula Rasa, titled "Kickstarting Kiki," will give audiences members the chance to exclusively catch the team in action creating Cantanti Project's production. The video for the campaign will be world premiered at the showcase, and the audience members will be able to interact with award-winning Jarrar-Goodwin writing duo and see all he ways that donations to the project can help them achieve their creative vision. Jarrar and Goodwin will also present selections for Songs of the Soul Beams, their award-winning song cycle which debuted at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this past June. There will also be performances of selections from Jararr's second opera. The featured singers on the program are Sara Lin Yoder, Frank Fainer, Eugenia Forteza, and Emily Hughes, among other. Felix Jarrar will accompany them on piano and co-host the evening with Brittany Goodwin.