Yarn/Wire | Forest Concerts
Sick of screen time? Grab the kiddos (or anyone who loves fun) and catch the US premiere of Forest Concerts. Performed by NYC-based piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire, commissioned by the Momentary, and composed by Øyvind Torvund, these family-friendly concerts combine energetic music, narration, comics, and sound to create a playful and engaging world reminiscent of the best Pixar films.
Fun for kids and adults alike, this unique live experience is not one to miss.
Tickets are $30 ($24/members, $15/students, Free/children under 12), reserve your spot online or with the Box Office at (479) 657-2335 today.
Performance runtime: 65 – 75 min.
ABOUT FOREST CONCERTS
A co-production of: Rainy Days Luxembourg, Wien Modern, the Momentary, Ultima Festival Oslo, Festival Musica Strasbourg, Elbphilharmonie.
This interactive performance with music and comics drawn for the occasion takes us to a forest full of special sounds—a place where children can also invent, discover and collect sounds of their own.
Daisy Press, Voice
Yarn/Wire
Øyvind Torvund, Composition
Åshild Kanstad Johnsen, Illustrations, Concept, and Story
Brittany Bland, Video Design
Nitsann Scharf, Additional Video Production
David Horvitz and Magin Schantz, Interactive Activities
Maciej Lewandowski, Production
Itohan Edoloyi, Lighting
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Yarn/Wire
Yarn/Wire is a new music quartet dedicated to the promotion of creative, experimental new music in the US and abroad. Yarn/Wire achieves this by supporting composers and audiences through live performances, educational activities, and large-scale collaborative projects. The ensemble is devoted to expanding the representation of composers including but not limited to those who identify as women, LGBTQIA+, Black, African, Indigenous, Latina(o)(x), Asian, or Arab so that it might better reflect our communities and amplify their full creative potential.