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Holland Andrews
Holland Andrews (they/them) is a vocalist, composer, producer, and performer whose work focuses on the abstraction of operatic and extended-technique voice to build cathartic and dissonant soundscapes. Andrews arranges music for voice, clarinet, and electronics and frequently highlights themes surrounding vulnerability and healing. Andrews harnesses these instruments’ innate qualities of power and elegance to serve as a cohesive vessel for these themes. As a vocalist, their influences stem from a dynamic range, including contemporary opera, theater, and jazz, while also cultivating their own unique vocal style, which integrates these influences with language disintegration, vocal distortion, and environmental ambience. Andrews previously performed solo music under the stage name Like a Villain.
In addition to creating solo work, Andrews composes and performs for dance, theater, and film. Their work is toured nationally and internationally with artists such as Bill T. Jones, Dorothee Munyaneza, Will Rawls, Sonya Tayeh, Jenn Freeman, and poet Demian Dinéyazhi. Notable musical collaborations include Son Lux, Christina Vantzou, William Brittelle, Methods Body, West Thordson, Peter Broderick, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptise, and Nils Frahm.
Their previous work also includes composing film scores for Rebeca Huntt’s BEBA (nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and acquired by Neon and Onyx Collective/Hulu) and Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn’s Another Body (awarded SXSW 2023 Documentary Feature Special Jury Award for Innovation in Storytelling). Andrews has gained recognition from publications such as The Wire, The New York Times, Vogue, Le Monde, and BBC Radio. Holland Andrews is currently based in Brooklyn, New York.
About Ars Nova Workshop
Winner of the ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and Philadelphia magazine’s “Best of Philly” award, Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) is an internationally recognized jazz, experimental, and new classical music presenter. As Philadelphia’s premier presenter of improvisational music, we are the pivot point between this city and the wide world of jazz and improvisation. We assure Philadelphia audiences a sustained relationship with the most creative work being done in music, and we also ensure that Philadelphia artists are part of that exciting global conversation. Learn more at arsnovaworkshop.org
About FringeArts
FringeArts is Philadelphia’s home for contemporary performance, presenting progressive, world-class art that expands the imagination and boldly defies expectation. Our programming exposes audiences to genre-defying dance, theater, and music performances by accomplished and emerging innovators who push the boundaries of art-making and redefine the artistic landscape worldwide.
FringeArts Staff + Board
FRINGEARTS STAFF
Amy Kurzban
Interim President
Nick Stuccio
Producing Director and Founder Emeritus
Mikaela Boone
Interim Programming Director
Simon Rabinowitz
Independent Artist Program Manager
Carolyn Schlecker
Senior Advisor Operations
Melissa E. Bridge
Director of Finance
Meg Vennell
Finance & Administrative Associate
Devi Bass
Patron Services and Operations Manager
Melissa Negro
Marketing & Communications Director
Amanda Drayton
External Affairs Associate
Kristen Hammer
Director of Production
Kelly Orenshaw
Associate Production Manager
Sydney Norris
Master Electrician
BOARD
Mark Dichter
Chair
Lisa P. Young
Treasurer
Donald Baines
Anthony P. Forte
David Hoffman
Eve Hyppolite
Virginia G Susini
David Lipson
Tom Lussenhop
Jake Reardonl
Darryl Ridgeway
Theresa Spencer
Karol Wasylyshyn
Paul Wright