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The Köln Concert

September 28 + 29, 2024
at FringeArts

Direction, Choreography, Set, Soundtrack + Costumes  Trajal Harrell
Performed by: Rob Fordeyn, Trajal Harrell, New Kyd, Thibault Lac, Perle Palombe, Songhay Toldon, Ondrej Vidlar
Lighting Designer Sylvain Rausa
Dramaturg Katinka Deecke
Music Keith Jarrett + Joni Mitchell

Read Program Notes, Interviews + More

Read The Imminent Potentiality of Living Black Art, an essay about 2024 FringeArts shows POWERThe Köln Concert, and We Have Gone As Far As We Can Together by jaamil olawale kosoko.

Support

Lead support is provided by the William Penn Foundation.

Festival Executive Producer
Anonymous
Festival Producer
Karol M. Wasylyshyn, Psy.D.
Festival Co-Producer
Nancy Lanham

About FringeArts

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Sydney Norris
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Lisa P. Young
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