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Duke University

2017 Performing Arts Touring Grant Recipient

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Recipient Information

Location

Durham, North Carolina

Year of Award

2017

Grant or Fellowship

Performing Arts Touring Grants

Grant Amount

$4,163

Duke Performances will present the world premiere of "Dreaming of Lions," created in collaboration between and performed live by GRAMMY-winning, Cuban-American, New York-based pianist and composer, Arturo O'Farrill, and his Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, and Havana, Cuba-based Malpaso Dance Company at Duke's Reynolds Industries Theater; the artists' six-day residency with the Duke and Durham community will also include public conversations, master classes, class visits, and workshops.