A message from Live! Music Studios, LLC: 

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the September 6th performance with Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer is cancelled. We are actively working with their teams to identify a new date in 2025 to bring this very special duo to Rochester. Please stay tuned for a new date and show announcement.

We apologize for not being able to bring you this show and for any inconvenience. All tickets will be refunded via Eventbrite as soon as possible.

Please email info@wearelive-music.com with any questions or concerns.

Cordancia and BIODANCE are excited to collaborate again on a unique multidisciplinary event at this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival – with The Hochstein School serving as a Rochester Fringe Festival venue for the first time!

A beloved and entertaining classic, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals is a musical portrait of various animals ­– including a lion, an elephant, and a swan. Narrator Jay Stetzer describes the animals in words with his own humorous take on a text by Ogden Nash. BIODANCE dancers join Cordancia musicians with choreography by Missy Pfohl Smith and costumes by Natalia Lisina. 

Compass is a solo dance work that premiered in June 2024, inspired by Paul Klee’s painting “Strong Dream.” The piece features dancer Alaina Olivieri and new quadrophonic music (surround sound) by Austin White. This non-narrative, dynamic, and edgy work plays with sound, light, and movement as if a “deer in headlights,” a metaphor for someone in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise, or confusion.

The carnival concludes with Darius Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof), performed by Cordancia and further enhanced by visuals by Digital Media/Projection Artist W. Michelle Harris. Playful interjections of Brazilian tangos and other dance tunes surround a lively theme which opens this piece and recurs throughout. 

Cordancia Chamber Orchestra performs classical music concerts throughout the year at various locations in the greater Rochester area. Their award-winning programming blends eclectic, vibrant, lesser-known music with traditional classical repertoire.

BIODANCE is a contemporary repertory dance company based in Rochester, NY, and directed by Missy Pfohl Smith, who also directs the Institute for the Performing Arts and the Program of Dance and Movement at University of Rochester. 

Location:  The Hochstein School, 50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14614

TICKETS

$15 for general admission, $10 for students with ID and free for kids 12 and under

Online: rochesterfringe.com

Phone: (585) 957-9837 (additional fees apply)

In person: At the door of the venue or at the One Fringe Place Box Office, corner of Main & Gibbs

Cordancia and BIODANCE are excited to collaborate again on a unique multidisciplinary event at this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival – with The Hochstein School serving as a Rochester Fringe Festival venue for the first time!

A beloved and entertaining classic, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals is a musical portrait of various animals ­– including a lion, an elephant, and a swan – often performed with narration. Our narrator, Rochester storyteller Jay Stetzer, describes the animals in words with his own humorous take on a text by Ogden Nash. BIODANCE dancers join Cordancia musicians with choreography by Missy Pfohl Smith, costumes by Natalia Lisina, and visuals by Digital Media/Projection Artist W Michelle Harris. 

The carnival atmosphere continues with Darius Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof), performed by Cordancia and further enhanced by digital media projection by W. Michelle Harris. The lively opening theme returns again and again, with playful interjections of Brazilian tangos and other dances. 

Compass is a solo dance work that premiered in June 2024, inspired by Paul Klee’s painting “Strong Dream.” The piece features dancer Alaina Olivieri and new quadrophonic music (surround sound) by Austin White. This non-narrative, dynamic, and edgy work plays with sound, light, and movement as if a “deer in headlights,” a metaphor for someone in a mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety, fear, panic, surprise, or confusion.

Cordancia Chamber Orchestra performs classical music concerts throughout the year at various locations in the greater Rochester area. Their award-winning programming blends eclectic, vibrant, lesser-known music with traditional classical repertoire.

BIODANCE is a contemporary repertory dance company based in Rochester, NY, and directed by Missy Pfohl Smith, who also directs the Institute for the Performing Arts and the Program of Dance and Movement at University of Rochester. 

Location:  The Hochstein School, 50 North Plymouth Avenue, Rochester, NY 14614

TICKETS

$15 for general admission, $10 for students with ID and free for kids 12 and under

Online: rochesterfringe.com

Phone: (585) 957-9837 (additional fees apply)

In person: At the door of the venue or at the One Fringe Place Box Office, corner of Main & Gibbs