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Performance Projects

along the soft trails (2015)

Composing on the boundary between painting and sound
A solo violin composition by Phil Taylor, written for Michiko Theurer and based on seven of her paintings.  
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Line/Color/Motion (2015)

 "effortlessly and utterly convincing​ interweaving of music, painting, and dance" 
-- Edward Dusinberre, Takács Quartet
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​Painting Debussy and Bach in dance

What does it mean for a piece of music to be colorful? What makes up a musical line?  Michiko Theurer teams up with dancer Erika Randell (CU Boulder dance faculty) and pianist Mina Gajic (BBF Education and Outreach Director) to present a tableau of music, painting, and dance that explores the ideas of line and color in the music of Bach and Debussy.

Threaded Dances (2013-2014)

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A solo violin recital and art exhibit 

​based on the idea of dance reflected in the forms of music, painting, and poetry



Portraits in Motion (2014)

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A violin and piano recital with paintings based on the theme of identity.

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Rocking Mirror (2011)

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A recording of Toru Takemitsu's "Rocking Mirror Daybreak" by Michiko Theurer and Sarah Briggs, released with a gallery of paintings based on Takemitsu's composition

Listen to excerpts from the recording 

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