2019
Faces of Dallas Choir Concert—an Interdisciplinary Collaboration
MET EVALUATIVE CRITERION 1A, 11A,
the highest value, impact, and significance in creative work, professional design activity, research, and scholarship
Part of the 2019 Dallas Soluna International Music & Arts Festival lineup
A multi-medium choir concert
Photography: Dickie Hill
Large scale illustrations hung in the theater
Video played during the entire concert.
One of the large scale illustrations.
On site installation of blackboards encouranging people to answer “Dallas is…”
Stephen Zhang’s Contributions
Illustration Genealogist, one of the the main stories
Illustration Voice, one of the the main stories
Illustration Song of Hope, one of the the main stories
Illustration Together, one of the the main stories
Marketing materials and program book design
On site installation of blackboards encouranging people to answer “Dallas is…”
On site installation of blackboards encouraging people to answer “Dallas is…”.
A Community Gathering
Post Concert Survey
Positive Reviews in the Press
PROJECT
Faces of Dallas
(Interdisciplinary collaboration and a choir concert)
INFORMATION
Part of the 2019 Dallas Soluna International Music & Arts Festival lineup, Faces of Dallas was an interdisciplinary collaboration and a participatory project resulting in a multi-medium choir concert. It involved more than 30 collaborators. The team conducted dialogues with people in the community, generating in-depth interviews and about 1,000 responses. Those voices were woven into a complete creative program, which fused choral music, visual art, video, and on-site installation.
RECOGNITION
International & National—
Part of the 2019 Dallas Soluna International
Music & Arts Festival programs
Partially funded by the City of Dallas
and more
COLLABORATORS
Project lead: Sam Brukhman, Artistic Director of Verdigris Ensemble
Art director, artist, and designer:
Stephen Zhang
Composers: David Ross Lawn, Meredith Tompkins, Julia Durbin, Noah Salem
Video artist: Ariana Zhang
Poets: Lisa Huffaker, Darius Ajai Frasure, Sebastian Mejia, Bria Brown, Antonia Davis, Paul Koniecki
Choirs groups: Verdigris Ensemble, W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy Choir
Sound and lighting: James Talambas
MY CONTRIBUTION
One of the concept generators
Member of the steering committee
Art director of the total visual presentation
Artist
Graphic designer
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
The concerts brought the community together, told their stories, generated dialogue, and celebrated their lives.
PRESS REVIEWS
PHOTOGRAPHY
Dickie Hill
Community input gathered, part of about 900 answers to the quations “Dallas is…”