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STG PresentsCécile McLorin Salvant
Tuesday, February 2, 2027
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Doors at 6:30pm
Show at 7:30pm
Reserved seating, all ages
The 5th Avenue Theatre is located in downtown Seattle at 1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101.
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CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT, is a composer, singer, and visual artist. The Late Jessye Norman described Salvant as “a unique voice supported by an intelligence and full-fledged musicality, which light up every note she sings.” Salvant has developed a passion for storytelling and finding the connections between vaudeville, blues, folk traditions from around the world, theater, jazz, and baroque music. Salvant is an eclectic curator, unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs with strong narratives, interesting power dynamics, unexpected twists, and humor. Salvant won the Thelonius Monk competition in 2010. She has received Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album for three consecutive albums, “The Window,” “Dreams and Daggers,” and “For One To Love,” and was nominated for the award in 2014 for her album “WomanChild.” In 2020, Salvant received the MacArthur fellowship and the Doris Duke Artist Award. “Ghost Song” , Salvant’s debut for Nonesuch Records, was released in March 2022 to critical acclaim, and has gone on to receive two Grammy Nominations.
Salvant’s latest work, Ogresse, is a musical fable in the form of a cantata that blends genres (folk, baroque, jazz, country). Salvant wrote the story, lyrics, and music. It is arranged by Darcy James Argue for a thirteen-piece orchestra of multi-instrumentalists. Ogresse, both a biomythography and an homage to the Erzulie (as painted by Gerard Fortune) a d Sara Baartman, explores fetishism, hunger, diaspora, cycles of appropriation, lies, othering, and ecology. It is in development to become an animated feature-length film, which Salvant will direct.
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There is a 9 ticket limit for this event. Accounts found in violation of the posted ticket limit may be cancelled without notice. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Mobile barcodes delayed until 4 days prior to event. Venue reserves the right to change delivery methods. There is no elevator. Stairs only to the balcony level. Unless otherwise noted, each person must have a ticket regardless of age. No babies in arms.
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The 5th Avenue Theatre Company, 1308 5th Ave,Seattle, Washington, United States
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