PUTNEY, Vt. – At this unique event, Next Stage presents James Carson’s self-directed documentary “Cabin Music,” followed by a brief Q and A, and a live piano recital by James Carson, at Next Stage on Saturday, June 22, at 7 p.m.
Cabin Music is New York pianist and filmmaker James Carson’s two-decade effort to transform the ways in which music is created and experienced by audiences. Hailed as a childhood prodigy, Carson’s first orchestral works were performed by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at age 16. His subsequent studies at the New England Conservatory, with giants including Cecil Taylor, Joe Maneri, and the poet Robert Creeley, led him to a dramatic life change: he walked away from music to backpack overland from Spain to Japan, then built a remote straw bale cabin in the pursuit of creating a new form of music. Carson’s performances remove his own intentions by receiving and channeling all forces and energies within and beyond the performance space. He, and his award-winning, self-directed feature documentary film debut “Cabin Music,” now tour internationally, initiating audiences into the project’s global origins.
Next Stage is located at 15 Kimball Hill in downtown Putney, Vt. Tickets are discounted in advance online. Advance ticketing closes two hours before showtime. For information, call 802-387-0102 or visit www.nextstagearts.org.