Born in Minneapolis and raised in St. Paul, composer Walken Schweigert is the founder of the all-queer/trans ensemble Open Flame Theatre. The Garden: The Only Way Out of Hell is Through It is the second opera in a triptych loosely inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. For this work he received a 2017 JFund award, now […]
Born in Minneapolis and raised in St. Paul, composer Walken Schweigert is the founder of the all-queer/trans ensemble Open Flame Theatre. The Garden: The Only Way Out of Hell is Through It is the second opera in a triptych loosely inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. For this work he received a 2017 JFund award, now […]
Born in Minneapolis and raised in St. Paul, composer Walken Schweigert is the founder of the all-queer/trans ensemble Open Flame Theatre. The Garden: The Only Way Out of Hell is Through It is the second opera in a triptych loosely inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. For this work he received a 2017 JFund award, now […]
Stephanie Chou -- a 2016 ACF JFund (now ACF | create) award winner -- is a Chinese-American jazz composer/saxophonist/singer who blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop to create a bracingly original sound that draws audiences across the globe, creating immediate cross-cultural connections. Comfort Girl, her bold, innovative song cycle/jazz opera, […]
Immigration, Identity and the Arts You are invited to join American Composers Forum (ACF) and East Side Freedom Library (ESFL) on Thursday, June 1 at 6:30 pm CT for the […]