Radical Other

A multi-day festival illuminates the work of avant-garde composer Lucia Dlugoszewski (1925–2000), who composed more than 150 pieces in her lifetime, invented dozens of instruments, and worked in other disciplines such as poetry, dance, and film. Informed by research from the newly available Dlugoszewski archive at the Library of Congress, the retrospective includes works spanning the composer’s career, including performances by dancers from the Erick Hawkins Dance Company—with whom Dlugoszewski collaborated for decades—and a variety of contemporary music ensembles. The festival comprises three concerts and a symposium featuring performances, workshops, and talks, supported in the preceding months by in-person workshops for composers, online programs about Dlugoszewski’s work, and new scholarly writing and research.

The total grant amount represents project funding plus an additional 20% in unrestricted general operating support.