David Tudor 100th Birthday Retrospective
Convocation Hall, University of Alberta
March 8, 2026 3 pm
Featuring performances by Roger Admiral, a public lecture by Tudor scholar You Nakai (Tokyo), a student performance of Rainforest. Jen Mesch Dance Conspiracy performs to Toneburst, which will be live blended by Stephan Moore on 8 channels in the manner he did for several years for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Featuring Jen Mesch, Aimee Rushton, Nancy Sandercock, Katrina Smy, and Yuliia Tvorilova, the dance responds to Tudor’s scores, diagrams, instruments, and Toneburst collaborations with Sophia Ogielska and Cunningham’s collaboration with Tudor entitled Sounddance.