Wednesday is FAR Away Day!

All Day 4 in-person events at The FAR Center for Contemporary Art

12:00pm | Virtual Concert THE TELLING : Unsung Heroine

With an unprecedented approach to medieval music, breaking new ground where playwriting and music collide, this acclaimed “concert theater” group is already winning high praise for the newly released film Unsung Heroine, a remarkable and innovative interpretation of the music and life of 12th-century woman troubadour Beatriz de Día. (London, UK)

Pre-concert discussion at the start of the program with singer, playwright and producer Clare Norburn and scholar of medieval France and Occitania, Elizabeth K. Hebbard.

2:00pm | Workshop TUNICS, TASSELS & TIARAS

Who wore what, when? And why did they wear that?? Learn about historical clothing from as far back as the medieval times, how fashion changed over time, and use these styles as your inspiration to make your own historical costumes. Workshop runs 2:00PM-4:00PM.

5:00pm | Film Screening THE TELLING : Unsung Heroine (on the big screen!)

Come to the FAR Center and view the newly released, already acclaimed Unsung Heroine on the big screen with us!

Pre-screening discussion and Q&A at the start of the program with Elizabeth K. Hebbard.

8:00pm | Concert MUSICA SPIRA : An Extraordinary Innovation

An Extraordinary Innovation: Virtuosic Women in the Italian Courts explores the music of the most famous professional women singers of the late 16th century, who won widespread renown and commanded astonishing performance fees in the Ferrarese concerto delle donne. (Washington, DC)

7:15pm | Pre-concert discussion with Musica Spira Co-director Paula Maust and Renaissance music scholar Giovanni Zanovello.

Complete program information for BLEMF 2022: Celebrating Women in Early Music is here.