The Treachery of Sounds

Steven Bryant

(A PNME Commission/World Premiere)

Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte is known for thought-provoking images that challenge our pre-conceived notions of reality. From “The False Mirror” to “Not to be Reproduced” Magritte shows us time and again that the eye may well lie to us. But what of sounds? Do you trust them? Inspired by a series of specific Magritte paintings, Steven Bryant’s masterful “The Treachery of Sounds” grapples with music’s core integrity and authenticity, inviting us into surreal scenes of love, loss, alienation, attraction, and wonder.
Stories, scenarios, and lyrics by Kevin Noe and Lindsay Kesselman, choreography and dance by Gary Abbott of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in Chicago.

The Gray Cat and the Flounder

Kieren MacMillan

(A PNME Commission/World Premiere)

Our beloved production of “The Gray Cat and the Flounder” was featured in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2019!

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Check out highlights reel from last season!

"Bringing Together the People and the Arts of Our Time". Join us this July for a different expression of new art and community each weekend. Using music as the vehicle for larger ideas, PNME will unveiled 5 world premieres, along with visual art, puppetry, film, animation, and touching stories.

Season Trailer from 2018:

PNME in action...

"Musique de Table" Mvt. 1

BY THIERRY DE MEY

PNME artists Norbert Lewandowski (cello), Kevin Noe (Artistic Director), and Ian Rosenbaum (percussion)
2016

"Naomi Songs"

BY CHRIS CERRONE

PNME Artists. Kevin Noe, Baritone
2017

"South Catalina"

BY CHRISTOPHER CERRONE

PNME Artists 2017

Three Shades, Foreshadows

BY ANDY AKIHO

PNME cellist, Norbert Lewandowski
2015 Live Performance

"NO one To kNOW one"

BY ANDY AKIHO

PNME Artists.
Lindsay Kesselman, Soprano.
2016 Live Performance.

"Double Happiness"

BY CHRISTOPHER CERRONE

Ian Rosenbaum, PNME Percussionist
Daniel Pesca, Guest Pianist
2017