UPCOMING & RECENT (selected 2022-23)
Peace & Laments - a new work in progress
Rhapsode Collective
5th Annual Contemporary Music Festival
Artistic Director: B.P. Herrington
Lone Star College-CyFair
Main Stage Theater, April 18, 4pm
Info
Visiting Artist
Creating sound scores / Technology in Dance
University of Houston School of Theatre and Dance
January 24, 2024
Celebrate Misha’s new music video EARTHSHINE
Saturday, December 9
Reception, Meet & Greet 2-4pm - bubbles & bites
Silver Street Studios
More Info >
Misha Penton Collective
Misha Penton, voice. Chris Becker, laptop. George Heathco, guitars
Performances: Saturdays, Oct 14 & 21. Nov 4 & 18 at 3pm
Site Gallery at The Silos at Sawyer Yards (MAP)
Sculpture Month Houston 2023
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Creation Stories II: Edge of Sky
A micro-music video from Misha inspired by Norse cosmogony
Streaming September 13 to 30, 2023
A new music video EP release for the Summer Solstice in collaboration with Memorial Park Conservancy and funded in part by the Let Creativity Happen Grant from the Houston Arts Alliance / Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Coming Midsummer 2023
2023 SpokenWeb Research Symposium
Reverb: Echo-Locations of Sound and Space
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
May 1-3, 2023
One of a new compendium of futuristic art song music videos
Featured in the multimedia publication Synkroniciti Magazine
Empowered issue: available September 1 here!
Radiant Poison — Blessings of the Moon...A New Music Video EP from Misha Penton. Set in a dreamworld of city and ocean-scapes, Radiant Poison is an exploration of our ephemeral, delicate bodies against the sparkling and hidden worlds of natural and urban landscapes. Check it out here!
New Work Development & Pedagogy Workshop
University of Regina, Canada
In collab with Dr Shannon Holmes
June 7-10, 2022
Embodied Monologues: Re-Connect
(micro)Requiem appears as part of this research series exploring embodied practices and burgeoning conceptions of monologue and solo performance. Series spearheaded by Francesca Placanica. Online here 2022
PAST PERFORMANCES, PROJECTS & EVENTS (selected)
2020-21
October 24 at 2pm
Slow-down. Self-care. Explore the connection between breath, voice, and body in an uncensored environment of creative play. More info and registration at the Frame Dance site here
Mallarmé
A new release from Chris Becker and Misha Penton
A suite of music and sung and spoken words inspired by the experimental writing of Stéphane Mallarmé
On Bandcamp now
A new music video from Misha Penton
A fairytale of our ephemeral, delicate bodies in a city of glass and steel, and a celebration of the magnificent transformative feminine.
On Vimeo now
A Space of Sky (working title)
Skyspace Woman
New opera workshop for Houston Grand Opera / HGOco
June 2021
Guest artist
University of Houston Honors College.
Online Event
November 21, 2020
Guest artist
Speaking of Music, in faculty member Greg Sandow’s class
December 16, 2020
2019-20
Misha’s ongoing Micro Opera project posted to social media on (most!) Mondays
Operas to date and project info here
Voice and the Unknown
Presenting Visible Darkness: a work in progress
Lund University
Inter Arts Center, Malmö, Sweden
January, 28-30 2019
Fixed media (film & voice) for live performance by clarinetist Boja Kragulj
The International Society for Improvised Music
Augsburg University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 16-19, 2019
Experimental dance film
A film by Misha Penton
with dancer & choreographer Neil Ellis Orts
EnCore Dance on Film Festival
Atlanta, GA & Houston, TX
May & June, 2019
Collaboration with dancer & choreographer Meg Brooker. Exploring the Greek anti-heroine, Cassandra
Dancestry: Shay Ishii Dance Company
Long Center for the Performing Arts. Austin, Texas
June 24-30
Enchant(ed): an experimental vocal film
Art at the Alison Richard Building
Cambridge Summer Open
University of Cambridge (UK)
June 24-August 2, 2019
Living Collaborative Processes
Presenting Visible Darknesss: a structured improvisational score
Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
July 26, 2019
Isadora Duncan Archive:
Developing Educational Resources and Dialogue Entre. Collaboration with dancer & choreographer Meg Brooker
The Place. London, UK
August 1-4, 2019
Experimental dance film
A film by Misha Penton
with dancer & choreographer Neil Ellis Orts
Frame x Frame Film Fest 2019
Houston, TX
October 4-6, 2019
A ROSE
Misha Penton: director & editor
Composed by Kamala Sankaram
Houston Grand Opera
World Premiere web opera commissioned for Houston Grand Opera's Star-Crossd series.
Watch on Youtube
2018
Misha Penton, soprano
and Boja Kragulj, clarinet
Jacksonville University
Phillips Fine Arts Center
December 3, 2018. 7pm
Details & Directions
Frame x Frame Film Festival
Screening of The Captured Goddess
Sunday September 23 at 5pm
The Houston Ballet
Details & Tickets here
Film & Sound Installation
Created for the 2 story high MediaWall
Creative Corporealities Research Group:
Inhabitations & More
Bath Spa University, UK
On View: June 4 - 15, 2018
Paintings & Sound Work
CAMIBAart
Austin, Texas
Opening Reception: May 19 from 5pm - 8pm
Artist Discussion: June 2 from 1pm - 2:30pm
On View: May 19 - June 9, 2018
Details here
Misha Penton, director-producer-editor. George Heathco, electric guitars. Luke Hubley, percussion. Sherry Cheng, Neil Ellis Orts, Michael Walsh, voices.
Winter 2018. WATCH ONLINE!
2017
Premiere at MenilFest 2017
A contemplative environment of experimental music by Misha Penton soprano & text, with Thomas Helton
The Rothko Chapel, Houston
May 6 at 3pm
A new dramatic music work created for cavernous Misha Penton, soprano, concept, director, text, with George Heathco, guitar & Luke Hubley, percussion, with the voices of Sherry Cheng, Neil Ellis Orts, and Michael Walsh
The Silos at Sawyer / SITE GALLERY
April 30 at 7pm
Dominick DiOrio, composer
Misha Penton, poetry, 2nd movement
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. NYC
April 29 at 8pm
2016
An experimental opera video
Misha Penton, soprano & director
Music by M. Penton / T. Helton / HJ Tsai
Released November 2016
On Vimeo
Paintings & Audio works
The Jung Center Houston
September 9 - 28,
Opening: September 10 from 5-7pm
Brent Fariss Chamber Ensemble
Misha Penton, soprano
Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin, Texas
June 25
Watercolors & Audio works
CAMIBAart, Austin, Texas
June 17 - July 30,
Opening: June 17 from 6-8pm
Performance July 16 at 6pm
This is our Universe: a devised opera
Misha Penton, soprano, concept, text, with pianist Hsin-Jung Tsai & Thomas Helton
Cullen Recital Hall, University of St. Thomas
May 29 at 6pm
Dramatic experimental voice work
Misha Penton, soprano, concept, text with Thomas Helton, double bass
Artist in Residence. University of Houston Honors College
The Menil Collection Houston
April 29 at 7pm
Dialogue entre: a devised music & dance work with composer & contrabassist Brent Fariss and Meg Brooker, dancer.
Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin
January 15 & 16 at 8pm
2015
A new music video & EP
Misha Penton, soprano & director
Music of Dominick DiOrio
Misha Penton, soprano & director
Released November 2016
On Vimeo
New Media Art & Sound Summit
Misha Penton, soprano, text. Hsin-Jung Tsai, piano. Thomas Helton, double bass.
Salvage Vanguard Theater, Austin
June 12 at 9pm
Misha Penton, soprano. Toni Valle, dancer & chorepgraphy, Luke Hubley, percussion
Dudley Recital Hall, University of Houston
April 4 at 4:30pm
2014-13
Misha Penton, soprano, lyrics, concept. George Heathco, composer & electric guitar. Daniel Saenz, cello. Concert, Music Video Premiere, and Digital EP Release Celebration. April 27, 2014, and multiple performances of the work throughout 2013-14
Misha Penton, soprano. Music of Brent Fariss
Cullen Hall, University of St Thomas
July 27 at 6pm
Colorless Moon
Misha Penton, soprano., guest artist. Works of Fauré, Chausson, Rota, and Golijov
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Houston
November 10 at 7pm
Misha Penton, soprano, libretto, concept & artistic direction. Dominick DiOrio, composer. Misha reprises her role as Klytemnestra.
Dallas Museum of Art
May 17 at 9pm
Misha Penton, soprano, libretto, concept, director. Elliot Cole, composer.
CD & Music Video Release concerts
March 29 & 30 at 8pm
a new micro opera by soprano and composer Misha Penton
Based on Mozart’s unfinished Requiem in D minor
October 26 - November 1
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