Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture presents

Eighth Blackbird: Kinetic Machine

Learn to Fly
April 6, 2026
7:00PM

About the Show

Featuring works of Steve Reich, April Dawn Guthrie and David Lang this minimalist inspired program includes Reich’s entrancing and meditative Piano Phase (1967) and his not often performed 4 Organs (1970).  Filling out the program is Guthrie’s beautiful and provocative Boarding School Run (2024) and Lang’s energetic and virtuosic Learn To Fly (2013). 

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Event Details

Doors Open: 6:30pm
Show Begins: 7:00pm
Running Time: ~60 minutes
Ages: All Ages
Performance Space: Paradiso
Address: 2936 N Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657

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