Mikel Rouse Discussion and Book Signing

Date: Thursday, October 03, 2024  Time: 7:00pm CDT (8:00pm EDT)
Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch

One of the most innovative composers of his generation, Mikel Rouse is known for a trilogy of operas that includes Dennis Cleveland and a gift for superimposing pop vernaculars onto avant-garde music. Raconteur and starving artist, witty observer and acclaimed musician, Rouse studied at the UMKC Conservatory and the Kansas City Art Institute before emerging from the legendary art world of 1980s New York to build a forty-year career defined by stage and musical successes, inexhaustible creativity, and a support network of famous faces, loyal allies, and high-art hustlers.