Peak Performances

Arts + Cultural Programming and Peak Performances hosts Live Literature, a project of Montclair State’s First Year Writing Program. Live Lit events allow audience members to experience literary performance and engage directly with writers about the creative process.

Marissa Silverman (John J. Cali School of Music) leads a pre-show talk on the origins of Bach’s seminal work, the “Goldberg” Variations.

Simone Dinnerstein, a pianist of “true expressive force,” and Pam Tanowitz, “the wittiest choreographer since Mark Morris,” join forces for a new evening-length work.

Based on the best-selling psychological thriller by Steven King, this cult musical tells the story of a misfit high school senior with telekinetic powers who is pushed too far.