Yo-Yo Ma and De La Soul to perform at Oxford cultural season

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 06:18 · Archive

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in Oxford has announced its second public season, running from January to July 2027. The programme will feature a wide range of performances and cultural events, including music, dance, theatre, visual arts, film and literature.

Headlining artists include cellist Yo-Yo Ma, sitar player Anoushka Shankar, choreographer Wayne McGregor, and hip-hop legends De La Soul. Other notable participants include immersive art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, filmmaker Cao Fei, the Quay Brothers, theatre director Vicky Featherstone, and K-pop choreographer Lia Kim. The programme features new works developed in collaboration with Oxford University researchers, blending artistic innovation with academic insight.

Shankar will perform in the Sohmen Concert Hall on 16 June, exploring the relationship between sound, health and wellbeing. McGregor will appear on 8 July in conversation with Raphaël Millière from the Institute for Ethics in AI, alongside dancers from Company Wayne McGregor, discussing themes of physical intelligence, the body, quantum thinking and AI. John Fulljames, director of the cultural programme, said the centre is 'bringing academics, artists and audiences together to open up new ways of seeing the world'.

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• Yo-Yo Ma, De La Soul and K-pop star join Oxford line-upThe Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities has announced its second public season, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and hip-hop legends De La Soul.Oxfordshire Guardian · 12 Oct, 05:00
• Yo-Yo Ma, De La Soul and K-pop star join Oxford line-upThe Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities has announced its second public season, including cellist Yo-Yo Ma and hip-hop legends De La Soul.Oxford Mail · 12 Oct, 05:00

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