Spectacle Collective
Classical Music & Visions
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About Spectacle Collective
Our Mission
Spectacle Collective brings classical music and other art forms into conversation with each other to create multidisciplinary performances, engage wider audiences, and help artists thrive.
Beginning with classical music, we find new ways for art forms to interact.
We support the collaboration and well-being of artists.
We empower audiences to find their own meaning in live performances.
We foster a shared experience between performers and audience members.
Our History
Spectacle Collective’s first project was Dmitri in the Dark, a unique and provocative production that combined a quartet by Dmitri Shostakovich with performances by actors and circus artists. The quartet was first played in darkness, and then again in the light joined by actors, acrobats, and aerialists who shaped the story with movement. The Boston Musical Intelligencer proclaimed, “the creators should be credited for an imaginative, multidisciplinary format that illuminated the music—I left with a deeper understanding of Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 6 than I would have from a concert alone.”
In 2024, Spectacle Collective received a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to present Luz & Leyendas, which featured classical and Andean instruments in an exploration of South American folklore. The music was brought to life visually by shadow puppet characters inhabiting a dream-like landscape. The Boston Musical Intelligencer called it “enchanting… a delectable feast.”
Who we are
Amy Meyer
AMY MEYER is a director, performer, historian, and teacher. She has worked in Boston theatre for over fifteen years and is a longtime Artistic Associate with the physical theatre troupe imaginary beasts. Recent directing projects include Luz & Leyendas, Dmitri in the Dark (Spectacle Collective), and still, now (Heart & Dagger Productions). Amy holds a PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from Tufts University. She teaches at Boston College, Wellesley College, and Boston University. Amy spends her free time finding new ways to defy gravity on aerial silks and flying trapeze.
Jessica Cooper
JESSICA COOPER is a Boston based freelance violist. She is a member of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra and serves as principal violist for the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, while collaborating regularly with various other ensembles across New England. Jess earned both an MM and PD in viola performance at Boston University under the tutelage of Daniel Doña and Michelle LaCourse. Apart from performing, Jess is also currently an upper strings teacher in the Shrewsbury Public Schools and in her own studio where she is on a mission to convert as many violinists to violists as possible. When Jess is not spending time with her viola, she enjoys testing out New York Times recipes and open water swimming at Asnacomet Pond.
Alyssa Lawson
ALYSSA LAWSON, cellist, has performed with diverse ensembles, including the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, the Boston Arabic Ensemble, and The Morning Architect. Alyssa holds a master's degree in cello performance from Boston University, where she studied with Michael Reynolds. She is also a Fulbright scholar (Belgium, 2009-2010) with degrees in French and Ethnomusicology. Alyssa is on the faculty of the Suzuki School of Newton and the New England Suzuki Institute, and is a founding member of Cellos on the Charles, a group that supports cello education in Eastern Massachusetts.
Subaiou Carter
SUBAIOU ZHANG CARTER, a native of China, holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree (2021) in Violin Performance from Boston University. Her dissertation was on the integration of Chinese musical elements in contemporary violin repertoire. Subaiou performs actively in the Greater Boston area and serves as concertmaster of Carlisle Chamber Orchestra. She has also served as concertmaster in Portsmouth Symphony and Lowell Chamber Orchestra. Outside of music, Subaiou enjoys baking and spending time with her family. Recently earning her first-degree black belt in Taekwondo, Subaiou can be found in the dojang practicing traditional-style Taekwondo when not practicing the violin.
Contact us.
contact@spectaclecollective.org