News & Events
REVIEW
Merlin Coleman’s ‘DISPATCHES’ Makes Breathtaking Art from a Wildfire’s Rubble
“It’s a funny thing to feel yourself starting to break down in public in response to art — to know there are 36 minutes ahead of you and none of them is safe from feeling. I say this as a compliment. It is a privilege, as a critic, to be in the presence of something so undeniably alive.”
– Rahawa Haile
RADIO INTERVIEWS
Merlin was recently interviewed about the show by Daedalus Howell of 95.5 Sonoma County Radio.
Listen here.
PERFORMANCES
DISPATCHES from the CHARCOAL FOREST performances in May 2026
May 1 & 2
8pm
“DISPATCHES from the CHARCOAL FOREST” and “Come to My House”
Dresher Ensemble Studio
2201 Poplar Street
Oakland, CA
May 8 & 9
7 & 9pm
“DISPATCHES from the CHARCOAL FOREST”
Milkbar
241 South 1st Street, Unit A.
Richmond, CA
Temescal Art Center Music Presents Return the Gift: Curated by Moe Staiano
featuring a DISPATCHES preview
Dresher Ensemble Artist Residency 2025
Merlin Coleman, along with six fellow artists awarded
