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You wouldn’t think the world of church organ music would be rife with controversy, but that was before Cameron Carpenter entered the scene. The 32-year-old Julliard-trained pipe organist is known not just for his sequined shirts and wild hairstyles, but also his penchant for taking liberties with classic compositions and traditional organ-playing techniques. He designed his own pipe organ during a residency at the Middle Collegiate Church in New York City, champions the merits of virtual organs to make the music more accessible and even wears specially designed shoes to help his toes tap dance over the foot pedals.

His talents will be on full display when he meets the pipe organ at St. Joseph’s Cathedral downtown Nov. 16 as part of the Manship on the Move series. manshiptheatre.org

Nov. 2The New York City-based contemporary dance group Racine D’or offers up a unique performance with Louisiana’s own Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole at the LSU Union Theatre. unionweb.lsu.edu

STARTING NOV. 8 LSU’s School of Art faculty get a chance to show off their works in “Right Here, Now” at the LSU Museum of Art. lsumoa.org

UNTIL NOV. 10 Though Halloween is over, Theatre Baton Rouge’s production of The Woman in Black keeps the creepy vibe going. theatrebr.org

NOV. 13-24 Swine Palace’s production of DOVE goes backstage to comically show a theatre company struggling to balance artistic principles with commercial viability. swinepalace.org

NOV. 14 Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra features Dennis Parker on cello. brso.org

NOV. 17 Louisiana Sinfonietta’s Sundays at 2 series presents music from Baroque to the contemporary at LSU School of Music’s Recital Hall. louisianasinfonietta.org