First taught ballet by his mother, Nancy, Bocca also fell in love with tango at a young age. He later founded his own troupe, the Buenos Aires-based Ballet Argentino, in 1990, and provided employment for young dancers. Performing in the Teatro Maipo, a historic, 700-seat theater co-owned by Bocca, the chamber-size troupe has also toured […]
If 2007 was a slightly disappointing year for new music then 2008 promises to offer at least a little more variety. Dance music, for example, for so long in the doldrums and reliant on one-off novelty hits for stupid people, co-opted indie bands (Klaxons) and dull remixes of mainstream chart hits, is showing signs […]
“All we really set out to do was to make acoustic music more fun,” says The Devil Makes Three guitarist/vocalist Pete Bernhard (left). The band also includes upright bassist Lucia Turino and banjoist Cooper McBean. COURTESY OF THE DEVIL MAKES THREE Preview: The Devil Makes Three performs Sat., Dec. 29, at Caf Coda. 8 p.m. […]
SARASOTA - The City of Sarasota s first teen dance party was such a hit, the City will host another party Fri., December 21, 2007, 8pm - midnight at the Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail. All high school students are welcome to attend. School identification or a school progress report must be provided […]
CHENNAI: The 13th Non-Resident Indian Music and Dance Festival-2007, organised by Hamsadhwani, began here on Wednesday. Erwin Wendland, Deputy Consul-General of German Embassy, who was the chief guest, congratulated Hamsadhwani on organising a music festival that would help NRIs showcase their talents in their homeland. The festival was an opportunity for the NRIs to […]
It’s too bad the Golden Globes don’t do musical numbers. Because an excerpt from the workshop version of the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of Catch Me If You Can , featuring Nathan Lane in the Tom Hanks role of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, would be the perfect lead-in to director Steven Spielberg collecting the HFPA’s […]
“I am very excited on my first visit to India. I was born here but speak Hindi, eat Indian food and was raised on a staple diet of Indian music. Finally my dreams have come true,” said David Nigrekar, a Jew of Indian origin and founder of the ‘Namaste Israel’ group.
With only a few phrases in English, N Dour s lyrics about subjects from love to self-reliance were all sung in Wolof, which didn t matter one iota to the crowd. Many were driven to their feet by the throbbing polyrhythms and ringing guitars of the fifth song, Yonu Deuge, and kept the aisles […]
The holidays can be an extremely hectic time for most people. Organizers of this year’s Splendour of the Season are giving everyone a chance to take a break, slow down and bask in the joy of the festive spirit. Presented by Triple Threat Theatre, Splendour of the Season takes the Academy Theatre for Performing Arts […]
- Stay hydrated. That’s huge. Don’t drink caffeinated beverages - just water or juice. If you’re hydrated, you’ll ward off hunger. Often we mistake hunger for thirst. Every time you walk past the tap, have a glass of water.