BATTLEWORKS DANCE COMPANY Robert Battle s new Reel Time has a tribal intensity, part African and part rocking out. Ella is a tour-de-force solo, as is In/Side. Other pieces on the program include Juba, created for the Ailey company, and Overture, set to Bach. (Joyce Theatre, 175 Eighth . . .
With midsummer barely upon us, it may seem like jumping the gun to broach the subject of fall and winter happenings on the arts and entertainment front.
Anyone lucky enough to have watched Celia Cruz perform live can attest to her magical, infectious force. There was no way to take your eyes off a woman with an energy that was almost supernatural and a voice that thundered with Afro-Cuban soul.
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The Latin Giants of Jazz is one of the most exciting, colorful and authentic orchestras currently on the music scene. It is no surprise that blazing trumpets, swinging saxophones, blaring trombones, melodic vocals and an exciting percussion section comes from the alumni of Tito Puente's orchestra.
The Capitol Hill Block Party, with Vampire Weekend, DeVotchKa, Les Savy Fav, the Hold Steady, Girl Talk, Chromeo, Kimya Dawson, Fleet Foxes and Menomena, is July 25 and 26 on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
James Taylor has graced the cover of Time, but he's timeless - his appearance in the magazine heralded the beginning of the singer-songwriter era back in 1971.
Entering its 17th year, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has found an impressive balance of classical, pop, theater, dance and comedy. There are some big names on the 2008-09 roster, including at least two that don t belong to run-of-the-mill stage performers.
Bonnie Carol is a flowered child of the 1960s. You can see it in the bloom of her dress, feel it sprout in her spirit, hear it released in her spirited music.
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