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    Study in Japan

    By Iris Shiraishi, Mu Daiko Artistic Director A true highlight of my taiko career happened just recently!  A grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) Next Step Fund enabled me to spend two weeks in Tokyo to study with master artist/instructor Kyosuke Suzuki of the Wakayama Ryu (school). Suzuki Sensei (teacher) teaches the music […]

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    The FOB tour of Chinese restaurants in Minnesota

    By Randy Reyes, Artistic Director Mu Performing Arts If you travel to small towns across Minnesota, you will notice a peculiarity about their restaurant offerings, something that you wouldn’t necessarily expect. In these small towns, with little cultural diversity, there is always a Chinese restaurant. This brought up questions for me about the restaurant owners. How […]

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    Miami Music Project String Quintet brings the Miami flavor to Paris, France

    By Enide Dufresne, Miami Music Project The Miami Music Project String Quintet made a remarkable impression with their three concerts on May 21st, 22nd and 24th for the prestigious Festival de Saint-Denis/Métis in Paris, France. They captured the very essence of Miami, by presenting a rich repertoire influenced by North American, Cuban, Haitian, Brazilian and […]

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    Apply for AMP Camp 2014

    By Allied Media Projects AMP Camp is a retreat for Detroit-based artist-educators. It will take place Saturday, August 16 through Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at a group of beachside cabins in Silver Lake, MI. Now in its third year, AMP Camp is like an intense and intimate version of the Allied Media Conference. This year’s […]

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    “Miami Sites Project” auditions

    By The Tattooed Ballerinas Dancers come prepared for Modern/ Contemporary Movement and Improvisation. Helping to celebrate two of Miami’s historic gems, choreographer Hattie Mae Williams will present a site-specific dance event at the Venetian Pool — for its 90th birthday, 2015 — and a dance/film project at The Miami Marine Stadium, Key Biscayne, this Summer […]

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    The SPCO’s Liquid Music series announces its 2014-15 season

    By Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra’s pioneering Liquid Music series announces today the full schedule of events for its 2014-15 season. Liquid Music, which begins its third season this fall, expands the world of classical music through innovative new projects, boundary-defying artists, and unique presentation formats. Each program features new works, […]

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    The anatomy of a sound cue

    By Kira Obolensky, Ten Thousand Things The innovative use of sound in Ten Thousand Things’ productions comes from the happy collaboration of necessity and imagination. Because Ten Thousand Things performs with the lights on, the ways in which light can be used to shape a play—to delineate time, to set place and scene, to bring […]

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    An inside look at the Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia’s “Designing Leadership”

    By Emily Sullivan, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia Throughout March and April the Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia held its first ever leadership program targeted towards the arts and cultural nonprofit and creative for-profit sectors. This program, called Designing Leadership, was a five-session-long series that helped professionals develop and strengthen their […]

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