
New Amsterdam Records put on a rollicking showcase of its vibe and vision at Le Poisson Rouge on Jun...
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Lana Norris

Since its founding in 2001, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) has garnered acclaim not o...
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Lana Norris

The Fair Trade Trio—Ashley Windle (violin), Hannah Levinson (viola), and Jeanette Stenson (cel...
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Lana Norris

Walker Loats’ day revolves around soup. The arrival of lunch is one of two ways she keeps track of t...
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Lana Norris

Hudson Hall in Hudson, N.Y. hosted a two-week community exhibition directed by R.B. Schlather in Nov...
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Lana Norris

R.B. Schlather is an opera director known for questioning production methods and form. November 11-1...
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Lana Norris

“The Forest Speaks” invited the counsel nature might have for humans through the work of three conte...
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Lana Norris

Alexander Calder’s first use of sound in sculpture was accidental. “You have weight, form, size, col...
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Lana Norris

Within the last two years, MATA’s call for scores received a sudden influx of Iranian pieces. Submis...
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Lana Norris

The Chelsea Music Festival is a placemaker. One doesn’t feel that they must speak a foreign language...
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Lana Norris

Diversity is important to MATA, said Artistic Director Du Yun, and diversity beyond race: “diverse e...
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Lana Norris

Mata Hari’s reputation as dancer spy has inspired plenty of retellings in film, literature, and a re...
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Lana Norris

Maya Beiser’s September 13, 2016 concert at Le Poisson Rouge was like seeing a therapist at a punk h...
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Lana Norris

You can try listening to Lesley Flanigan’s album while doing something else, but it won’t work. Hede...
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Lana Norris

Lincoln Center’s “Reich/Reverberations” festival proved Steve Reich’s musical effect can withstand p...
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Lana Norris

“We like to call this MATA masala,” said Executive Director Todd Tarantino of “Neither Land, Nor Sea...
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Lana Norris

Yair Klartag is one of four composers commissioned by MATA, this year. His piece There’s no la...
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Lana Norris

It’s a dramatic moment when the doors open at National Sawdust. After standing in a slim black lobby...
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Lana Norris

Petr Kotik is the founder and artistic director of the biennial Ostrava Days which includes a three-...
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Lana Norris

“21-year-old Danny wouldn’t believe this was happening!” At an evening of his music curated by Nouve...
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Lana Norris

The Chelsea Music Festival’s Opening Night Gala took place at Canoe Studios, a warehouse practically...
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Lana Norris

“Black folks do not issue ultimatums to white folks in Mississippi … we had to get out!” rang tenor...
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Lana Norris

Walking through Brooklyn’s Cloud City art space on May 17, 2015, you passed a vintage sink full of d...
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Lana Norris