Antonio Douthit and Alicia Graf Mack of the Alvin Ailey American Dance. Photo Credit: Andrea Mohin.
Imagine a performance that fuses ballet, hip-hop and classic modern dance. Imagine an event where a 51-year-old piece of choreography is in the same program as a world premiere and the performances are so spectacular and fresh you have no idea which piece is older.
When part of an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater experience, you find yourself constantly in awe of each amazing dance. Then… BOOM, Alvin Ailey’s classic, “Revelations“, dominates and you are blown away like never before. The person, in the seat next to you, whether you know them or not, becomes your close friend as together you groove to the beats. [click to continue…]
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Paul Zunno, a talented young guitarist with clear roots in the blues, will be playing several more gigs at O’Neals [Ed. Note: Zunno has switched to City Center Studios]. O’Neals is a funky music venue disguised as a restaurant (or maybe it’s a restaurant masquerading as a music venue?). Zunno was seated on a plywood box just big enough for him and his two guitar stands, hardly a bona fide stage. However, everybody in the portion of O’Neals who could see Zunno was seated facing him and mostly watching and listening instead of having conversations amongst themselves, such as one would expect in a music club that also serves food, like over at B.B. Kings. Zunno’s amplified acoustic guitar was loud enough to permeate the room, far too loud to be background music. Despite its schizophrenic nature, O’Neals was a perfect venue to see Zunno. [click to continue…]
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