Tina Ramirez, the artistic director of Ballet Hispanico, is stepping down from her position after almost 40 years, but she doesn’t want to call it retirement: "I’ve been in the theater my whole life, how can you retire?"
Tina Ramirez is stepping down as artistic director of Ballet Hispanico. In her almost-40-year tenure she emphasized education.
Ms. Ramirez was dressed in an impeccably tailored black pantsuit and gold lamé sneakers, her ash-colored hair neatly pinned back with sequined clips. She bustled about her company’s Upper West Side office last week as she prepared for the Ballet Hispanico’s season at the Joyce Theater, which began Tuesday night....
escrito por Katya Vinogradova @ The Moscow News Weekly
viernes, 03 de octubre de 2008
...Born in Venezuela, Blanco always dreamed of coming to Russia. Upon his arrival to the Soviet Union in 1984, he was confronted with a lack of decent restaurants and film for his camera. Where others saw a problem, Blanco saw opportunity. He returned to Venezuela and devised a business plan that was soon brought to fruition. Three years later, Moscow saw the grand opening of the first Focus photo shop, as well as the first Spanish restaurant...
...The CARLOS GIFFONI sound can be described as psychedelic electronics for the new era of death and destruction hope music. He is a Venezuelan artist who resides in the New York City area since the year 2000, applying feedback systems, modular manipulation, rewired electronic instruments, analog and digital synthesis to the composition of electronic music pieces, as well as improvising live with local and international renown musicians. Carlos remains very active performing live in New York and in a number of tours and festivals in the US, South America, Europe and Japan. He is the curator of the No Fun Fest, a yearly event in Brooklyn bringing together a wide variety of international experimental musicians. He is also a member of No Wave/Noise/Rock trio Monotract....
New York Mets starter Johan Santana has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
The two-time Cy Young winner is expected to make a full recovery and should be ready in time for spring training.
Santana reportedly tore his meniscus before his final start of the season, but was able to shutout the Florida Marlins to keep the Mets' playoff hopes alive...
Oct 12 : Philadelphia : PA : Venezuelan Expressions 2008
Venezuelan Expressions 2008 is Casa de Venezuela’s showcase event that features Venezuelan and Latin-American artists and musicians who live in the Delaware Valley. This year the event will take place on Sunday, October 12 at the Painted Bride Art Center located on 230 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Among the selective group of performers there are:
The Ensemble of Music of Casa de Venezuela
The Group of Traditional Venezuelan Dances of Casa de Venezuela
A virtuoso string ensemble formed by Venezuelan musicians, Belmary Lorcas (violin), Adriana Linares (viola) & Jose Puentes (bass), former members of the well-known Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra, &
The Afro-Venezuelan Ensemble Tambores de San Juan.
These artists will present a series of musical and dance performances that highlight the rich folkloric heritage of Venezuela, this year the theme is Venezuela’s Traditional Festivities a journey through the different cultural manifestations that take place in various regions in Venezuela.. Venezuelan Expressions 2008 will introduce the audience to the diverse musical influences - indigenous, African, Caribbean, European and Middle Eastern, to name a few - that are prevalent throughout Latin-America. Last year, the event was held at the International House in the University of Pennsylvania and it was enjoyed by more than 250 people, whom were delighted with the performance.
Hosted by Venezuelan Zenddy Caicedo-Tintle; weather news anchor from WFMZ 69 ‘Noticias en Español’.
Come and enjoy "Venezuelan Expressions 2008" on October 12th, 2008, at 5:00pm at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia. A cocktail reception will follow after the event for sponsors, volunteers, supporters and the media.
Tickets sales
(215) 387-5125
Box office hours: Thursday to Saturday 12:00pm to 6:00pm www.paintedbride.org
Tickets $15 ($10 Bride and Casa de Venezuela members)
Public transportation is available:
Septa subway Market-Frankford line to 2nd and Market, proceed north on 2nd to Vine.
Septa bus routes: #17, #33, # 44, #57
Street metered parking available in the streets
Special Parking arrangements made with Parkominium, 231 North 2nd Street, $7.00 flat fee.
...Manny Hernandez is a Venezuelan-born Social Entrepreneur and a Community Strategist who has had LADA diabetes since 2003. In March 2007, he founded TuDiabetes.com, a community for people touched by diabetes in English, followed by EsTuDiabetes.com, a sister community for those who only speak Spanish. Since January 2008, he lives in California, where he co-founded the Diabetes Hands Foundation along with his wife, Andreina Davila. Besides running the two communities to help connect people touched by diabetes with the help of a number of passionate volunteers, the nonprofit works to raise diabetes awareness through programs such as Word In Your Hand....
...On a fixed income, she worries most about the rising cost of heating oil, gas and food, said Blake, who started her 25-year film career as a secretary, and rose to producer and held producer roles on "The Silence of the Lambs," "School Daze" and the TV special "Martin," a dance tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King.
Her budget is tight and she has to watch expenses. But, "I feel fortunate that I have been very frugal all my life," said Blake, who was born in Venezuela, one of 12 children....
..The Bel Occhio by Pablo is an outstanding
multi-positional and dimmable Halogen spotlight that looks like it's
from another galaxy, particularly when illuminated in a darkened room.
The direction of the beam of light from the cylinder is adjusted by
repositioning the outer globe on the base. Pablo, founded in 1993 by
Venezuelan - born Pablo Pardo, designs and manufactures innovative
lighting and home accessories characterized by uncompromising devotion
to simplicity and utility....
Oct 20-23 : Washington DC : DC Iberoamerican Guitar Festival
...In this Second Edition we present a well-deserved tribute to the great Venezuelan Guitarist Alirio Diaz who is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of our times and a champion of Latin-American Music in times when this repertoire wasn’t a part of the classical guitar concerts. A "euro centric" approach to the repertoire made it very hard for the music of Latin America to be accepted but slowly, Maestro Alirio Diaz, thanks to his clever arrangements, his great taste for selecting the appropriate repertoire and his profound insight in this music, made it not only accepted but enjoyed by audiences all over the world.
It is our honor, therefore, to celebrate his legacy in this Second Edition of what we intend to be a new Washington tradition: the Ibero-American Serenade to the Capital City...
All events will take place at the Jack Morton Auditórium of The George
Washington University - 805 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20052
Alternative address for 5 PM conferences - Room B120 GWU Music Department- Phillips Hall, 801 22nd Street NW 20052
Zuzuku, a Venezuelan-born New Yorker linked up with 77Klash and he gave him Noble Society's killer acapellas from his hit riddim "The Swarm" for some cumbia-fying remixification. Due to the fact that Zuzuka is professional graphic designer, too, eye candy artwork joins the pack, which you lucky guys gonna be able to pick from your favorites stores soon...
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