Interview with Larry & Joe on NPR’s Here & Now in Boston’s WBUR studios This segment aired on Here & Now November 17, 2023. Original article available at wbur.org. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela, and is a legend of Llanera music. By age 6, Bellorín became a shoe shiner and built a faithful clientele […]
Music
Dance and live music converge in Koresh Dance’s surrealist ‘Masquerade’
–as seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, March 14, 2025. The lights are up, the music begins, and shadows flicker across the stage as masked figures move in hypnotic unison. A lone singer approaches, her operatic voice undulating through the darkness. Dancers begin to swirl around her, their movements fluid and haunting — […]
Jazz singer Jane Monheit plays the Wortham
With a voice that exudes warmth and sophistication, dazzling jazz vocalist Jane Monheit is renowned for her innovative interpretations of Great American Songbook standards, from ballads to blues. Catapulted to stardom at age 20 for her immense musical talent, Monheit has spent the last two decades touring the globe, collaborating with jazz luminaries and legends, […]
About the Concept: “Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength
「人の力」”Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength Technology is a tool,It is humans who wield it. With the advancement of technology,An era where technology possesses intelligence, Will humans become tools used by technology?What will become of human existence? In this age where humans are alive,Beat the Taiko drum. Made of a huge wooden […]
YAMATO channels ‘the very pulse of life’ into ancient art of Japanese drumming
–As seen in Asheville Citizen Times / Asheville Scene, Feb. 7, 2025 To Masa Ogawa, the ancient art of Japanese taiko drumming is more than just music — it’s a representation of humanity’s power, strength and creativity. “The drumbeat, like the heartbeat, is the very pulse of life and the epitome of the Japanese spirit,” […]
Chanticleer program for Jan. 31
The playbill program for Chanticleer, performing Friday, January 31 at 8 p.m. in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center.
