Nu Flamenco ‘Of Essence and Time’
Spanish guitarist Jose Luis Rodriguez and choreographer Niurca Marquez mix up some styles in their latest flamenco concert, infusing Sephardic songs, violin, and bass into the work.
View ArticleTatsuya Nakatani and the Gong Orchestra
Nakatani’s percussive sound comes from drums, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls and metal objects, not easy to categorize. Presented by Tigertail Productions, the orchestra is joined by musicians...
View ArticleTatsuya Nakatani, Gongs, and the Essence of Sound
[This preview can also be viewed on the WLRN website.] A gong hangs suspended from its stand, light dancing across its bronzed surface, each hammered dent hinting at some mysterious overtone waiting to...
View ArticleEmily Johnson Brings on ‘Niicugni’
Choreographer and dancer Emily Johnson’s critically acclaimed work The Thank -you Bar was a Bessie-Award winner that placed her on the international stage. The piece explored ideas of displacement,...
View ArticleKaren Peterson and Dancers
New works from the mixed-ability (and mixed-age) dance company, including guest artists from Sarajevo and live music from local violinist Vicki Richards.
View ArticleKaren Peterson and Dancers Season of Dance
Mixed abilities dance first occurred to Karen Peterson in 1990. She received a phone call from a wheelchair bound woman who wanted a part in a ballet. “My direction to her was to write about her...
View ArticleEugene Chadbourne & Tatsuya Nakatani
Tigertail Productions presents an eclectic music night of avant-garde jazz and Japanese gongs. Saturday, November 9 at 8:30 pm at the On-Stage Black-Box at Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W....
View ArticleNever Mind the Gongs, Here’s the Country
If you caught percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani in February in a Tigertail Production featuring a 10-piece gong orchestra and 30 minutes of lush meditative drone, you might be a little surprised by his...
View ArticleSpiritual Seduction of Manganiyar
Inspired by sources as far flung as Amsterdam’s Red Light District and the women’s quarters of India’s Hawa Mahal (a royal palace in Jaipur), The Manganiyar Seduction promises to plunge concertgoers...
View ArticleReview: All That Crazy Jazz and Gongs
Tigertail Productions brought guitarist Eugene Chadbourne and percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani into the On Stage Black Box at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium for an electrifying night of songs and...
View ArticleRare Concert of Miami-based Latin Jazz Greats
Probably not all familiarity breeds contempt, but as a general rule, performers carefully measure out their appearances in the city where they live. Regardless the quality or the stature in the rest of...
View ArticleUrban Dance From Rio Jumps To Miami
One reason that the break dancing, locking and popping of hip hop has become so remarkable in the performing arts is that it crossed from urban culture to pop culture to elite culture. Although early...
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