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Arts Connection for May 18-19, 2007

Elizabeth Maupin, theatre critic for the Orlando Sentinel, previews the 2007 Orlando Fringe Festival. Also, Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre holds its second program in Daytona, the Orlando International Piano Competition holds a Piano Series as a benefit, and Chaz Mena's 1-man show on Jose Marti.

 

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The 16th Orlando International Fringe Festival is underway at 9 indoor venues at Loch Haven Park.  For the first time, the Fringe Festival offers Podcasts to help you learn more about the show's artists. 
Elizabeth Maupin, theatre critic for the Orlando Sentinel, previews the event.  She and other staffers will be reviewing over 60 shows at the Fringe - they'll be posted at her blog, Attention Must Be Paid.



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Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre debuted last August as the first professional dance company in Volusia County.  Their second program, Signs of Life, is at the News Journal Center in Daytona, this Friday at 7:30pm and Saturday, May 19 at 2pm and 7:30pm.  For information, call 386-252-6200.  It features 11 pieces looking at stages of life, including Sea Duet, created by internationally-known photographer, Jack Mitchell.  (Mitchell's Icons and Idols exhibit is at the Florida Museum of Art and he will be a guest on The Arts Connection on June 1-2.)


Ellen Hamilton is a music student and lover of the piano, who decided that Orlando needed an international music event.  With the help of pianist & Artistic Director Nikita Fitenko, she created the Orlando International Piano Competition, slated for September of 2008.  The Grand Bohemian signed on as Title Sponsor of the contest, which will award $50,000 in cash prizes, plus opportunities for the winner to perform around the world and record a CD.

To raise funds for the new competition, a piano series called Gems of Juilliard is taking place this Sunday, May 20 at 4pm, with Steven Lin performing at the Tiedtke Concert Hall at Rollins, and on June 10, with Seijing Yeh, also from Juilliard's Pre-College Division.  For information, call 407-645-2525.


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Chaz Mena is a New York City-based actor and writer who has written a 1-man play on Jose Marti, who is known as the father of Cuban independence.   A Chat Wtih Jose Marti will be performed at FIU in Miami on June 14, and Mena is seeking other venues for his show.  In this report, Bill Dudley of the Florida Humanities Council talks with actor about his research on Marti.

 


 

 

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