MUSIC
PERLA BATALLA
"Onstage, offstage, digital, or analog, I love Perla Batalla."
-Leonard Cohen
ADAAWE
"The Adaawe performance was fantastic. Wonderful women, excellent music. The audience was very into it - seldom do we see people dancing all over the tent aisles like that. I have heard nothing but positive feedback from everyone who attended!"
- Terry Meyer, Program Director, Big Top Chautauqua, WI
ARTES LATINAS
"You only need one word in capital letters to describe Los Llaneros, FANTASTIC!
-New Srawak Tribune,Kuching, Malaysia
EL VEZ
"El Vez is more than an Elvis impersonator...He is an Elvis translator, a goodwill ambassador for Latin Culture."
-Rolling Stone
PAMELA ROSE
"Pamela and her crew created a magical show that was fun, educational, and kick-ass!"
-Tim Jackson, Artistic Director, Monterey Jazz Festival
VAL VIGODA
"Valerie Vigoda unleashes a diva-worthy torrent of passion..."
-The Washington Post
JOSELYN WILKINSON & DON BARAZZO
"This is music for the ears and heart, but also the mind and the soul."
-Taran Schindler, Grand Annex Music Hall
YUVAL RON ENSEMBLE
"In his compositions all differences disappear, even for just a moment, to let the real soul of peace, shalom, salaam enter the heart."
-Rabbi David Zaslow
SPECIAL PROJECTS
GEORGE CHAKIRIS
"What a special night. George knocked it out of the park... He was so gracious!... He's just a gem... The happiness he brought to so many last night was delightful."
-Jen Maxcy, Skirball Cultural Center
MIXED EMOTION THEATRIX's Gatsby Redux
"A gorgeous dance story unfolds that is passionate and involving."
-Broadway World
DANCE
ATE9
ATE9 has a strong beautiful cast! And they are ready to go anywhere, anytime. Check out Calling Glenn, being shown through October 19th with The Joyce Theater's JoyceStream.
AXIS DANCE COMPANY
"Fearless and contemporary...inventive and reinvigorated."
-San Francisco Chronicle
BACKHAUSDANCE
"A fluid, unforced fusion of classical and contemporary dance."
-The Brooklyn Rail
HIP HOP FUNDAMENTALS
"The point was to make learning fun. And by George, they did it. Its the sort of creative education success story Philadelphia doesnt see enough of."
-Philadelphia Weekly
PACIFICO DANCE COMPANY'
"...elegant, beautifully costumed dancers...the evening reached its peak of visual and aural entertainment."
- Los Angeles Times
RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY
"Smart, generous, and incredibly talented. I wish we could have them every year!"
-Molly Buchmann, Head of Dance, Louisiana State University
NIKOLAIS DANCE THEATRE
"The experience was powerful and transformative for our community--and the impact will be long lasting."
-The Wilson Center at Cape Fear Community College
STATE STREET BALLET
"Full-throttle modern choreography in the service of narrative art."
-Santa Barbara Independent |
We hope this note finds you well, and we empathize deeply with the challenges and pain that this year is too generously providing. Our hope is that the coming months bring you health, stability, and some relief.
Live music is about being in the moment, and I always have this secret expectation that as we lift our voices up together we will feel Leonard all around us…and we usually do.." 
