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A lec-dem at The Music Academy drew attention towards the improvisational forms of raga exposition in Carnatic music
1 day, 18 hours ago

A lec-dem at The Music Academy drew attention towards the improvisational forms of raga exposition in Carnatic music

The Hindu  

V. Subashri and Vignesh Krishnamurthy Day 6 of academic sessions at The Music Academy began with a lecture titled ‘An examination of Alapa and Thaya’, by Arati Rao. Both Alapa and Thaya have been described in the 17th century treatises, Sangita Sudha of Govinda Dikshitar and Chaturdandi Prakashika of Venkatamakhin. The sthayi sections were named after the corresponding base note, …

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Comedy Triangle Takes Center Stage in Qingdao: A Triangular Collaboration of Stand-Up, Dinner, and Stage Performance
2 months, 1 week ago

Comedy Triangle Takes Center Stage in Qingdao: A Triangular Collaboration of Stand-Up, Dinner, and Stage Performance

China Daily  

A vibrant comedy triangle is taking center stage in Qingdao, showcasing a diverse range of comedic styles and attracting large and enthusiastic audiences. The Yuexikelai cross-talk garden, TTAC 22 Century Concert Hall, and Zhongshan Road China Cinema have been hosting various comedy events, including the Qingdao Liyuan Comedy Festival, which features established comedians and renowned actors. The festival emphasizes the …

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Grammy Award winner, orchestra enthrall jazz fans
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Grammy Award winner, orchestra enthrall jazz fans

China Daily  

Grammy Award winner and jazz trumpet master Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform at the NCPA in Beijing on Wednesday. In these two special performances, Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led the audience on a journey through time, revisiting the golden era of jazz. The first concert featured numerous classic works from jazz …

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Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction

The Independent  

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An experiment heard around the world: The making of L Subramaniam’s Global Fusion
3 months, 3 weeks ago

An experiment heard around the world: The making of L Subramaniam’s Global Fusion

Hindustan Times  

L Subramaniam arrived in California in 1973, a heady moment for what was being called “East-West fusion”. Subramaniam, who played on Shankar’s iconic 1974 album Shankar Family & Friends, would spend the first decade of his career building on that legacy with a string of improvisational Indo-jazz records, incorporating Carnatic ragas and African-American rhythm to create a style he liked …

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Review: L.A.’s Thai cuisine is always evolving. Find the next big leap in Atwater Village
4 months, 1 week ago

Review: L.A.’s Thai cuisine is always evolving. Find the next big leap in Atwater Village

LA Times  

At the end of 2020, a red neon sign spelling the words “Holy Basil” appeared over a takeout window in a downtown food hall still under construction, and Thai dining in Los Angeles tilted slightly on its axis. Turmeric-stained kua kling, one of Jitlada’s many incendiary Southern Thai curries perfected by the late Suthiporn “Tui” Sungkamee, whose legacy his sister …

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The hootin’-hollerin’ allure of Knott’s Berry Farm’s summer staple Ghost Town Alive!
4 months, 1 week ago

The hootin’-hollerin’ allure of Knott’s Berry Farm’s summer staple Ghost Town Alive!

LA Times  

“Have you ever pickpocketed?” No, I have not. But I was in the presence of an unreliable narrator, for I was leading “Honest” Cody Sullivan to theme park prison, that is, a single cell in the middle of the Knott’s historic Old West-themed Ghost Town. I have never worked for a sheriff’s department, either, but at Knott’s annual summertime offering …

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The most pressing question about Tim Walz and JD Vance: Who should play them on SNL?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The most pressing question about Tim Walz and JD Vance: Who should play them on SNL?

NPR  

The most pressing question about Tim Walz and JD Vance: Who should play them on SNL? toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for IMDb; Jeff Spicer/Getty Images; Lia Toby/Getty Images for Warner Bros.; Christopher Polk/Getty Images; Monica Schipper/Getty Images for IMDb; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for SXSW Now that Tim Walz has been named the Democratic candidate for vice president, it’s time …

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Two Hindustani artistes show why improvisation is the key to good music
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Hindustani artistes show why improvisation is the key to good music

The Hindu  

’Acharya devo bhava’, a musical soiree to celebrate the birth centenary of Acharya Bimalendu Mukherjee, was organised recently by Kailas Sangeet Trust at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall in Bengaluru. In her Vilambit khayal composition ‘Sakal sukh devo kartar’, Kaushiki launched into a soulful alap, which was enhanced by the nuanced sangat provided by Murad Ali Khan on the sarangi and Tanmay …

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OG Anunoby’s ‘sacrificial cuts’ could benefit Knicks, Jalen Brunson in playoffs
8 months, 1 week ago

OG Anunoby’s ‘sacrificial cuts’ could benefit Knicks, Jalen Brunson in playoffs

New York Times  

Mired in a tight game, OG Anunoby had to create a bucket. On this occasion, Anunoby attempted something different, a move that’s become familiar since he arrived in New York three and a half months ago. “You look at the guys on the team, on any team, that don’t cut and just stand the entire time — you’re almost saying, …

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Review: ‘Fat Ham’ at the Geffen Playhouse slathers barbecue sauce on ‘Hamlet’ for delicious comedy
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Review: ‘Fat Ham’ at the Geffen Playhouse slathers barbecue sauce on ‘Hamlet’ for delicious comedy

LA Times  

“Fat Ham,” James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, invites theatergoers to a backyard cookout in the American South. A comedy with serious tragic business on its mind, “Fat Ham” is the most gripping theatrical offering at the Geffen Playhouse since Matthew López’s epic gay drama “The Inheritance” and the most boisterously outrageous since Robert O’Hara’s “Barbecue.” Ijames relocates the action from …

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Ariana Grande triumphs over heartbreak on seventh studio album, ‘eternal sunshine’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ariana Grande triumphs over heartbreak on seventh studio album, ‘eternal sunshine’

New Indian Express  

The new Ariana Grande era — marked by her seventh studio album and first in nearly four years, “eternal sunshine,” began with a question — “Yes, And?” The single — named after a general rule of thumb in improvisational comedy — marked a new musical pivot for the performer. In some ways, it makes “Yes, And?” a bit of a …

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Music Review: Ariana Grande triumphs over heartbreak on seventh studio album, ‘eternal sunshine’
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Music Review: Ariana Grande triumphs over heartbreak on seventh studio album, ‘eternal sunshine’

Associated Press  

The new Ariana Grande era — marked by her seventh studio album and first in nearly four years, “eternal sunshine,” began with a question — “Yes, And?” The single — named after a general rule of thumb in improvisational comedy — marked a new musical pivot for the performer. In some ways, it makes “Yes, And?” a bit of a …

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Trump's mental stability increasingly an issue in 2024 presidential campaign: report
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump's mental stability increasingly an issue in 2024 presidential campaign: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's mental stability is being used against him more and more in the run-up to the 2024 election, including by his own fellow Republican rivals, according to a report. "The DeSantis campaign recently posted a thread of more than two dozen clumsy or confusing remarks by former president Donald Trump, positing that 'this is why his handlers won’t let …

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Pianist with a poet's soul
1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily  

Luo, 24, engages in a musical conversation between the East and the West on her new album. CHINA DAILY Luo also invited veteran Chinese composer Guo Wenjing, Chinese poets Ouyang Jianghe and Xi Chuan. Luo Wei wrote poems for the music works she plays, which brings a new dimension to them and allows the audience to understand them from a …

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Pianist with a poet's soul
1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily  

Luo, 24, engages in a musical conversation between the East and the West on her new album. CHINA DAILY Luo also invited veteran Chinese composer Guo Wenjing, Chinese poets Ouyang Jianghe and Xi Chuan. Luo Wei wrote poems for the music works she plays, which brings a new dimension to them and allows the audience to understand them from a …

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Pianist with a poet's soul
1 year, 4 months ago

Pianist with a poet's soul

China Daily  

Pianist Luo Wei performs a concert in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on July 28, kicking off her nationwide tour in support of her latest album titled Gazing. CHINA DAILY Inspired by Western composers' views of the Orient, the music on Luo Wei's latest album has compelled the musician to write verse of her own. For the new album, Luo recorded pieces …

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Kate Beckinsale reveals ‘freaky’ catfish experiences that forced her to move out of her home
1 year, 8 months ago

Kate Beckinsale reveals ‘freaky’ catfish experiences that forced her to move out of her home

The Independent  

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Remembering Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist and visionary composer
1 year, 9 months ago

Remembering Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist and visionary composer

NPR  

Remembering Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophonist and visionary composer Shorter, who died March 2, was inspired by film and literature, as much as by sounds. GROSS: Jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter died on March 2 at age 89, more than 60 years since he began recording. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead says Shorter was an inquisitive innovator inspired by film and …

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Cambridge scholars face student backlash over scrapping recorded lectures
1 year, 11 months ago

Cambridge scholars face student backlash over scrapping recorded lectures

The Telegraph  

Professors at the University of Cambridge are facing a backlash from students for scrapping recorded lectures. Last summer, students were told to expect lectures to continue to be recorded this academic year as a “transitional measure” alongside in-person lectures, while “further exploration of the post-pandemic teaching and learning landscape is conducted”. Scrapping recorded lectures could also damage students’ “wellbeing”, they …

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Jeff Bridges says he initially felt ‘very frustrated’ while making Iron Man
2 years, 1 month ago

Jeff Bridges says he initially felt ‘very frustrated’ while making Iron Man

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bridges has admitted to initially finding …

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Mukul Chadda and Rasika Dugal's Fairy Folk to screen at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
2 years, 4 months ago

Mukul Chadda and Rasika Dugal's Fairy Folk to screen at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

Firstpost  

One of India’s first improvisational new age fantasy films, Fairy Folk is writer-director Karan Gour’s labour of love after his last much lauded outing Kshay. Karan Gour’s Improv Dramedy Fairy Folk to screen at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on Aug 20. Talking about her experience working on Fairy Folk, Rasika Dugal says, “Working on an improvised film is …

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Norway's creative, isolated Arctic hideaway
2 years, 6 months ago

Norway's creative, isolated Arctic hideaway

BBC  

Norway's creative, isolated Arctic hideaway Laura Hall On a remote island deep into the Arctic Circle, a passionate jazz musician runs a hospitality project like no other – and it takes all his improvisational skills to keep it going. That's the whole idea, according to owner and jazz musician Håvard Lund, who initially devised the hotel as a collaborative creative …

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Jeyaraaj and Jayasri present taanam in a nutshell
2 years, 10 months ago

Jeyaraaj and Jayasri present taanam in a nutshell

The Hindu  

Like many other artistes, veena duo Jeyaraaj and Jayasri too decided to go virtual in 2020 with an online series titled ‘Taanam Thursdays’, which has run for two seasons now. The interesting aspect of the series is that the duo presents some rare ragas such as Mandari, Kuntalavarali, Balahamsa and Navroj in the taanam format. They also use popular ragas …

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