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Galileo, Jazz, and Dancing in the Winter Garden
In the 16th century, the astronomer Galileo became an outcast because he supported a controversial hypothesis about the planet’s importance: He, like Copernicus, believed that Earth revolved around the sun. Composer Philip Glass will be in to discuss his new opera based on Galileo’s life, which opens Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 20th Next Wave Festival on October 1. Bassist-composer Ben Allison stops by to talk about his Jazz Composers Collective, a non-profit that nurtures jazz artists, and to perform material from his new album with the band Peace Pipe. Plus, a conversation with choreographer Elisa Monte about bringing dance performance back to the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden after last year’s terrorist attacks.
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A leading figure in modern New York jazz, Ben Allison has emerged not as an
educator and advocate for the arts. His latest album features the eclectic combination
of bass, piano, saxophone, drums and kora.
More about Ben Allison and Peace Pipe
Elisa Monte started her dance company with the aim of using dance as a medium
to communicate universal ideas, particularly through aesthetics and athleticism,
with the numerous foreign audiences for whom the dancers perform.
More about Elisa Monte Dance
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See Tori Amos Live!
Join us Tuesday, Dec. 9 at The Greene Space
Singer and pianist Tori Amos joins us to talk about reworking and reinventing seasonal carols on her new holiday album. And, she performs for a live audience in The Greene Space! Click the link for ticket info.
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