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Dance Fever
Widely considered one of the dance world's most musical choreographers Mark Morris will celebrate the 25 years of his dance group, by curating a month's worth of live music at BAM Café in Brooklyn. He joins us to talk about this, and reflect back on his career, which has spanned large-scale dances and operas, intimate studio works, and a budding career as an opera director (he will direct a production of Gluck's masterpiece "Orfeo ed Euridice" at the Metropolitan Opera next season. Also on the show: Iranian composer and tar (lute) virtuoso Hossein Alizadeh. He has performed with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble; now he's on the road, touring with a group of countrymen known as "The Masters of Persian Music." Finally, a look at the phenomenon of the video mash-up.
Mark Morris
Choreographer Mark Morris joins us on the 25th anniversary of his company.
» Mark Morris Dance Group Web site
Video Mash-Ups
The audio mash-up has been around for years, but thanks to the Internet, there's a popular new variation: the video mash-up. Newsweek technology editor N'gai Coral explains.
Hossein Alizadeh
Hossein Alizadeh is one of the most important figures in contemporary Iranian music and he joins us today.
» Hossein Alizadeh's Web site
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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.
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