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Hazlett Theater
> Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
The Work
of Art Awards featured a variety of exciting and engaging
performances by Pittsburgh-based artists throughout. The New Hazlett
Theater, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and even the outside walkway
between them, served as "stages" for the evening's entertainment.
the Arts Council would like to thank them for helping to make
The
Work of Art Awards a success.
Awards
Ceremony at the New Hazlett Theater
- Ave Maria
Choreographed by the highly innovative Dwight Rhoden, Ave Maria, a pas
de deux taken from a longer work called The Grapes of Wrath, is a duet
showcase. Poking impudent fun at the principle of pas de deux, Ave Maria is an
innovative piece full of body flutters, risky jumps, falls and lightening fast
movement phrases. The piece will be performed by Maribel
Modrono and Robert
Moore who dance locally with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. | |
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- Step
Tango & Flamenco Pittsburgh
Guitarist, performing with Step Tango,
John
Marcinizyn
Tango-Flamenco
Unidos
Step
Tango, a new tango collaboration with accordionist Vladimir Mallov,
violinist Annie Moger, and bassist Jeremy Sment "steps" out the box
to join Pittsburgh's Fuego: dancers, Carolina Loyola-Garcia and Eva Ramirez de
Arellano of Flamenco
Pittsburgh and featured flamenco guitarist, John Marcinizyn for an electrifying
performance. | |
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- Steel
Dragon Kung Fu and Lion Dance
Steel
Dragon Kung Fu and Lion Dance provide kung fu training that promotes
self-defense, health and cultural traditions. Training consists of a variety of
elements including: conditioning for strength and flexibility, kung fu (Ying Jow
Keun, a Shaolin-based style, and Baiyuan Tongbei Quan, a Wu Dong-based style),
Tumbling, Drumming and Lion Dance. Steel Dragon performs lion dance for a variety
of occasions. | |
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- Zany
Umbrella Circus
Taking
it to the street, join the Zany
Umbrella Circus at the edge of reality and get caught up in the show
that re-invents beauty and magic from the every day. |
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Reception/Party
at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
- Howie Alexander
& Friends
This sweet faced piano man will disarm you with his charming
smile and get you in the groove with his Jazz funk swinging in the pocket, joined
by James Johnson, III on drums and Jeremy McDonald on bass. | |
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- DJ/Producer
Ray Lugo
DJ
Ray Lugo of the jet setting Afro-beat band, KOKOLO, spinning global
beats for global heads. | | |
- DJ/Producer
Soy Sos
Consummate
DJ/Producer, Soy
Sos, Co-founder of Soma
Mestizo, internationally acclaimed 3 Generations Walking and MKL vs
Soy Sos projects, bringing the party to a frenzy, spinning funky sounds of the
universe. | |
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