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Tue, Feb 24, 2009
New Classical Review: Crossing Acoustic Spaces exposed a sense of unruliness and curiosity in contemporary music.
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Scott Easterday is a musician and singer/songwriter. He writes reviews and performs interviews for KCMetropolis in New Classical and explores new directions in the performing arts.
Different windows
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
The Philip Glass Ensemble showcased a collection of music spanning the composer's career at the Lied Center of KansasUniversity.
Tibetan Monks bless Succotash in the River Market
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
Photographer Angela Lupton captured the moment in these images.
With both eyes
Sun, Oct 05, 2008
It takes one to know one. Scott Easterday, (Expassionates) composer and KCM contributing writer shows why his songs are so tasty in his sensitive portrait of composer, Ingrid Stötzel.
KCM Vid- Interview with Jennifer Owen of Owen/Cox Dance Group
Tue, Dec 02, 2008
KCMetropolis.org contributor Scott Easterday interviewed Jennifer Owen of the Owen/Cox Dance Group about her career as a dancer and choreographer.
KCM VID: An interview with David Ford
Sat, Nov 01, 2008
KCM contributor and Expassionate front man, Scott Easterday, interviews internationally-acclaimed artist David Ford for his Election Day show opening, "I Like this Country."
newEar's Kansas City Connections II
Wed, Nov 05, 2008
Much of 20th century music is based on process. The technical part of arranging the music takes precedence in producing the overall result. The composers at newEar conveyed a perspective that their own music and new music, in general, is making a shift toward reversing that trend.
I Was Grumpy
Mon, Nov 10, 2008
I was grumpy that night. What's new? Election Day had gone OK, but I still felt a little uneasy. I had not found much to applaud in recent American political theater. Companion review to: "I like This Country" VID interview
Tree of Life
Mon, Apr 27, 2009
The Turtle Island Quartet and the KU Performing Arts department premierrd a large-scale performance at the Lied Center as the culminating event of a campus-wide multi-disciplinary program.
Final Crossing
Tue, May 05, 2009
Through the constant search for new sounds that ultimately distanced him from the doctrines of 20th century musical styles, György Ligeti had a deep impact on modern composers.
Alacartoona: Night is the mirror
Wed, Jun 17, 2009
Alacartoona is Ruby Falls, vocal and guitar, Providence Forge, bass and vocal, Overton Wooldridge, accordion and vocal, and Bachelor Calwood, drums and percussion. The music was paired down; only the instrumentation that was needed was present. The troupe also delivered monologues and dialogs: emotive vignettes that were acted out.
Quixotic Dance Fusion is flying high in Kansas City
Mon, Jun 15, 2009
KCMetropolis.org takes a look into the mechanics behind the magic during a rehearsal of the Quixotic Dance Fusion aerial team before their upcoming premiere of "Lux Esalare."
Reclaiming the body
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
In the world of dance, there is a movement to reclaim the body... and that movement was amply exhibited in "A Modern Night at the Folly." The audience experienced choreography that wrestled with breaking limits as well as choreography that challenged acquiring limits.
KCM VID: Gamelan Genta Kasturi
Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Gamelan is the orchestral musical tradition of Indonesia and involves a large group of metallophones, gongs and drums that perform alone or with dance. Gamelan Genta Kasturi is an eighteen-member community ensemble that operates in partnership with the UMKC Conservatory's Community Music & Dance Academy.
Seven stories of "SEE SAW"
Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Steer skull, lilies, sod, mandala, shoes, wine, socks, saxophones, and ... goats.