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Mid-America Arts Alliance announces 2010 Live! in the Crossroads free summer performances
The series begins June 4 with Quixotic and concludes September 3 with Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company.
The LIVE! in the Crossroads performance series continues to grow into one of the "must-see" events during First Fridays in the Crossroads Arts District, and the 2010 line-up promises to build on the excitement of last season. Appearing free to the public, outdoors at Mid-America Art Alliance headquarters in the heart of the Crossroads, 2018 Baltimore:
The season kicks off June 4, 7:15 pm, with Quixotic, Kansas City's premier performance art hybrid. Combining dance, live music, and a roster of performers from Kansas City and beyond, Quixotic creates an enchanting and completely unique experience with every event. Having scored a number of creative successes in 2009, including a revelatory show at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, this first offering in the LIVE! in the Crossroads series offers a rare chance to see the full ensemble outdoors and at no charge.
On July 2, The Greater Kansas City National Hispanic Heritage Committee will present Fiesta Hispana, including performers Las Estrellas, Mike "Mambo" DeLeon y Orqestra, and Rosemarie's Fiesta Mexicana folklorico dancers. Featuring traditional and contemporary Tejano music and dance, Fiesta Hispana celebrates the Hispanic and Latino cultures and their contributions to our communities. This show is scheduled to begin at 6:30 pm.
From the work of Kansas City jazz impresario Mark Southerland comes Snuff Jazz Tarifa, Mid-America's August 6 performance at 7 pm. An excursion into Turkish jazz, flamenco, and free improvisation, Snuff Jazz Tarifa features Southerland on his custom horn sculptures; Beau Bledsoe on oud and guitar; Siat Arat on darbuka; and from Sevilla, Spain, dancer Melinda Hedgecorth. Snuff Jazz Tarifa will change how Kansas City audiences define jazz.
The Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company will close the Live! in the Crossroads concert series on September 3, presenting some of its most popular programming as well as a "sneak peek" at its upcoming 2010 performance, which uniquely incorporates portions of the "Cypress Avenue" program on KCUR 89.3 FM. This show time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.
For more information and sound/video clips of this season's performers, visit the LIVE! in the Crossroads MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/liveinthecrossroads.
About Mid-America Arts Alliance
Mid-America Arts Alliance brings more art to more people by annually producing and managing more than 450 exhibition, performance, and professional development opportunities in more than 175 communities with more than 1,500 related educational programs. Each year our programs reach more than one million people regionally, nationally, and internationally. We are especially committed to enlivening the cultural life of underserved communities that lack the resources to provide cultural programs and services to their constituents. For more information, visit www.maaa.org.
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