Life and fashion magazine february 2014 by Life & Fashion Magazine

Life & Fashion Magazine was created in 2013 by Denny Silva, Angel Guadalupe and Paula Silva. Both Angel and Denny have been photographers for over 10 years and have photographed fashion events such as The New York Fashion Week, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, Couture Fashion Week, Brazilian Film Festival and Latin Shows such as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Premios Gruperosâ&#x20AC;?. They have also photographed arts expos at the UN (United Nations), the designer Adrian Alicea and have also produced, photographed and directed music videos for some Latin artists. Both members of the APA (American Press Association). Angel Guadalupe is specialized in photography, videography and interviewing and Denny Silva specialized in the photography and press contact. Also member of the magazine is the photographer Rodrigo Oliveira. Not only is Paula Silva one of the owners of the magazine, she is also the managing director and responsible for the legal and marketing part of the magazine. Life & Fashion Magazine is focused on providing high-quality service and customer satisfaction by providing our readers with the update fashion, arts and musical events. We will do everything we can to meet your expectations. With a variety of offerings to choose from, we're sure you'll be happy working with us. We hope to see you again! Check back later for new updates to our website www.life-fashionmagazine.com There's much more to come!

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Adrian Alicea Mystic and Exotic Winter Sun 2014/15 "Bikinis & Couture” Fashion Show – Burkhalter Couture Collection, KARO Swimwear Collection EyE Fashion & Events First Verse/ Verse Wear International Model for the winter Women's collection for Verse Wear The Academy announces Michael L. Woulfe career Quinceanera and Bridal Expo

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Bibi sing Piaf Newish Jewish Music Festival Paul Winter Winter/Ivan Lins Solstice celebration 2013 The Oscars Brazilian singer Maria Rita “Voice & Piano”

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Dionisio González / Halong Series Brazil and Havana in New York Manuel Álvarez Bravo PAMAR’s 8th Annual Latin American Cultural Week

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Adrian Alicea Mystic and Exotic Winter Sun 2014/15

The temerity of adrian alicea is only surpassed by the precise execution of his vision. Adrian alicea is the new romantic of romantic excesses. Creating a pirate-like fairy-tale of disguises. He walks a tightrope between ironic hedonistic inclinations and highly serious social commentary. There is ostentation, and opulence. There is an insane carcinogenic, merciless narcissism. There is a deafening, endless shout of: GIMME MORE! Never one to shy away from opportunity. As a model ADRIAN walked the runways for the likes of THIERRY MUGLER, GIORGIO ARMANI, JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER, GIANFRANCO FERRE and PATRICIA FIELDS. In the late nineties ADRIAN met NICO URQUIZA. This meeting would eventually lead to the famed House of NICO & ADRIAN NY. For ten years, Adrian worked with Nico to create a collection that featured unique and outrageous designs. Together they presented runway shows that were so scandalous in their overt sexiness that many of the worlds top models and fashion photographers came calling for collaborations. Their designs would come to be photographed by Steven Meisel and David LaChappelle. Linda Evangelista graced the cover of ITALIAN VOGUE in their spiked wrestler helmet.

For the past two years, Adrian has been keenly focused on the evolution and continued growth of "Adrian Alicea Haute Couture". Celebrating his growth as an artist and paying tribute to his Latino and Taino Indian roots. Adrian quietly states: "I love color. I love music. I love dance. I want my designs to bring people joy. I make everything by hand. Each piece is unique. I put everything into my work--my heart, my soul, my love. I want everyone who wears my designs to feel special, to feel proud, to know that they are different and that they have the right to be.â&#x20AC;&#x153; The House of Adrian Alicea is thrilled to announce its upcoming, official NY Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Show for F/W 2014, WINTER SUN, to be held Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 9:00 PM, at the famed, historical French gothic cathedral, THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH, located at 490 Riverside Drive along Manhattanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gorgeous Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan at West 122nd Street.

Famed fashion designer, Adrian Alicea, is well-known for his stunning and often provocativebhand-made, couture creations. Adrian is proud to present a special NY Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week entertainment and fashion spectacle, WINTER SUN , an enthralling, fantastical event that will showcase his F/W 2014 collection. Adrian will magically transform a snowy, bitterly cold and harshly ravaged tundra into a frosty winter wonderland stitch by stitch as each of his hauntingly beautiful hand-made creations will empower each model and each client, regardless of her age or background, to turn any cold, hard road into a Madison Avenue catwalk. WINTER SUN is inspired by those who find warmth and life in the coldest and harshest of conditions the world forces upon us. Adrian, himself, has been able to rise above the battlefield and he honors all those who have helped pave the road for others and those who have helped him. He dedicates this collection to those who struggle to rise above the chains and confinement of life’s inequities.

Adrian Alicea started as a dancer discovered by Rae Dawn Chong. He went on to become an established model for Thierry Mugler, Valentino, and John -Paul Gaultier. As part of the design duo, Nico & Adrian, Adrian’s work has been featured on the cover of Vogue Italia with supermodel Linda Evangelista. Their work has been photographed by Steven Meisel, Dave LaChappelle and Joe Oppedisano. Though they parted ways several years ago, the Nico & Adrian brand continues with a line of self-named underwear. And, Adrian Alicea, himself, has continued his legacy by establishing The House of Adrian Alicea Haute Couture showcasing his unique and vibrant works. Adrian’s artistic pieces continue to enthrall, to inspire, to capture the imagination and to envelop the hearts of his clients, fans and those who work with him. To purchase tickets to WINTER SUN F/W 2014, February 13, 2014, 9 pm, The Riverside Church. please visit www.adrianalicea.com. Press, VIP and special services can be arranged by contacting Linda at lindaalicea@adrianalicea.com Ricardo Muniz

"Bikinis & Couture” Fashion Show – Burkhalter Couture Collection, KARO Swimwear Collection

Independent Designers make Magic on the Runway. Perhaps it was the excitement of being able to work on something that fashion audiences will see, not just industry insiders, that enthuses these two designers no end. At The Dream Hotel, magic happened on 22 November 2013, a stunning show produced by NYC Fashion Runway (www.nycfashionrunway.com). “A strong bold vision was created for Karo Swimwear”, says Kasia Roginska (www.karoswimwear.com). “I wanted every piece to have an extremely feminine touch, made unique and classy. Each piece can be custom made to fit the owner to the smallest detail.”

Given Kasia’s attitude about perfection and her humble nature, it doesn’t seem farfetched that she will succeed in her quest to climb to the top. Stephanie Burkhalter with Burkhalter Couture (www.burkhaltecouture.com) showcased black classy dresses with elegance, with one showstopper of a pale pearl dress. “Dress for success is my motto”, says the Swiss born beauty. Hair was by Shannon Davis styling team including Rosalinda Biddle and Cher Chic (NY Fashion Week). Makeup by J Guerra and team (Milan, Paris and NY Fashion Week). Celebrity songstress, Reagan Richards, sang. Special Celebrity guests included Miss New York 2014 and George Roberts from VEJA TV.

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BRAZILIAN STAR CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY OF LEGENDARY PIAF SHOW, WHICH GARNERED HER FRANCE'S TOP ARTISTIC HONORS

Seen by over 5 million people in Brazil, Portugal and France,Bibi debuted her show in New York on November 13th at The Town Hall. "Bibi is the foremost interpreter of Edith Piaf…” HUGUES VASSAL, French photographer who documented Piaf's final years. “She's been one of the world's great caretakers of the legacy of Edith Piaf” WALL STREET JOURNAL Oct 1, 2013, after the acclaimed show Bibi in Concert at Lincoln Center earlier that year, the Brazilian performing legend Bibi Ferreira returned to New York on November 13 to perform one of the greatest accomplishments of her career “BIBI SINGS PIAF” at The Town Hall, accompanied by orchestra and chorus. This is the first U.S. performance of the show, which is now celebrating its 30th anniversary, and which has been seen by over 5 million people in Brazil, France and Portugal.

For three decades Bibi has been singing Edith Piaf's repertoire and dramatizing life of the legendary French singer. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Piaf's death, and with it, a renewed interest in Piaf's art and those who have kept her spirit alive and no one has done that more dramatically than Bibi Ferreira who, at age 91, is Brazil's most beloved female entertainer. She will be featured in November on NPR's national news program “All Things Considered”, profiling the 91year-old singer's remarkable career. Bibi Ferreira entered the universe of Edith Piaf inadvertently when, after the astounding success of the groundbreaking Brazilian play Gota d'Água(Drop of Water) in the 1970s, she was researching scripts for a new theater project. A friend introduced her to the play Piaf by the English author Pam Gems.

In May of 1983, Bibi Ferreira debuted Piaf - A Vida de uma Estrela da Canção (Piaf - The Life of a Star of Song) at the Ginástico Português Theater (the current Sesc Ginatico Theater) in Rio de Janeiro. With seasons of absolute success in both Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where there were more than 700,000 attendees, the show embarked on two large nationwide tours of the main state capitals of the country, remaining a box office recordholder in these theaters to this day. In 1985, as recognition for the production and for the great dissemination of French culture in Brazil, the French government honored Bibi with the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic. The award was given to Bibi by thenFirst Lady Danielle Mitter and then-Minister of Culture Jack Lang, in a private ceremony held in Brazil. In 1988, the play went to Portugal with Bibi as the lead role and a Portuguese cast. It remained at the Cassino do Estoril Theater for six months. The play is still considered one of the biggest hits in Portugal. In 1992, Bibi was invited by the French Consulate and by the Rio de Janeiro City Hall to open Praça Paris (Paris Square) in downtown Rio de Janeiro. For the special occasion, the actress created a new format to showcase Edith Piaf's life and music in the concert Bibi Canta e Conta Piaf (Bibi Sings and Tells Piaf). The concert maintained the singing of the main repertoire of the French singer, tailored with short texts about her life.

In May of 2000, the show debuted in Paris, France at the Dejazet Theater. There were many famous celebrities in the audience, among them Michel Rivegauche, the composer of Piaf's big hits, not the least of which were the first two songs of the show, La foule and La Ville Inconnue. Also attending was, Pierre Ribert, owner of Ediçôes Metropolitanas, editor of Piaf's albums, and the man who personally took care of selecting repertoire with Piaf herself, suggesting songs, arrangements, producers, and musicians. At the end of the show, Rivegauche hugged Bibi and said, “Bibi, you don't imitate Piaf, you are a great performer, just like Piaf was. Your portrayal of my songs will remain forever in my heart.” And, he added, “You don't only have a quartet accompanying you, you have a small orchestra'” (in Paris, the show was performed with only a quartet). The day after the show, Bibi and her manager and producer Nilson Raman received an email from Pierre Ribert asking for a meeting that would take place the following day. To begin, with a folder and tape in hand, he said, “Bibi, I have had this material with me for many years, in search of a high-level performer and two nights ago, I met you. Your portrayal is rare, few times in my life have a seen an artist with such scenic strength. Ma'am, in these folders and on this tape is the last repertoire selected by Piaf. This was to be her last album. Record these songs.” In May 2003, Bibi recorded the CD-DVD Bibi Canta Piaf (Bibi Sings Piaf) live at the Maison de France Theater in Rio de Janeiro with a choir and orchestra for the record label Biscoito Fino. Having already been distributed in many countries, it has been highlighted as a “musthave” by the French retailer FNAC, having been featured prominently in the window displays of the stores.

Recently, the French photographer Hugues Vassal, friend of Piaf and the person who documented Piaf's final years, declared that Bibi Ferreira was the only performer capable of reliving the dramatic emotion of Piaf. On the occasion of the Year of France in Brazil in 2009, Bibi received France's highest artistic honors again, this time with the title of Commander, the highest commendation the French Government can bestow upon a person connected to French culture. In June of 2013, to celebrate 30 years of her Piaf programs, Bibi debuted a new nationwide tour in Brazil, accompanied by chorus and orchestra, which began with a two-month run at Frei Caneca Theater in Sao Paulo. Two weeks in advance, all of the tickets sold out. The show, which also opened in Rio, is once again an absolute success, this time with a whole new generation of critics and concert-goers. At last, New York will be able to see Brazil's most beloved singer in her most celebrated show, one known to Piaf fans worldwide, when she appeared at New York City's The Town Hall on November 13, 2013. “To Brazilians, the name Bibi Ferreira is to musical theater what Antonio Carlos Jobim is to samba.” FORBES BRAZIL “Bibi proved why she is the most famous singer in Brazil when she brought the house down at Alice Tully Hall” NEW YORK POST

The Town Hall launches first Newish Jewish Music Festival in March 2014 with two groundbreaking musical events.

Premiere of John Zorn 's Masada Book Three : The Book Beriah on March 19th; The Klezmatics Havana Nagila debut with pianist Arturo O'Farrill and Cuban singer Xiomara Laugart on March 23rd Festival includes partner events at Jazz at Lincoln Center Dizzy 's Club Coca Cola , Le Poisson Rouge and City Winery, The Town Hall , one of New York 's most renowned music venues for Nearly a century , will present the first-ever Newish Jewish Music Festival - celebrating contemporary Jewish and Israeli culture and music- with two exciting and unprecedented concerts in March of 2014. The first NJMF date on Wednesday, March 19 at 8 pm , marks the world premiere of John Zorn 's Masada Book Three : The Book Beria, an epic event featuring 20 new compositions by 20 different ensembles in one marathon evening -all Performed for the first team. Then on Sunday, March 23, at 5 pm , the legendary Grammy -winning Klezmatics , who recently celebrated their 25th anniversary together -will present Havana Nagila, the raucous and ingenious examination of the close cultural ties between Jewish and Latin music featuring pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill and Cuban vocalist Xiomara Laugart .

The NJMF concerts at The Town Hall are presented in association with World Music Institute. Other New York City venues will also participate in the festival, with Jazz at Lincoln Center Dizzy 's Club Coca Cola , Le Poisson Rouge and City Winery concerts. "This is a festival celebrating adventurous music, " says Papper MA , Associate Director of The Town Hall . "So much contemporary Jewish music is diverse and complex because artists have embraced international influences and created a new sound with roots to the old Abel. We have a blowout Cuban - Klezmer with the Klezmatics, Arturo O'Farrill and Xiomara Laugart, and it's fitting, too, that this festival is kicked off by John Zorn, an artist who has been exploring new sounds, those in Jewish music for over twenty years." One of the most important composers and musicians of his generation is John Zorn who has spent two decades building upon his exceptional Masada Songbook, now Comprising 613 compositions. The world premiere of John Zorn's Masada Book Three : The Book Beriah, is the newest addition to Zorn 's ongoing work and the last in the series following the 1993 's Masada Book One and 2004's Masada Book Two : The Book of Angels. The newest Masada songs will be presented in a special marathon shuffle concert featuring 20 different bands and more than 50 musicians from wildly divergent

backgrounds such as jazz, rock , classical , world music , pop and more. The premiere of The Book Beriah ( Beriah means World of Creation) will be an unforgettable evening of new Jewish music runs the emotions, influences and styles. The Book Beriah will feature John Zorn , Marc Ribot , Uri Caine , Secret Chiefs 3 , Steve Lehman , Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey , John Medeski, Jon Madof Zion 80 Klezmatics members Frank London and Matt Darriau , Abraxas , Cyro Baptista and Banquet of the Spirits, Many Weapons , Sofia Rei, Eyvind Kang, Ikue Mori , Mark Feldman , Erik Friedlander , Jamie Saft , Cleric , Uri Gurvich and many more. The Klezmatics have accomplished nothing less in their quarter- century together than the redefinition and revitalization of Klezmer, perhaps the most recognized and beloved form of traditional Jewish music in the world. Time Out New York said about the group, "The Klezmatics aren't just the best band in the klezmer vanguard, on a good night, they can rank among the greatest bands on the planet." On the afternoon of March 23 at The Town Hall , the ever - innovative sextet will display another side of their boundless creativity when they team with Grammy -nominated pianist and composer Arturo O'Farrill and the acclaimed Cuban vocalist Xiomara Laugart. The program cleverly dubbed Havana Nagila, will explore the surprisingly close relationship between Often Jewish and Latin music styles. "The Klezmatics have had a number of intersections with Latin musicians over the years," says Frank London the group's trumpeter and one of its founding members, “we've explored the commonalities between fast Freylekhs (Jewish wedding dance rhythm) and Merengue and some of the members have played Latin music for years .

For this special show, we are going to present a much Broader picture of what Jewish - Latin music was, is, and can be, more than simply Yiddish songs played to Latin rhythms , although there will be some of those - they are so much fun, and such a part of our cultural and musical history . “ "Latin music and Jewish music have a lot in common culturally , in terms of coming from immigrant cultures " says Arturo O'Farrill , the leader of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra ,”the two entities have collaborated before, with O'Farrill sitting in with the Klezmatics in concert and jamming with the London Aljo . "The mixing of Latin with Jewish music has been done many times, " says O'Farrill . " It's a symbiotic relationship . It makes sense to have me sit in with the Klezmatics . Moments like this were created to expand the language of music in many directions. But that all sounds so clinical. It was just a lot of fun . " Xiomara Laugart , who will also be featured on this extraordinary event, is a soulful , eclectic , multi - genre Cuban singer best known to New York audiences for her portrayal of Celia Cruz Off- Broadway. Laugert will bring an additional layer of earthiness and gracefulness to the music raw. "As the Jewish people continues to grow into the 21st century, they carry along with them their culture, tradition , history and the past have always played a strong role in the life of the Jews but it is also important to think about the future " says John Zorn about the advent of the Newish Jewish Music Festival . “As we grow as a people, it seems natural that should our culture grow along with us. Just as jazz music has progressed from Dixieland to free jazz and beyond in a few short decades, and

classical music went from tonality to chromaticism, noise and back again, the same kind of growth should be possible -and is perhaps essential- for Jewish music. â&#x20AC;&#x153; The Town Hall is located at 123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 Shows will be on: Wed March 19 at 8pm - John Zorn premieres " Masada Songbook , The Book Beriah " Tickets are: $45 , $55 , $60 , $65 Sun 23 March at 5pm - The Klezmatics / Arturo O'Farrill / Xiomara Laugart " Havana Nagila " $40 , $45 , $50 Tickets can be purchased at: The Town Hall Box Office 212-840-2824 - www.thetownhall.org Ticketmaster - www.ticketmaster.com and 800-982-2787

Paul Winter/Ivan Lins Solstice Celebration 2013 Paul Winter’s musical realm has long embraced the traditions of the world’s cultures, as well as the extraordinary voices of what he refers to as “the greater symphony of the Earth.” His concert tours and recording expeditions have taken him to thirty-seven countries and to wilderness areas on six continents, into which he has traveled on rafts, mules, dog sleds, horses, kayaks, sailboats, steamers, tug-boats and Land Rovers. Paul’s journey started in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he began playing drums, piano and clarinet after the age of five, and then fell in love with saxophone in the fourth grade. Playing in small bands with his schoolmates, first in ‘The Little German Band’, then a Dixieland band, and finally a nine-piece dance band known as ‘The Silver Liners’, he became enthralled first with big band music, and by the small bebop groups of the 1950s, and embarked on his first professional tour at the age of seventeen. At Northwestern University in Chicago Winter formed a jazz sextet, which won the 1961 Intercollegiate Jazz Festival and was signed to Columbia Records by the legendary producer John Hammond. In 1962 the Paul Winter Sextet was sent by the U.S. State Department on a six-month goodwill tour of twenty-three countries of Latin America. That 6-month tour of Latin America affected Winter in many ways, proving to be a true mingling of cultures and an exchange of musical and social ideas. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy shakes Paul Winter’s hand afte the concert. The success of this tour led to an invitation by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to play at the White House. The Sextet’s performance in the East Room on November 19, 1962, happened to be the first ever jazz concert in the White House. 22

The Sextet had spent a month in Brazil during the tour, at the time that a new genre of music was blossoming there, called “Bossa Nova,” and following its return to the US, the group recorded an album of Bossa Nova. In the mid1960s, Paul went to live for a year in Brazil and it became a second home for him. He recorded several albums. Brazilian guitar, Afro-Brazilian percussion, and the symphonic music of Villa-Lobos inspired the aural-vision of the new ensemble he would call the Paul Winter Consort. Launched in 1967, the Consort became the forum for the whole world of diverse music which Paul loved. Paul Winter remembers, “I borrowed the name ‘consort’ from the ensembles of Shakespeare’s time, the housebands of the Elizabethan Theater, which adventurously blended woodwinds, strings and percussion, the same families of instruments I wanted to combine in our ‘contemporary’ consort.” Hearing recordings of the songs of Humpback Whales in 1968 further expanded Winter’s musicalcommunity. The beguiling voices of the whales, and the haunting, bluesey communal celebration of a howling pack of wolves became part of his musical life. Exploring ways to con-sort with these and other voices of the wilderness led the way to Winter’s unique genre of “Earth Music”. His landmark album Common Ground in 1977 incorporated the voices of whale, eagle and wolf as a trilogy representing the realms of sea, air and land. After having recorded twelve albums for major labels during the 1960s and ’70s, in 1980 Winter founded Living Music Records as a forum for his musical-ecological sound-vision. He has produced 45 albums on the Living Music label, of which seven have won Grammy Awards.

Winter Solstice Celebration, featuring the musical “tree of life” and giant Earth globe, at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Dec. 13-15, 2012. Photo by Clifford A. Sobel Since 1980. Paul and the Consort have been artists-in-residence at the world’s largest cathedral, New York’s St. John the Divine, where they have presented over 100 special events, including annual Winter and Summer Solstice Celebrations, Carnival for the Rainforest, and their ecological mass, Missa Gaia/Earth Mass, which is performed annually each October as part of the Feast of St. Francis. With his various ensembles, Paul has toured the world, performing over 3,000 concerts in 52 countries. In recognition of musical and ecological work, he has received a Global 500 Award from the United Nations, Joseph Wood Krutch Medal from the United States Humane Society, the Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award, the Spirit of the City Award presented at New York’s Cathedral of St John the Divine, and an honorary Doctorate of Music from the University of Hartford. www.paulwinter.com PAUL WINTER Soprano saxophonist Paul Winter is one of the pioneers of world music. In addition to combining elements of African, Asian, Latin, and Russian music with American jazz, Winter was one of the first to incorporate the sounds of nature and wildlife into his compositions. Winter was initially rooted in the jazz tradition. Although he majored in English composition at Northwestern University in Chicago, he frequented the city’s jazz clubs. With his

college band, the Paul Winter Sextet, he won the Intercollegiate Jazz Festival competition in 1961, and was signed by John Hammond to Columbia Records, recording a self-titled debut album that December. In 1962, a cultural exchange tour of 23 countries of Latin America, sponsored by the U.S. State Department,opened Winter’s ears to a broader world of music. The success of the tour led to an invitation from Jacqueline Kennedy to play at the White House, and the Sextet’s concert on November 19, 1962, was the first ever presented by a jazz group there. Winter was so captivated by Brazilian music that hereturned to Rio to live for nearly a year in 1964 and 1965, during which time he recorded albums with Carlos Lyra, Luiz Bonfa, The Tamba Trio, Roberto Menescal and Oscar-Castro-Neves. In 1967 he formed the Paul Winter Consort, as a forum for the whole range of music he had come to love, borrowing the group’s name from the house bands of the Elizabethan Theatre of Shakespeare’s time. The Consort recorded three albums for A&M Records between 1968 and 1970. Icarus, a masterpiece that serves as a bridge between small-combo jazz and world music, was recorded in 1971, produced by George Martin, who called it “the finest record I have ever made.” Considering that Martin produced nearly all the albums of the Beatles, the remark carried much importance. In 1972, with cellist David Darling, Winter organized a new ensemble, and original band members Ralph Towner, Paul McCandless, Collin Walcott and Glen Moore launched their experimental jazz band Oregon.

The sounds of nature fascinated Winter, who first heard the songs of humpback whale in 1968, and was beguiled by their poignant and complex vocalizations. Winter and the Consort combined the sounds of whales, wolves, and birds with their acoustic improvisations on their next recording, Common Ground, the first album to blend musical influences from around the globe with voices from nature. In 1980, Winter and the group became artists-inresidence at New York City’s “green” cathedral, St. John the Divine, the world’s largest Gothic cathedral, and launched their own record label, Living Music. While many of these albums have been recorded in a studio that Winter built in a barn, the Paul Winter Consort has recorded in such locales as the Cathedral, the General Assembly of the United Nations, and the Grand Canyon. The Consort toured the United States with Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko in 1985, and joined with a Russian chorus, the Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble, to record Earthbeat three years later - each a groundbreaking artistic achievement and social statement during the Cold War. Winter worked with marine biologist Roger Payne and narrator Leonard Nimoy in 1986 to record Whales Alive!, an album of compositions based on melodies from whales. The Consort provided musical accompaniment for beat poet Gary Snyder on the 1991 album Turtle Island. Winter and his musicians have earned numerous awards for their albums. Sun Singer was named “Best Jazz Album” of 1983 by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors; Spanish Angel and Prayer for the Wild Things won Grammy® Awards back-to-back in 1993 and 1994. Winter produced Pete Seeger’s Pete, which received the “Best Traditional Folk Album” Grammy® in 1996.

Winter’s own most recent albums are squarely in the world-music canon. Brazilian Days (Living Music, 1998) is a collaboration with Oscar Castro-Neves, the Brazilian guitarist whom Winter had met in Rio in 1962 and who was one of the seminal figures in the bossa nova movement. Celtic Solstice (Living Music, 1999), also a Grammy® winner, draws from the stellar Celtic musicians who have played at Winter’s annual Summer and Winter Solstice Celebrations at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Many of the albums tracks were recorded in the Cathedral, and it’s a cornucopia for Celtic fans, including appearances by Uilleann piper Davy Spillane, singer Karan Casey from Solas, tin whistle player Joanie Madden from Cherish the Ladies and fiddler Eileen Ivers of Riverdance fame, not to mention a full Irish, African, and South American percussion ensemble. Winter’s latest album, Journey with the Sun, features Armenian vocalist and instrumentalist Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Davy Spillane, and Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart, and was nominated for a Grammy as “Best World MusicAlbum.” – Craig Harris

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron today announced 13 key members of the production team for the Oscars®, which will air on Sunday, March 2, live on ABC. Director Hamish Hamilton returns to the show after having directed the 82nd Oscars in March 2010. Hamilton has directed many celebrated live televised events, including the 2013 “MTV Video Music Awards,” the 2013 Super Bowl halftime show featuring Beyoncé, and the opening ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics, for which he received an Emmy® nomination. Hamilton also shared in the 2011 Peabody Award for the fifth annual “CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute” and was a 2003 Grammy Award® nominee for directing the musical special “Robbie Williams – Live at the Albert.” He will direct the upcoming 2014 Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bruno Mars. Production designer Derek McLane was part of the team behind the 85th Oscars, which Zadan and Meron produced. During his career, McLane has designed sets for numerous acclaimed Broadway and OffBroadway shows. He has received four Tony Award® nominations and won one for his work on 33 Variations. McLane designs can currently be seen in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. His other Broadway credits include The Heiress, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man, Follies, Anything Goes, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Grease and I Am My Own Wife. McLane’s television credits include the recent NBC event “The Sound of Music Live!”

He was nominated for a 2013 Emmy for Outstanding Art Direction for Variety or Nonfiction Programming for his work on the 85th Academy Awards. Choreographer Rob Ashford has worked on two previous Oscar telecasts, including last year’s show and the 81st Academy Awards in February 2009, for which he won an Emmy. Ashford was recently nominated for a Directors Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for NBC’s broadcast of “The Sound of Music Live!” which was executive produced by Zadan and Meron. Ashford has been nominated for eight Tony Awards and won for Best Choreography in 2002 for Thoroughly Modern Millie.Additional Broadway choreography credits include The Wedding Singer, Curtains, Cry-Baby and Evita. He also served as choreographer on the upcoming feature film adaptation of “Cinderella,” directed by Kenneth Branagh. In addition to Ellen DeGeneres’ team of writers, Zadan and Meron have brought in Kristin Gore, Amy Ozols andJon Macks to complete the writing staff. Gore is a novelist and screenwriter whose past credits include “Futurama” and “Saturday Night Live” and whose current projects include a Showtime pilot with director Bennett Miller, an HBO pilot with director Jay Roach, and a Dreamworks movie with director Lance Accord. Ozols was formerly a writer and producer for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” Macks, a longtime writer for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” and has been nominated for 6 Emmys. He has written for numerous major awards shows, Including 17 prior Oscar telecasts.

Music director William Ross returns to the Oscars after working on the 79th, 83rd and 85th Academy Awards. Ross is a four-time Emmy winner whose musical arrangements have played a part in the opening ceremonies of several Super Bowls as well as the opening and/or closing ceremonies of five Olympic Games. Ross earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Direction for his work on the 85th Academy Awards show. He has also composed music for numerous feature films, including “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Ladder 49.” Costume designers Julie Weiss and Bruce Pask return to the Oscars after working together on the 85th Academy Awards. Pask is the Men's Fashion Director of T Magazine at The New York Times. He has served as fashion editor at notable publications for more than two decades and has worked with Annie Leibovitz on numerous covers for Vanity Fair and on advertising campaigns for “The Sopranos.” Pask debuted as a costume designer for the stage in Joe Montello’s Broadway revival of Noel Coward’s “Design for Living.” He has created costumes for the Broadway musical revival of “Promises, Promises,” directed by Rob Ashford, who also worked with him on the 33rd Kennedy Center Honors for which Pask received Emmy honors. Weiss has designed costumes for more than 50 feature films, including her Oscarnominated work for “Frida” and “Twelve Monkeys.” Her credits include “Steel Magnolias,” “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” “American Beauty,” “Hitchcock,” “Bobby,” “Auto Focus,” “Blades of Glory,” “The Freshman,” “A Simple Plan,” “Searching for

Bobby Fischer” and “The Missing.” Weiss has earned Emmys for her work in “The Dollmaker” and “Woman of Independent Means” and has an additional five Emmy nominations. Her Broadway credits include “The Elephant Man” for which she received a Tony nomination and has worked with Rob Ashford in last season’s production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” She is currently designing for Ashford’s production of the opera, “Carmen.” Weiss is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award from The Costume Designers Guild. This is the first time talent producer Taryn Hurd has worked on an Oscar telecast or collaborated with the show’s producers. Hurd has served as talent producer on events including the FOX network’s “New Year’s Eve Live,” the Breeders’ Cup telecast, “Teen Choice 2013” and “VH1 Divas Salute the Troops.” She also has served as talent producer on the FOX series “So You Think You Can Dance” and ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” Previously, Hurd amassed numerous credits as talent executive on broadcasts such as “The ESPYS,” the “Billboard Music Awards” and the “Critics’ Choice Awards.” Also rejoining the production team are supervising producer Michael Seligman, coproducer Lee Lodge and lighting designer Robert Dickinson. Seligman has more than 300 major television events to his credit and has earned a total of 11 Emmy nominations, including nine for his work on Oscar telecasts. Seligman’s other producing credits include “The American Giving Awards,” “America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre,” “Stand Up to Cancer” and “Return to the Titanic…Live!” Lodge has served as either co-producer or creative producer for the past five Oscar

broadcasts. His credits also include coexecutive producer on the “MTV Video Music Awards” in 2012 and 2013, creative producer on the “CMA Awards” since 2010 and creative producer on the “Billboard Music Awards” since 2011. Winner of 18 Primetime Emmys, lighting designer Robert Dickinson has worked on 26 Oscar broadcasts, including the 85th Academy Awards in 2013. His numerous other credits include the “Kennedy Center Honors,” “Grammy Awards,” “ The Emmy Awards,” “Tony Awards,” “American Music Awards,” Olympic Ceremonies in Atlanta, Salt Lake and Vancouver, the broadcast of the “Sound of Music Live!” and “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.”

The 86th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 16, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater by actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2013 will be presented on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation, produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, will also be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Brazilian Singing Star MARIA RITA Debuts " Voice & Piano "

With more Latin Grammys than any other Brazilian Artist and with a rare appearance after an 8 -Year absence. The challenging , intimate program with Pianist James Costa , covering hits from her four CDs including her 2013 Latin Grammy winner " Rediscover â&#x20AC;&#x153;. Tours ends with special tribute to Bossa Nova Legend Oscar Castro - Neves in Los Angeles MARIA RITA " VOICE & PIANO â&#x20AC;&#x153; Maria Rita ( vocals ) , James Costa (piano ). It should be clear by now that the Brazilian singer Maria Rita marches to her own drummer. She resisted pressures to sing until she decided it was time. Then she went out and exploded onto the international music scene ten years ago. The number of awards that she has won does not amount to the fame that she has conquered. She deserves much more as she has sold more than 2.5 million copies of her four recordings , and has performed in many important festivals and venues around the world. She gracefully negotiated treacherous , impossible comparisons with the late Elis Regina , one of Brazil 's greatest singers - who happens to be her mother . And that's when She decided it was the time. She addressed in her

shadow Elis 's stunning show "Rediscover" . Its success was complete last year when, Rediscover Live , the live recording , Maria Rita won her latest Latin Grammy for Best Album of the Brazilian Popular Music ( MPB ). So what to do as a follow up? A very personal, stripped -down show of voice and piano . For the singer , it 's the equivalent of doing a high-wire act without a net. "It is a challenge , but I like challenges , " she says with a laugh , speaking in barelyaccented english. Partly to the result of her years living and studying in the United States. " I'm not a woman who shies away from a challenge . To the contrary , I get excited . It kind of gets me going . If I do the same thing the same way for a long time , I get bored , so I look for different challenges in my career as well as my personal life . " "I've been playing with my pianist , James Costa , for a long time and we kind of breathe together on stage . But these types of performances are a challenge . As a singer , in this setting , you are totally exposed , " she says . " There is very little room for mistakes . You breathe in the wrong place , you hold a note too long, and it all gets magnified . In a way, everything is much louder than when 29

you are on stage with a lot of people around, a lot of noise . And it's a great challenge not only for the artists on stage. It demands a lot from the audience, too“. Born September 9 , 1977 in Sao Paulo , Brazil, Maria Rita Camargo Mariano is the daughter of singer Elis Regina , who died in 1982 and pianist and arranger Cesar Camargo Mariano , whom she has often cited as her greatest influence . Bloodlines notwithstanding, Maria Rita resisted what many seemed to her preordained path . "I always wanted to sing, " she once explained . " But the issue was not the ' wanting ' but the ' why . ' I do not like to do anything without a reason. It gets easier when you have a goal. The reason became clear when I realized I would go crazy if I did not sing. “ Still, in an interview with National Public Radio in 2004 she noted that "There was this pressure . It was a kind of obligation I had to sing . It was hard to deal with it at times. "So , instead , at 15 she moved to Chatham , New Jersey with her father , finished high school and enrolled at NYU with degrees in Communications and Latin American Studies graduating in 2000 . The following year - she was then 24 - Maria Rita Began singing professionally. Her impressive debut CD , Maria Rita , earned her three Latin Grammy Awards in 2004 including Best New Artist , Best Song in Portuguese ( for her interpretation of Milton Nascimento 's " The Party " ) and Best MPB Album. It was followed by Second ( 2005 ) , which earned her two more Latin GRAMMY ; Samba Meu ( 2007 ) which also won the Latin Grammy

and had such an extraordinary popular reception that it toured until 2010 , and , in 2011, Elo . Then came Rediscover, which started as a concert tribute to Elis Regina on the 30th anniversary of her passing and, by popular demand, grew into a touring show and CD. Maria Rita says the project happened at the right time to address her mother's music and her iconic presence. "I had been on stage for more than 10 years, I had a number of albums and awards, so I felt I had nothing to prove," says Maria Rita. "If there is anybody out there who still thinks I'm only a singer because of my mother, poor you. There is nothing else I can do for you. I'm just doing my thing. I admire my mother too much. That's one of the reasons I did not want to start my career singing her songs, I did not want to intrude in her place . Her place is there and is untouchable . She is immortal . " As far the the experience , every night I sang I told the audience that I was there not just as a singer but as a daughter . I could see the reaction of the people , how much they felt , how much they miss her . Honestly, to see que was a gift for me . It was a beautiful thing . “ Fast forward to 2014 with Maria Rita celebrating the success of Rediscovering and ready to move on to the upcoming " Voice & Piano Tour , her first in the U.S. in eight years . As usual , Maria Rita will be keeping things a bit unpredictable and fresh . " There will be songs from the various albums, some songs I have not recorded and I'm sure we will be doing some songs from Rediscover , " she says .

" Singing in the United States is very special for me . I still have many personal friends there . So I am very excited - and I also have butterflies in my stomach because it's a huge challenge , " she says with a chuckle." But we'll see what happens ! "

The most emotional part of the show was when Maria Rita tried to sing the song "Romaria". Rather than her singing the song, the audience were the ones that were singing. Not only were tears rolling out of the audiences eyes but they were also rolling out of Maria Rita's eyes.

Maria Rita

James Costa

Dionisio González / Halong Series

Galerie Richard is pleased to present the second solo show of Spanish artist Dionisio González entitledHalong Series from September 5 to October 12, 2013. The artist takes on the role of both photographer and architect by digitally urbanizing the free waters surrounding the Vietnamese islands in Halong Bay. The result is a marine city featuring a mix of ordinary boathouses with modernist architecture. The series emphasizes the possible transformations because of mass tourism on the picturesque Vietnamese locale. By inserting or deplacing marine slums made up of intricately designed boats, González places the inhabitants in the optimal position to enjoy their own landscape. The new modernist constructions suggest a foreign influence without completely disrupting the original cultural identity unique to Vietnam. The manipulations offer a renewed image to Halong, not one marked by isolation as a protected untouched destination but rather as an active place connected with the rest of the world. Each house is attributed with a distinctive personnality reflective of the occupants. This particularity along with the diverse architectures defies the usual idea of urban development. While the lack of familiarity prevents the full empathization with this culture, it reveals a sense of wonder through the process of discovery. Michel Foucault considered a boat to be the prime example of a Heterotopia. Defined as a physical localization of the Utopia, a Heterotopia is a concrete space that inhabits the imaginary. Dionisio González, like Le Corbusier with his unrealized drawings projects, proposes a visualization of this concept. The particular response to overpopulation, by proposing a socially diverse marine city complete with beautiful views shared by all, derives from a utopian perspective. Each house is a private paradise island with the ability to move freely within the society as well as beyond. The inhabitants of these slum houses and foreign modernistic architectures can be considered as whole populations outside of society. The desire to evolve and stay current with technological advances remains and is evident in the inhabitants’ homes that feature rendered architectural outbursts. Manifested through the organic forms of the structural interpolations are the residents’ aspirations for change and continuous growth. In these images, the juxtaposition of the two architectures suggests a rupture in time. A heterotopia can open or close itself, which makes it both accessible and isolated. This new urban structure can also close it spread out and open itself is sepqrqte even more from the coast. The Heterotopias fill a function in relation with other spaces of societies as spaces of illusion or of perfection. González respectfully crafts and integrates alternative survival strategies into the modest amphibian living conditions. The solutions envisioned in the digital virtual manipulations expose an anarchic potential that is equally imposing and enticing. Dionisio González (Gijón, 1965) is senior lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Universidad de Sevilla. His works are represented in prominent collections such as the Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges-Pompidou in Paris, the ING Art Collection in Amsterdam, and the Margulies Collection at The Warehouse in Miami. His work has been exhibited in multiple institutions and museums such as the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía de Madrid (MNCARS), the Museu de Arte de São Paulo or the Toronto Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art. He has received numerous awards such as the Premio Pilar Juncosa and Sotheby’s from the Fundació Pilar y Joan Miró and the European Photography Arendt Award in 2013.

From Brazil and Havana via New York

Upslope in yellow, electronics graphy. (Curva ascendente no Amarelo ,Grafia eletronica) by Humberto Espindola

From Brazil and Havana via New York , is a conference that is being shown in Galeria35 . The exhibition consists of three major contemporary visual artists: Grace Almeida Kawall , Humberto Espindola , and J. Aisar Martinez who brings a new look to the job they perform. Galeria35 is also supporting the popular writers of Pernambuco : Nena, Francisco Borge , J. Borges and Costa Leite along with 24 woodcuts . Grace Kawall Almeida presents five works, painting on fabric , where many times she added recycled materials . Her works are focused on folk, and in the struggle for freedom as a women and racism. Almeida is part of MAD's collection with her work " Brazil 500 Years" and in the Museo Del Barrio " Guerreiro Latino". Humberto Espindola is

from Mato Grosso, located in northwestern Brazil, south of the Amazon. As the famous art critic, Aline Figueiredo wrote in her book "Art here is like grass!" The art is the result of conflict between opulence and misery. Espindola shows four jobs in this new phase of electronic writing. He represented the Brazil abroad three times with the S達o Paulo Biennial. Aisar J. Martinez is from Havana, Cuba and has five oil paintings showing the flying animals which symbolizs the metamorphosis from animals to humans which is called "Before Sunset". Martinez won the Havana Biennale several times. His art reflects the complexity of society from its 33 environment.

Galeria35 has its own history by teaching us the "secret gallery " of Murray Hill. Its first exhibition was held in September 1966. During the next 20 years of the gallery, it was known as " Community Gallery" doing exhibitions of works by artists from Murray Hill. In 2010 the gallery changed it name to Gallery35. Today more than 20 members participate many of which are Murray Hill local artists who make regular exhibition at the galleria and many of them are nationally known awarded artists.

Brazil and Havana via New York is an exhibition for all ages.

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Throckmorton Fine Art is pleased to offer an unprecedented exhibit of 30 vintage works by the most important Latin American photographer of the twentieth century—Manuel Álvarez Bravo. This great master, who lived for more than a century, was widely celebrated toward the end of his career at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 1997. For most of his life modest means kept him from printing more than a few prints of even his most cherished photographs in the early days of his career. Fortunately, Álvarez Bravo’s work has been widely published. Seeing the vintage prints, though, is incomparable. Thirty-some vintage prints, from throughout Álvarez Bravo’s career will be exhibited. Álvarez Bravo was born in in the heart of Mexico City (behind the Cathedral) in 1902, and so lived through the Mexican Revolution (1910-1917). He left school at the age of 13, but was an avid reader his entire life. Álvarez Bravo was essentially a self-taught photographer, but he knew well the artists of the “Mexican Renaissance,” such as Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Moreover, Álvarez Bravo was courted by the foreign intellectuals and artists who visited Mexico, including André Breton, and he had a long friendship with Henri Cartier-Bresson. However, Álvarez Bravo remained singularly original, making, in his photography, a seamless transition from the “pictorialism” and social realism of the early twentieth century to the “modernism” that artistically defined much of the century. He imitated no one—others tried, always unsuccessfully, to imitate him. Álvarez Bravo produced some of the most iconic photographs known; he helped establish the aesthetic possibilities of photography. This exhibit pays deserved homage to him. (New York Latin Culture , www.NewYorkLatinCulture.com )

8th Annual Latin American Cultural Week The Oral Tradition Symposium held on Monday, November 18th

This was the second year in which the Brazilian Endowment for the Arts – B.E.A.– were proud to be part of PAMAR’s 8th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (LACW). LACW united the best variety of cultural centers, museums, and art galleries to celebrate Latin American Culture in its diversity in New York City. Professor Domício Coutinho, founder of B.E.A., welcomed the symposium guests and speakers which had a variety of presentations such as Maracatu and Frevo, as well as the works of six wood-cutters from Pernambuco: Amaro Francisco Borges, J. Borges, Nena Borges, José Costa Leite, Walderedo Gonçalves, and the dearly missed Mestre Noza. We also had the the presence of special painters: Humberto Espindola, Mato Grosso, Brazil; Aisar J. Martinez, Havana, Cuba; and Grace de Almeida Kawall. The documentarist photographers: Peter Kloehn, USA; Daniel Dawson,USA; Thomas Baccaro, Recife; Izan Petterle, Rio Grande do Sul; Fernando Natalici, São Paulo and Jeanmarie Theobalds, USA. The objective was to promote and connect the popular culture of Brazil, focusing on influences on Oral Tradition and Northeastern Culture with the influences of other native cultures, including the Caribbean, Cuba, France, Nigeria, and Portugal to define oral tradition in relation to the contemporary cultural system and to propose an implementation of popular culture in the academic curriculum. The oral tradition symposium included the participation of professors from diverse backgrounds discussing various aspects of Oral Tradition, Visual Arts, Theater, Music, Poems, Rituals, Dances, and Cordel Literature: Dr. Mark Curran, Professor of Languages, Cordel Literature Researcher; Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, Arizona; Dr. Henry Drewal, Visual Art & Art History, Chazen Museum of Art, UWMadison; Professor Aline Figueiredo, Art Critic, Writer, and Professor from Mato Grosso; Dr. Elizabeth Ruf Maldonado, Theater, and Generic Studies - LAS, Boricua College, N.Y.; Jeanmarie Theobalds, Photographer and former researcher at MOMA Oral Tradition, N.Y; Dr. Yanna Elsa Brugal, Director of Arte y Tiempo, Theater & Oral Tradition, Havana; Kurt Thometz, Writer, Researcher and Book Collector, New York; Dr. Antonio Luciano de Andrade Tosta, Professor of Brazilian-American Literature at the University of Kansas; Dr. Vanessa K. Valdés, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at CUNY, New York; Vivian Warfield, Musicologist, New York, NY. and Glória Albues, Film Director from Mato Grosso which showed a documentary about the indigenous community. Liza Renia Papi, Professor of Public Art, Art History, and Art Appreciation, LEAp and St. John’s University, New York; Michele Nascimento Kettner, Writer, musicologist,and Professor of Portuguese, CUNY, New York; Diana Menasché, Writer, poet, and Professor of Languages, CUNY, New York; João Noemi Neto, Professor of Portuguese Language, English and Spanish, Columbia University, NY Consultants; Polly Ferman, Founder of PAMAR, and Latin American Cultural Week, LACW; Vivian Warfield, 36 Musicologist, New York, NY and Ana Sofia Contrucci.

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