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Lincoln Center Out of Doors FestivalAugust 2-27, 2007  Lincoln Center Out of Doors audience Week Three continues in the Damrosch Park Bandshell with the Trisha Brown Dance Company, weaving together movement, music and visual elements into a beautifully integrated design. Also appearing -- The Lula Washington Dance Theatre, an electrifying Los Angeles based ensemble that blends Afro-Caribbean, modern, street-dance and jazz techniques to create brilliant depictions of African American experiences, past and present. The week also features the 24th Annual Roots of American Music Festival, a weekend celebration of the best in blues, gospel and folk. Highlights of this year’s festival are the gospel-singing Dixie Hummingbirds, folk-legend Tom Paxton and the kickin’ Klezmer King Ricky Skaggs. Select shows shown below for more information on the festival, please visit lincolncenter.org.  Dancers from the Trisha Brown Dance Company August 14, 2007 at 8 pm in the Damrosch Park Bandshell trishabrowncompany.org Postmodern legend Trisha Brown possesses a distinctive artistic sensibility that weaves movement, music and visual elements into a beautifully integrated design. Founded in 1970 when Brown branched out from the experimental Judson Dance Theater to work with her own group of dancers, the Trisha Brown Dance Company has become an international force, with a repertory that ranges from small group pieces to evening-length works and collaborations between Ms. Brown and major visual artists.
 Dancers from the Lula Washington Dance Theatre The Lula Washington Dance Theatre August 16, 2007 at 7:30 pm in the Damrosch Park Bandshell August 17, 2007 at 10:30 am in the Josie Robertson Plaza (Just for Kids) August 17, 2007 at 7:30 pm in the Damrosch Park Bandshell lulawashington.com A beautifully trained ensemble from Los Angeles, blends Afro-Caribbean, modern, street-dance and jazz techniques to create brilliant depictions of African American experiences, past and present.
24th Annual Roots of American Music Festival  Sid Selvidge from the Roots of American Music Few singers convey so much passion with so little fuss as Rosemary Woods. This extraordinary songwriter has worked hard to bring the people of Ireland together through her songs: messages of rare candor seamlessly packaged in beautiful melodies. Whether playing new interpretations of classic songs or original pieces, The Fables offer a head-on fusion of contemporary rock n’ roll with the time-honored traditions of Celtic music. Rocker Charlie Gracie topped the charts in the U.S. and Great Britain with his smash “Butterfly” in 1957. Fifty years later, with a successful recording and performing career, he’s still rolling. The songs of folk legend Tom Paxton are deeply rooted in the traditions of America with a deep sense of justice, humanity and family.  Dancers from the New York Baroque Dance Company August 22, 2007 at 6 pm in the Josie Robertson Plaza nybaroquedance.org The New York Baroque Dance Company, hailed for infusing baroque materials with a new vitality, performs love duets from the 18th century. Known for capturing the elegance, wit, and spirit of baroque era dances, the company is dedicated to challenging aesthetic conventions and bringing forgotten masterpieces to new audiences.
 The “Princess of Salsa� La India
 Members of Kristjan Järvi's Absolute Ensemble Directed by Järvi and created by Järvi and Swiss composer/saxophonist Daniel Schnyder, the program will include traditional Middle Eastern instruments such as the nay (wood flute), oud (Arabian lute), and various traditional percussion instruments and vocalists. Guest soloists include Marcel Khalife on oud and vocals, Bachar Khalife on hand percussion, Bassam Saba on nay, Schnyder on saxophone and Mark Feldman on violin.
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