Arts & Answers: 'Tania León, Tuesday March 17, 9:30-10 PM'; WKCR-FM 89.9 & WKCR.org

On Feb. 27, 2009 AfriClassical posted: “Tania León's 'Inura' Performed by DanceBrazil at NYU's Skirball Center March 19-22”. The piece began: “DanceBrazil presents a program including Inura, composed by Tania León, on four consecutive days, from Thursday, March 19 through Sunday, March 22”. Today we were happy to read this on the blog “Lit Between the Ears”: “Arts & Answers: Tania León, Tuesday March 17, 9:30-10 PM. Posted by William Spear in >> Dramatic Radio, >> News. Host Anne Cammon interviews acclaimed composer Tania León as she prepares for the premiere of Inura, her dance score to be performed by DanceBrazil.

Details: Arts & Answers; Anne Cammon, Host; WKCR-FM 89.9 FM, http://www.WKCR.org” The station, whose motto is “Columbia University Radio in New York”, gives this description of the format of the program: “Arts and Answers: Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30-10pm. A thirty minute conversation with one or more artists that discusses a single work of art.” [Tania Justina León (b. 1943) is profiled at AfriClassical.com Her website is: http://www.TaniaLeon.com/]

Tania León's 'Inura' Performed by DanceBrazil at NYU's Skirball Center March 19-22

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DanceBrazil presents a program including Inura, composed by Tania León, on four consecutive days, from Thursday, March 19 through Sunday, March 22: SkirballCenter.NYU.edu/ "DanceBrazil: World premiere of Inura featuring a contemporary fusion of Afro-Brazilian dance, live music, and Capoeira.”

DanceBrazil.org

“Presenting four performances of Inura at the Skirball Center with choreography by DanceBrazil guest artist Carlos Dos Santos and a commissioned score by Cuban-born composer and conductor Tania León; with Ritmos (2008), Vieira’s homage to Capoeira, the Afro-Brazilian martial art unique to his home state of Bahia, and the Samba, Brazil’s iconic popular dance.” 

“Stay for a Q&A with the artists after the performance on March 20. Participants will include:

Jelon Vieira, Ritmos Choreographer & Artistic Director of DanceBrazil

Tote Gira, Ritmos Composer & Music Director for DanceBrazil

Carlos Dos Santos, Inura Choreographer

Tania León, Inura Composer

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at NYU

566 La Guardia Place (at Washington Square South)

New York, NY 10012    http://www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu” 

[Tania Justina León (b. 1943) is an Afro-Cuban composer and conductor of contemporary classical music who is profiled at AfriClassical.com Born in Havana, she is Director of Music Composition at Brooklyn College, where she has been a member of the faculty since 1985. Her website is: http://www.TaniaLeon.com/]