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Acclaimed Kids’ Film Festival Comes to Uppers Keys! ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys – The top children’s films from around the world will be shown over seven evenings at the TIB Bank Amphitheater in Islamorada’s Founders Park from Jan. 3 through Jan. 21. “The Best of the New York Children’s International Film Festival” features movies for children from three years old through older teens, and each of the films is rated for the appropriate age. “This is a rare chance for parents to show their children that there’s more to kids’ movies than Disney and Pixar,” said David Feder, president of Islamorada Community Entertainment (ICE) and well-known local musician. “These are brilliant films -- funny, sad, engaging, and thought- provoking for kids of all ages, and parents too! It’s a complete change from the predictable Hollywood formula for children’s movies.” The films include animation, live action, and experimental formats. The storylines include ducks and penguins that play soccer; an orphaned math prodigy hiding out in a department store; a schoolgirl turned into a cat princess; a dog with a cat “inside;” a solar powered tricycle; and an awkward puppy trying to be a guide dog for the blind. Tickets for the festival are just $5 per person per event. Those who make advanced purchases can get a book of five tickets, good for any film, for $20. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at Hooked on Books, 81909 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada; Cover to Cover Books, Tavernier Towne Center; TIB Bank of the Keys local branches; or call ICE at 305/395-6344 or on the web site at www.keysice.com. All performances will be held at the TIB Bank of the Keys Amphitheater, Islamorada Founders Park, MM 87 Bayside. In case of inclement weather, films will be shown at the Coral Shores High School Performing Arts Center. Filmgoers are encouraged to bring blankets and a box dinner. Here is the complete listing of the movies, dates, appropriate ages, start times and a short summary: Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 7 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Immediately following “The Cat Returns,” the children’s
choice award for the best short film (from the Jan. 19 showing),
and the parents’ choice for
best film, will be announced.
Pierre Bensusan is a guitarist, a singer, a composer,
a man who constantly explores the depth of his own voice in a way
that transcends his instrument. Mr. Bensusan's
compositions often start with melodies inspired by various folk
traditions. But he develops these ideas into compositions of astonishing
complexity, creating beautiful and sensuous sounds with a sense
of orchestration that goes far beyond what is generally thought
of as guitar music. His pieces commonly feature syncopated rhythms,
unusual time signatures, and complex harmonic structures. Any guitarist
who has tried to learn one of his tunes will attest to the technical
challenges presented by his music. Yet mastering difficult fingerings
is never the point; what interests Bensusan is the greater challenge
of creating the artful statements that seems to flow effortlessly
from his guitar.
Wil Maring has won the prestigious Chris Austin songwriting contest at Merlefest and was a finalist this year at the Kerrville Folk Festival. Robert Bowlin is simply one of the best acoustic guitar and fiddle players on the planet. Robert has toured with Maura O'Connell, Kathy Mattea, Tom T. Hall, Farron Young, Richard Greene, The Osborne Brothers, Bill Monroe, and others. Wil Maring and virtuose guitarist and fiddler Robert Bowlin combine talents to create beautiful and fresh original acoustic music which straddles the fence between bluegrass, folk, and country music. Wil's stunning vocal style and heartfelt lyrics have raised the eyebrows of the acoustic music world in recent years. Their music leaves audiences spellbound long after the show is over. Nashville DJ Dave Higgs says, "Absolutely, hands-down some of the most mesmerizing, exciting, interesting and enjoyable acoustic music I have ever heard. Wil's songs are just in a league of their own."
Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company presents A Compás ! - ‘Primal Pulse’
From the early days in which Paco Peña decided to launch his now world famous company, he set out to bring onto the stage a true rendition of what the Art of Flamenco represents: a spontaneous collaboration between artists of different disciplines, i.e. musicians, dancers and singers who inspire one-another to reach as far as possible into their artistic endeavors so as to create a unique and unrepeatable experience every time; a performance that is new and surprising to themselves as much as it is to any audience present. The new presentation, A Compás! wants to transmit to the audience the compelling nature of a range of flamenco rhythms, from the almost “tribal”, trance-inducing quality of the “alboreá’” to the razor - sharp complexity of the “bulería”. At the same time, the show aims to isolate each artist at some moment, to throw (as it were) him or her onto the naked reality of a given rhythmic structure (or compás) and, there, having to deal with it in their own personal way, immersing themselves deeply into the feeling of the rhythm and contributing their own creative input, they must end up projecting an unstoppable pulse that every one can feel and identify with. Or, put in different words, they must try and get everybody “into the rhythm”, induce the feeling of “a compás” into the whole experience. Flamenco rhythms are vital; the “compás” is like a primal pulse, like the rhythm of the earth... and everyone must get to feel it!
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