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Born in Barcelona, Spain, Juan Carreras aka ‘Juan de Marias’ started his musical studies as a classical guitarist in 1969, and three years later began the study of flamenco guitar with some of the most renowned teachers in Barcelona, Madrid and Jerez, Spain.
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Formed in 1986 by Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi, Kokoro Dance is a Vancouver-based post-butoh company that fuses the aesthetics of East and West in programs of dance that have earned critical acclaim across Canada and around the world. Kokoro Dance has produced over 1,000 performances and is dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration and culturally diverse exploration.
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African dance is cultural and spiritual expression of divinity. By using movement of nature, animals, and everyday life to express ourselves. African people also develop specific dances to summon their great ancestral spirit to invoke the energy of the ancient force within oneself for connection and healing.
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Mearingstone is a Vancouver-based ensemble of five pipers, which plays new works for Scottish highland bagpipes, often augmented by other instruments such as Japanese taiko and shakuhachi, Indian tabla, bass clarinet, or pipe band percussion (snare, tenor and bass drums).
Shakti Dance strives to make Bharata Natyam understandable and meaningful to Canadians, and reflective of their experience. Their productions illuminate both traditional wisdom as well as contemporary concerns.
Silk Road Music
Canadian performances threading the cultures of Asia and the world—from classic Chinese solos and intimate duets to multicultural ensembles that rock the house.
Fred Lee, MC and MOSAIC staff
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