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WOMEN IN THE ARTS
2.WOMEN
IN THE ARTS.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
Judy
Hintz Cox: America’s first lady of progressive minimalism.
Cox’s
paintings are elegantly and intelligently composed, structured and balanced,
yet, she is not restrained by an artistic dogmatic analysis.
1.
Renate Aller: BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
She photographs
femme fatales, elegant women, the clouds, inexistent people who make you
think, and the infinity of nothingness. You see it in her shots of lyrical and
nostalgic skies, horizons, clouds, seascapes and ultra modern installations.
t9.WOMEN GENIUSES OF
DANCE AND BALLET.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. The
Magical and Surreal World of Theatrical Dance and Ballet...The religions of
ancient Greece and Rome are extinct now, but the gods and goddesses of Olympus
are still vibrant in our dreams and fragile hopes. The sublime deities came to
life through poetry, music and dance. They belonged to literature, fantasy,
art and dance. In the firmament of human imagination, they defined their
divine circle, and continued to hold it within the winds...
t18.WOMEN
ARTISTS OF THE WORLD.t1
ALISON LAPPER.
My Body Is Art! It's
been empty for 150 years. But this week it was announced that the vacant
fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square will be occupied by a 15ft-high nude
statue of a pregnant Alison Lapper. She talks to Hadley Freeman about art,
disability and notions of beauty.
t
2MARIA
CHEVSKA.
Can't Wait (Letters R.L.),
Andrew Mummery Gallery, London, United Kingdom. Awaiting the visitor to her
first solo show in London for almost three years are two significant
developments in Maria Chevska's work. The first is the introduction of
objects into the gallery space, objects that the viewer has to negotiate and
which act as both an aid and a restriction to reading her paintings...
22.THE
VERY BEST OF NEW YORK:
ENTERTAINERS, SINGERS, ARTISTS, ART EVENTS, SHOWS.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
THE BEST AND THE WORST OF THE YEAR:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
The Winners, the Losers, the Turkeys!!
SOCIETY AND LIFESTYLE: BY
MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
Hottest
and Most Talented Women of the Year.
We will always talk about the famous and the rich. Wealth and money are
status symbol. When you have money, people think that you know. When you
lose your assets, social power and position, you become yesterday’s
news. You might get lucky and be remembered here and there, but you are
no more a headliner. You become like Australia. Everybody talks about
Australia but nobody wants to visit Australia.
MODERN ART IN IRAQ:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. LEADING FIGURES AND INTERNATIONAL
PERSONALITIES:
No country will ever survive if
its art dies. it the proper time to talk about Iraqi modern art
amidst the turbulent Iraq passage toward new political and social
metamorphoses? Absolutely, for nations were initially born through
the original expressions of individual and shared feelings, ideas,
concepts and ideologies transmitted and illustrated through the
medium of art. Equally true is the survival of nations and the
preservation of their heritage, history and national pride through
art in all its forms and styles.
17.
PORTRAIT OF A NEW YORK FEMALE ARTIST:
RACHEL BERTONI.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
WOMEN IN MUSIC
1.
It
seems
everybody wants to be a jazz singer nowadays. People of all ages turn up at
'open mic' sessions to perform their party piece. But why this sudden eruption
of would-be vocalists? Maybe because singing looks easier than playing an
instrument, although it isn't. Or maybe it's because there are so many good
jazz singers in Britain to inspire them. There's Stacey Kent, Tina May, Claire
Martin, Clare Teal, Barb Jungr, Anita Wardell, Sheena Davis...
170-200.
WORLD OF CABARET: AMERICAN MUSIC AND THE BIRTH OF
CABARET
FROM
THE EARLY JAZZ ERA TO PRESENT.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
Artists,
performers, entertainers, musicians, composers and singers of yesteryears and
at the dawn of American music were so different from those who came to the
scene of the modern American music of the 20th and 21st
centuries. The music was real musical composition, no Rap crap and heavy metal
distorting noises. The lyrics were simple, evocative, poetic and polite and
consequently, songs could be sung by all generations and audiences of all
ages. The musical productions were either super extravaganzas or daringly
intimate and sentimental.
t11.UNDISCOVERED
GREAT TALENTS: DIVAS IN THE MAKING.
It
is not an easy task to write about Sophia Dalle, nor to engage into a dialogue
with this macabre and translucent Diva in the making. She lives in a world we
are familiar with, and in a cosmos where only most daring thoughts,
phantasmagoric visions and idealism blend and fade in. She is idealistic, a
spiritual chic and abundant with multidimensional musical talent. She
interrupts you all the time, she rushes to freeze and free words of wisdom,
you wish you could totally understand, and she challenges your intellect, even
though, she disdains ivy league cum laude graduates who analyze everything in
life.
270.WORLD
CABARET: BY
MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
NEW YORK CITY-
Her October cabaret show at Joe's Pub in New York City was a smashing
success. Barb Jungr took New York and the audience by storm. Listening to her
albums is a delight. But, seeing her performing on stage is the ultimate
musical treat and an experience at many levels, not to miss. From her very
first song to Waterloo Sunset, her international hit, Barb Jungr shined
brighter than midnight sunset, enrobed with a femme fatale aura, a sensual
intellectualism and the implosion of a dignified femme fatale. Her show was a
sort of a tribute to Bob Dylan. She sang his biggest hits, her style and her
way and she excelled. But, when she delivered Jacques Brel's "Ay Marieke,
Marieke", the audience went wild. She mesmerized the hell out of them.
t16.DIVAS.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. The New Wave of Divas and Femmes
Fatales: Barb Jungr, Alison England, Jennifer Terran, Sophia Dalle, Cheryl
Bliss...
t1.Lyne
Tremblay BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE . She is de facto, Canada's most sophisticated, elegant and captivating
cabaret Diva and "Femme Fatale".
Her voice is an explosion and implosion
of warmth, vocal virtuosity, seduction, truthful inner feelings and a magical
"Un Je Ne Sais Quoi?". You look at Lyne and the scent of a Parisian Diva of La
Belle Epoque or "Les Annees Folles" breath over you. You look at Lyne
Tremblay, and Montmartre, Les Grands Boulevards, the dialogues of Jean...
t2.CABARET:
STARS AND LEGENDS. BY MAXIMILLIEN
DE LAFAYETTE.
Wesla
Whitfield made her own rules and enlarged the perimeter of performance
excellence by sculpting an almost perfect sense of phrasing
which magically and very tenderly
reached the hearts and souls of multi-varied and demanding audiences. She
brought to the traditional world of cabaret music, a very intimate, warm,
pensive and personal musical and vocal interpretation which defied
conventionalism. This delightful defying and charmingly innovative creativity
is...
t34..SUPERSTARS
AND LEGENDS: MAXIMILLIEN INTERVIEWS THE DIVAS.
tGLORIA LORING.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. She did it all with class, beauty,
intelligence, style, talent, unique creativity, guts and warmth. And she
excelled in everything she accomplished. Grande Dame Loring is a published
author, a national speaker, a world-class actress, an international
celebrity, a star of the American cinema and television, a leading figure of
the American theater and concert halls, a singer, a composer, a lyricist, a
songwriter, a producer, a certified yoga teacher, a member of Who's Who in
America and The World Who's Who of Women...
t2.RAQUEL BITTON.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
She is Edith Piaf’s soul, tears and joy, but she remains herself “The Grande
Dame Raquel Bitton” with pure individuality, distinctive style and her own
Jewish persona. Raquel Bitton is the foremost and single most important
international singer responsible for reviving the repertoire of the
legendary Edith Piaf worldwide. Raquel Bitton made her
mark on the French world of music. Her previous engagements, appearances and
credits include music documentaries and singing for PBS, National Public
Radio, recitals at “Carnegie Hall” in New York...
22.THE
VERY BEST OF NEW YORK:
ENTERTAINERS, SINGERS, ARTISTS, ART EVENTS, SHOWS.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE
THE BEST AND THE WORST OF THE YEAR:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
The Winners, the Losers, the Turkeys!!
SOCIETY AND LIFESTYLE: Hottest
and Most Talented Women of the Year.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. We will always talk about the famous and the rich. Wealth and money are
status symbol. When you have money, people think that you know. When you
lose your assets, social power and position, you become yesterday’s
news. You might get lucky and be remembered here and there, but you are
no more a headliner. You become like Australia. Everybody talks about
Australia but nobody wants to visit Australia.
11.
THE WORLD OF CINEMA: JESSICA BURNSTEIN
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
The multifaceted talents of
Jessica Burstein: Film maker, director, editor, producer, screenplay and movie
star! Jessica Burstein is the
living example of the modern, ambitious, creative and fascinating American
woman of our time. She is the newest promising and bursting film maker of the
year. She had the talent, the vision and the guts. She had to prove it to her
peers and to cinema goers on a large scale. One way to do it: Make the movie,
write the script, direct the picture and star in it. And she did! Jessica had
no hesitation about her talent and abilities to make a movie...
1.
DIVAS AND SUPERSTARS: BY
MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
MEET THE NEWEST WORLD OPERA SUPER
SENSATION: DIVA ALISON ENGLAND. She is
larger than life. And her voice is an explosion and implosion of mesmerizing
vocal virtuosity and joyful drama. A living
legend with a big heart and immense talent. Meet the American princess of
world opera who conquered Paris...
66.
GRANDE DAMES AND DIVAS: BY
MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
AMANDA McBROOM: THE ROSE OF ALL ROSES.
Amanda McBroom has been
called “…the greatest cabaret performer of her generation, an urban poet who
writes like an angel and has a voice to match.” And WACJ calls her “The
Immortal Living Legend And The Greatest Songwriter/Singer Of All Time”.
Today, Amanda McBroom
is the greatest songwriter/singer/entertainer in America.
79-80.
WORLD-CLASS TALENTS:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
SOFIA LAITI.
ysterious American chanteuse Sofia Laiti is making
a big buzz with her recently released CD YOU DON'T KNOW ME, her debut
recording of European and American cabaret repertoire. I just said Cabaret
Debut, not a singer career debut, because she has already 3 CDs to her
credit. She has been classically trained, but for some reasons, she decided
to become a jazz singer. A short biography by Alex Henserson in All Music
Guide sheds a light on the background of this singer...
150.THE
ESSENTIALS: THE BEST CABARET MUSIC AND SONGS CDs:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
The ESSENTIALS are those CDs or recordings which
are looked upon as major, important and most significant for the genre per se.
Cabaret is my forte. Cabaret music is my favorite topic. And I will writing
about it, and about the best cabaret CDs of recent years; CDs of American
Cabaret singers and songwriters. Unquestionably, the greatest non Parisian,
non ethnically French Cabaret singer in the world and outside France is
RAQUEL BITTON who currently lives in California...
152.POP
NEW RELEASES & REVIEWS:
Bjork has said she finds her best, most loved music has been the songs she was
selfish in making. On her latest, the Icelandic chanteuse has cast out even
the instruments. Bjork's seventh album, Medulla, which refers to the spinal
cord in Latin, gets to the heart of the marrow, so to speak...IBob Marley is
reggae's king, Jimmy Cliff is its prince. The veteran Jamaican singer has the
royal lineage. He started his career in the early '60s ska scene in Kingston
while still a teenager and has grown along with the music through its many
permutations...And much more...
155. CABARET: MEET THE QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN'S CABARET. BARB JUNGR. BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE
Diva Barb Jungr is a living
legend. She is larger than life on stage. She is witty, captivating, warm and
boiling with musical lava and unsurpassed vocal virtuosity. An English woman
who sings like real, real, real Parisian cabaret singers? Like Piaf, for
instance? Not really. Perhaps much better, because he is happier than those
stuffy melodramatic French singers who complicate your life. French cabaret is
intense because it is drama. Jungr's cabaret is happy, vivacious, filled with
joy and hope. They compared her to Ute Lemper, Juliette Greco and Edith Piaf.
.
2.WHO’S
WHO OF THE BEST AMERICAN FEMALE SINGERS-ENTERTAINERS: T
3.AMERICAN LEGENDS:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
GRANDE DAME PAULETTE ATTIE:
LA CRÈME DE LA CRÈME. SHOWBIZ STAR OF THE YEAR, by MAXIMILLIEN de LAFAYETTE.
To call Ms. Attie "Divine" or "Sensational" is a childish approach to
understand, feel, sense, explore and admire the beautifully intelligent and
warmly captivating multidimensional art and multifaceted universe of her
creativity. P.20-
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5.THE
WORLD MOST FAMOUS AMERICAN FEMALE SINGERS
AND NON-AMERICAN FEMALE SINGERS WHO SING IN ENGLISH.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
THE WORLD 50 FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS AND
ENTERTAINERS IN ALL LANGUAGES.
P.177 -182
JAZZ
CORNER:
It seems everybody wants to be a jazz singer
nowadays. People of all ages turn up at 'open mic' sessions to perform
their party piece. But why this sudden eruption of would-be vocalists?
Maybe because singing looks easier than playing an instrument, although
it isn't. Or maybe it's because there are so many good jazz singers in
Britain to inspire them. There's Stacey Kent, Tina May, Claire Martin,
Clare Teal, Barb Jungr, Anita Wardell, Sheena Davis, Cathie Rae and
plenty more. Until recently, the guys had fewer role-models, but then
along came Jamie Cullum whose career received a mighty boost when he was
signed by Universal.
P.306 -
310
BEST POP,
JAZZ,VARIETE CABARET MUSIC CDs OF THE YEAR.
Ute Lemper, Cindy Benson, Anna Bergman, Barb Jungr, Rebecca Spencer,
Sofia Laiti, etc...
INTERNATIONAL STAR OF THE YEAR:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
LAUREN FIELD HAS
BEEN HONORED AS INTERNATIONAL STAR OF THE YEAR.
Once a year, World Art Celebrities Journal
elects "The International Woman of the Year" in Humanities/Social Affairs and
The "International Woman of the Year" in Music and Entertainment. The
election is basically and primarily based upon the journal's Editorial Board
nomination and selection, the Committee of Arts and Entertainment Critics
recommendation and the vote of our readers worldwide, via international
survey/poll conducted in 135 countries, where WACJ is read. Grande Dame of the
American media, Dr. Monica Crowley, former international affairs and political
relations to President Nixon and host of the nationally acclaimed New York's
"Monica Crowley Show" has been elected International Woman of the Year. While,
United Kingdom's newest music and entertainment sensation Lauren Field, a
world-class singer-songwriter, a superb performer/entertainer and producer has
been elected as the International Star of the Year. Maximillien de Lafayette
explores the multidimensional world of Diva Field and bring to us an
exclusive interview with this magnificent artist heading toward world stardom.
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