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DANCE
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...
BALLET:
A WORLD LEGEND IS WITHOUT A JOB!! WHAT A
SHAME!!
ALINA COJOCARU:
THE NEW WORLD BALLERINA PRINCESS:
KIROV:
Kirov Ballet triple bill.
At The Royal Opera
House, London.
The opening night of the Kirov Ballet's Homage to Diaghilev program,
while promising much, proved a surprisingly muted affair.
The evening opened with Chopiniana, Mikhail Fokine's moonlit reverie.
San
Francisco Ballet...
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET/ HELGI TOMASSON:
he most "European" of US ballet companies, acclaimed at Edinburgh
2001, showcases the fine young English neoclassical choreographer
Christopher Wheeldon with three ballets including a world premiere
commissioned by the festival. Playhouse Theatre. Helgi Tomasson
has held the position of artistic director for San Francisco Ballet
since July 1985.
ANDREW MOGRELIA:
Andrew
Mogrelia has conducted many leading orchestras in England, including
the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and BBC Scottish
Symphony, among others. In addition, Mogrelia has appeared in venues
such as London’s Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican, Glasgow Royal
Concert Hall, and Symphony Hall in Birmingham.
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DIVAS
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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
t16.DIVAS.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. The New Wave of Divas and Femmes
Fatales: Barb Jungr, Alison England, Jennifer Terran, Sophia Dalle, Cheryl
Bliss...
2.WHO’S
WHO OF THE BEST AMERICAN FEMALE SINGERS-ENTERTAINERS: T
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.
1.
DIVAS AND SUPERSTARS: 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...
t1.Lyne
Tremblay 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...
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.
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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DIVAS.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE
LAFAYETTE.
Anne Kerry Ford:
A sparkling soprano, a superb actress, leading star of America’s best
theatrical plays and musicals, a Broadway stage sensation with wit, humor and
philosophical depth, American Cabaret sweet princess and shining star, an
outstanding recording artist, a philosopher and an artist bigger than the
world we live in!!
NANCY
KELLY:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE
LAFAYETTE.
POWERFUL!!
A tornado of music! Explosive, mesmerizing and dangerously captivating Diva!!
And there is nothing you can do about it, except, sit, listen, and witness how
explosive torch singers capture the moment and take the audience by storm.
Her
performance on stage is the culmination of life in all its forms,
passages, seasons and adventures.
DIVA
ANNA BERGMAN: BY MAXIMILLIEN
DE LAFAYETTE.
International concert and cabaret artist, ANNA BERGMAN, has been hailed
by The Washington Post as "a vocal citizen of the world who has
triumphed in everything from opera arias to Broadway-flavored tunes and the
sultry innuendoes of the cabaret chanteuse."
DARYL
SHERMAN:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
Although she is
relatively a “new” leading presence of the new generation of singers and
pianists, Daryl Sherman has been already recognized by peers and critics as
the brightest shining star of the contempo jazz artists caravan. Influenced
by Ella Fitzgerald,
Rodgers and Hammerstein, Julie
Andrews, Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Mildred Bailey and Sarah
Vaughan...
CRISTY
LANE: BY
MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
A living legend with a divine talent, a celestial voice made
in heaven, a heart bigger than the universe we know and a message which
changed the way we look at our world, the way we open a door and welcome
friends and beloved ones…a message of love, beauty, hope, inspiration,
strength and sweetness which comforts our soul and heart and brings a fresh
breeze to warm tears.
EILEEN
FULTON:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
America’s
stunning entertainment diva sings, acts, moves, talks and philosophizes as the
perfect “La Femme Fatale”. As enigmatic as Marlene Dietrich, as classy as Lana
Turner, as dramatic as Edith Piaf and as warm and convincing as Simone
Signoret, this American gem brings class, beauty, elegance, intelligence,
warmth, quality and divinity to the world of American entertainment.
EDITORIALS
THE BEST AND THE WORST OF THE YEAR:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
The Winners, the Losers, the Turkeys!!
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EDUCATION
46.THE
WORLD OF FOOD AND HOSPITALITY. THE BEST OF AMERICA.
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE.
De facto, the French Culinary Institute is America's best
culinary school. Perhaps, the world's best culinary school?!
They took the lead, thanks to the unsurpassed talents and
overwhelming experience of giants in the culinary arts and
hospitality industry who are in charge of the institute.
Legendary names like
Jacques Pépin, Dean of Special
Programs, Alain Sailhac, Executive...
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ELEGANCE
t32.THE
MOST ELEGANT, THE BEST AND THE WORST DRESSED STARS IN AMERICA.
"You have one minute to impress, 30 seconds to catch the moment and just 3
seconds to make a lasting impression." Once, wrote Maximillien de Lafayette in
his book on world protocol and etiquette. And how you can you impress by
catching the moment in less than 3 seconds without saying a word? Simple:
Dress to kill. Dress for Success! Be Elegant and Refined. Elegance is the key.
Remember, nowadays stars don't create fashion anymore as did the femmes
fatales of the golden era of Hollywood, thanks to Valentino...
WOMEN:
BY MAXIMILLIEN DE LAFAYETTE. TWENTY YEARS AGO, THESE LADIES WERE AMERICA’S BEST AND:
THE SEXIEST, THE
CLASSIEST, THE MOST INFLUENTIAL, THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS, THE FEMMES
FATALES, AND THE MOST FAMOUS WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY!!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW??
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