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Throughout the past 30 years, AXIS has earned its place as a pillar of physically integrated contemporary dance in the Bay Area and across the world.
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From a methodological, classically trained perspective, hip-hop is a revolutionary invention. At least it is to JooWan Kim, a Korea-born composer who trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. While earning his master’s degree in San Francisco, Kim composed a one-off orchestral chamber piece that incorporates emcees. The performance
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With no introduction, JooWan Kim begins to play, gently touching the piano keys. With one hand on the piano, he abruptly raises the other. The strings slowly enter, followed by a flute and clarinet. And then, for a brief moment, silence. The bass drum hits. The lights open on masters
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At the crossroads of hip-hop, classical, rock and pop stands JooWan Kim, a classically trained pianist who in a random spur of events created Ensemble Mik Nawooj. Composed of a five-piece orchestra, a vocalist, a bassist, a drummer and two masters of ceremonies, Ensemble Mik Nawooj is considered by many
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Last Saturday night, San Francisco’s Brick & Mortar Music Hall was host to a trio of exceptional musicians who brought raw energy and talent to the eager ears of an eclectic crowd. The intimate, laid-back venue became the perfect complement to a combination of smooth raps, sultry beats and robust
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Ensemble Mik Nawooj — a collective of instrumentalists, rappers and vocalists — is breaking the rules of musical genre in all the right ways. Fusing classical Western European compositions with genres like hip-hop, rock and pop, the act promises an experience that is at once refreshing, innovative and utterly captivating.
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Have you been listening to chamber hip-hop operas recently? As of yet, your iPod doesn’t alphabetically list this between blues and classical. Nor does Spotify, Grooveshark or iTunes offer you this section to listen to your favorite rap-cantatas. This is because, as JooWan Kim, co-founder of Ensemble Mik Nawooj, revealed,
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