Igor Pargac - young talented director from Slovakia. Among his recent
accomplishments is a documentary movie "Skade si chlapce" about the
Jewish Holocaust and the camaraderie between Christians and Jews
before and during WWII. Thanks to this project, old friends were reunited
after 50 years of separation.
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"Marvelously dexterous as she is delightful." - Jazz Times
Photo: As "Velma Kelly" in CHICAGO (Broadway)
"Sexy fun and new!" - Cabaret Scenes Magazine
When LUBA MASON slinks into a room, heads are always bound to turn. Not just for the fact that she's tall, blonde and beautiful. But for that certain je ne c'est quoi that she owns, and that she carries, ever so gracefully. And when Luba breaks into song, the classically trained vocalist with the impressive Broadway credentials, absolutely soars into an ultra-sensual and celestial zone; one that blends a highly electrifying mix of Latin, pop, jazz and folk?to stunning effect. Her debut CD Collage (PS Classics), produced by the legendary Jeffrey Lesser (Barbra Streisand, Lord of the Rings) and available in stores now, features Luba's soulful imprint on 14 tracks of pop classics by George Harrison, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello and Ruben Blades, who also joins her for a rendition of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now."
The Collage collection is a labor of love for Luba, a native New Yorker, who spent her early youth devoted to training in classical voice, piano and dance. The early artistic passion of Luba, a first generation American, born to Slovak parents, paid off, with her early acceptance to the Circle In The Square Theatre School and New York University?s Tisch School of the Arts.
Luba quickly gained notice from her peers and the industry alike. She was tapped by Ruben Blades as a guest vocalist on his 2003 Grammy Award-winning CD Mundo, for which she earned critical acclaim by the LA Times, who hailed her vocals on the Irish classic "Danny Boy" as "celestial," and by the Boston Globe, who praised her "soaring soprano." Legendary rock artist Lou Reed, who Luba covers with her rendition of Reed's "The Calm Before the Storm," a post-9/11 commentary. Earlier this year, Mason was a featured guest on the new NBC primetime series, RAINES opposite Jeff Goldblum.
Luba most recently starred on Broadway in the musical Chicago as Velma Kelly. Previously, Luba earned starring roles on Broadway in Jekyll & Hyde, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (opposite Matthew Broderick), Paul Simon's The Capeman, Trevor Nunn?s Sunset Boulevard and the Tony winning The Will Rogers Follies, directed by Tommy Tune. Recently, she starred opposite Val Kilmer in the American premiere of The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. She is also no stranger to cabaret, having performed in sold out shows at Los Angeles' famed Cinegrill as well as Opia and Cafe Versilles of New York in 2006. The Collage Tour has played several cities this summer including recent performances at Catalina Jazz Club in L.A. and three nights at the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco.
Drawing from her Slovak roots, classical training, Broadway background and integrated pop, jazz and Latin rhythms's sensibility, Luba Mason has created a debut recording that accurately reflects the highly eclectic nature of the artist herself. Collage is a musical hybrid perfected for the new millennium.
New York City - November 23-26 at 10:00 PM The Metropolitan Room 34 West 22nd St., New York, NY
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www.fgslovakia.com - "The foreigner's guide to living in Slovakia" by Margarete Hurn is a must to read for foreigners planning to travel to Slovakia.
Margarete Hurn is an American who has lived and worked in Slovakia for more than five years. Her book is a guide for thouse who are inquisitive of how to acclimate smoothly within Slovakia.