We're very excited to announce that our live, multimedia performance of "Barcelona in 48 Hours" will be presented at MODAFE, the Modern Dance Festival of Korea, in Seoul this spring. Performance dates are May 30 and 31, 2008, once again starring David Zambrano and Mat Voorter, with a live five-piece band led by Edward Ratliff. Stay tuned for details or visit the website for more info. [photo © anja hitzenberger] Anja Hitzenberger recently launched her new photography website. The site is geared toward editorial and advertising work, but also includes a range of her art work. Please visit! Anja Hitzenberger is teaching a new "Personal Vision" photography class at the International Center of Photography in March 2008. The class, "Seeing People and the Space Around Them," is for photographers who want to create dynamic compositions and develop a heightened sensitivity to photographing people in various surroundings. In the class, Anja also presents a comparative study of historical and contemporary photographers and filmmakers, from documentary to conceptual. Registration is full for the current class; but please email Anja for information on future classes, join our mailing list. For the second year in a row, the cover of the yearbook of ballettanz, Europe's leading dance magazine, features a photo by Anja Hitzenberger. This year's cover photo is of dancer/choreographer Kristi Spessard, whom Anja photographed in her Changing Room this past summer. Several more photos by Anja can be seen inside the magazine of Alexandra Beller, Deborah Lohse and Todd Williams. Edward Ratliff's next CD will be released in the spring of 2008, featuring music inspired by Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To, Wong Kar-Wai's "Fallen Angels," a fabulous espresso-and-milk drink one finds in Barcelona, Henry Threadgill and more. The fine performers include Doug Wieselman (clarinet), Michael Attias and Beth Schenck (saxophones), Nate Radley (guitar), Sean Conly (bass), and Take Toriyama (drums). Join the mailing list if you'd like to be notified when it's released. Thanks to a Swing Space grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Anja was able to expand her photography project "The Body and Space" by condensing it in "Changing Room." Hitzenberger explored the possibilities found in an abandoned storefront (a former photo lab) at 145 Nassau Street in Manhattan. Each week she photographed performers and dancers of different body shapes and movement backgrounds. Each week also brought a new installation by architect/designer Illya Azaroff, as well as live performances in the space. Visit the website for photo galleries and more information. [photo © anja hitzenberger] Anja Hitzenberger has been busy with photography projects in Europe recently, including (in Brussels) photographing David Zambrano's "Soul Project" and the up-and-coming company "Les Slovaks" (five young and amazing dancers from Slovakia). Anja also has a new photography project in progress, photographing dancer / choreographers Akos and Mimi Hargitay in the first district of Vienna. We're happy that Strudelmedia's two most recent CD releases (by clarinetist / composer Andy Biskin) have received critical praise. The CDs are Trio Tragico featuring Dave Ballou (trumpet) and Drew Gress (bass), and Early American: The Melodies of Stephen Foster with Chris Washburne (trombone, tuba), Pete McCann (guitar, banjo) and John Hollenbeck (percussion). Click here to purchase the CDs or here to read the reviews. [ image, sound and text Copyright 1999-2008 ]