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DIED. HOMER AVILA, 48, modern dancer whose austere, angular choreography kept him dancing even after he lost his right leg and hip to cancer; of lung cancer; in New York City. Renowned for his work with Avila/Weeks Dance, a company he co-directed, he was performing a solo piece less than a year after the April 2001 amputation, moving on his elbow...
...bumper-to-bumper traffic, shows have been in a gridlock of delay since morning. Hardly surprising, either, is the gasp that finally greets Akira's creations as they weave their way through the crowd: the Sydney-based designer has been perfecting his bowerbird brand of beauty since first showing solo at Australian Fashion Week in 1998. What is surprising is that 81-year-old Max Whitehead, the original "Chesty Bonds" singlet model of the 1950s, garners the most applause, and that the star of the evening is menswear...
However, the problem may not lie in the campus at all, but may simply be an essential part of creating music as a solo artist. “Being a singer-songwriter is tough because the nature of writing the songs is often an incredibly introverted process,” says Wax. “You spend a lot of time alone, and it can be very frustrating because after three hours of work, you might not have anything you’d actually want to play to another human being...
...despite the reclusive environment that songwriting often necessitates, there is unanimous agreement that community is necessary for musicians to strive. “Every solo artist needs to build these sorts of networks,” says Carlisle. “Not just to help them learn the business, but to help keep their artistic life alive and dynamic...
...artists are often challenged by great difficulties in promoting oneself as a solo artist that large bands and orchestras simply don’t have to face. “You really have to approach publicity in as multi-faceted to get the best word out,” says Mahmoud. “So for show I produce, I’ll poster, personally e-mail friends, make an e-mail for group-lists, get the listing in Crimson Arts, the Beat, the U.C. Calender...