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Carnegie Hall presents acclaimed composer and singer Meredith Monk in four concerts this winter and spring, continuing her season-long residency as holder of the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair.

On Monday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Weill Recital Hall, Ensemble ACJW-an inspirational collective of young professional musicians-performs the New York premiere of a new three-movement work Backlight by acclaimed composer Meredith Monk, holder of the Richard and Barbara Debs Composer's Chair at Carnegie Hall this season. Backlight, which plays sonically with the idea of shadow and light and was commissioned by Carnegie Hall for Ensemble ACJW, receives its world premiere by the group in the Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Friday, February 13 at 8:00 p.m., as part of a week-long residency at Skidmore College. Both concerts also include Roussel's Trio for Flute, Viola, and Cello, and Ravel's Piano Trio in A Minor.

The State Theatre Company of South Australia is presenting a modern setting of William Shakespeare's Othello, directed by Nescha Jelk, to close their 2014 season.

Bringing down the curtain on State Theatre Company's 2014 season is a brand new production of one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies. Resident Director Nescha Jelk will make her main stage debut, helming a contemporary, adrenaline-fuelled take on Othello.

Adelaide-based Brink Productions, in association with the Adelaide Festival Centre, will bring Australian Nobel Laureate Patrick White's acclaimed short story Down at the Dump (1964) to the stage in a world premiere production from 10-24 October, 2015 in the Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre.

Below are all the events at Carnegie Hall in February 2015.

OXNARD, CA - The NFL season tests the mental and physical fortitude of the gladiators of the gridiron, and is an emotional marathon for die-hard fans. Every year that journey starts at training camp. This summer, Residence Inn Oxnard River Ridge will proudly be the host hotel for Dallas Cowboys training camp. The mild coastal climate of Oxnard makes Residence Inn the perfect host hotel for a grueling camp in the heart of summer. From July 24th through August 15th the Cowboys will make themselves at home in these Oxnard, CA suites.

The latest local independent talent will present a free mini-festival of original music each week for The Seed Project - a collaboration between the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) and the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).

Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA has announced the world premiere of Land Line, a new play by Stephen Dierkes, directed by William Charlton, and featuring Katherine Cortez, John Dennis Johnston, Gary Patent, and Peter James Smith. Land Line is set to open Today, June 14 at 8pm and the limited engagement will run through July 21.

Call out to emerging film makers to unveil beauty in the annual GreenRoom Short Film Competition

Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA has announced the world premiere of Land Line, a new play by Stephen Dierkes, directed by William Charlton, and featuring Katherine Cortez, John Dennis Johnston, Gary Patent, and Peter James Smith. Land Line is set to open Saturday, June 14 at 8pm and the limited engagement will run through July 21.

Once again, the State Theatre Company of South Australia has struck solid gold with their wonderful production of Neighbourhood Watch.

James E. Smith Sr. was born in the 1940s and has since experienced the changes the world has undergone in the decades leading through the turn of the century. Smith invites readers to experience these changes through his eyes in his new autobiography, 'A Grandfather's Gift: Papaw's Life and Times in Rural Mississippi' (published by AuthorHouse).

Target Margin Theater (David Herskovits, Artistic Director; John Del Gaudio, Artistic Producer) culminates theirjourney into the exploration of Yiddish theater with an upcoming season of extraordinary literature from the West's great unknown culture. The themed two-year series, Beyond the Pale, includes staged productions, one-time events, concerts, installations, panel discussions, and a reading series of new translations.

Award-winning theatre company, Son of Semele Ensemble (SOSE), will present the West Coast premiere of Civilization (All You Can Eat), by playwright Jason Grote. Directed by SOSE ensemble member Don Boughton and choreographed by Ken Roht, Civilization opens October 11th at the Son of Semele Theater.

Award-winning theatre company, Son of Semele Ensemble (SOSE), will present the West Coast premiere of Civilization (All You Can Eat), by playwright Jason Grote. Directed by SOSE ensemble member Don Boughton and choreographed by Ken Roht, Civilization opens October 11th at the Son of Semele Theater.

Award-winning theatre company, Son of Semele Ensemble (SOSE), will present the West Coast premiere of Civilization (all you can eat), by playwright Jason Grote. Directed by SOSE ensemble member Don Boughton and choreographed by Ken Roht, Civilization opens October 11th at the Son of Semele Theater.

MotorCity Casino Hotel will welcome Night of Knockouts III, a live boxing event to Sound Board tonight, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

MotorCity Casino Hotel will welcome Night of Knockouts III, a live boxing event to Sound Board on Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.

In a bi-coastal celebration of the season, internationally acclaimed soprano Lisa Vroman is performing with 150 members of the National Children's Chorus (NCC) and a chamber orchestra in two evening concerts themed "Candlelight" - Thursday, November 29 in Los Angeles and tonight, December 8 in New York.