(Potentially interesting project coming up soon in NYC...) IN WHAT LANGUAGE? a song cycle of lives in transit Improvisational in nature and hybrid to the core, "In What Language?" is a work of music and poetry created and performed by Vijay Iyer and Michael Ladd, leading an eleven-member ensemble of musicians and speaking voices. The work consists of a series of poetic interior monologues by people of color negotiating the hyper-globalized setting of an international airport. Directed by Rachel Dickstein Poems performed by: LATASHA NATASHA DIGGS ALLISON EASTER MIKE LADD AJAY NAIDU musicians: Ambrose Akinmusire, trumpet Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto saxophone Dana Leong, cello & trombone Liberty Ellman, guitar Vijay Iyer, piano, keyboards Stephan Crump, bass Trevor Holder, drums Lighting & projections by Clifton Taylor THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 8-11, 2003 8:00 pm - one show each night $16 members/seniors/students; $20 nonmembers post-performance Q&A on May 9 For tickets, call 212.517.ASIA http://www.asiasociety.org/pressroom/rel-what_language.html Commissioned and produced by the Asia Society, "In What Language?" is made possible with generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and is a sponsored project of Creative Capital Foundation. Major support for performances at the Asia Society is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com NP - The Hub, "Burn It Down," 'Live at Gugalander' (emd.pl/records)