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Kalistani News in Brief: Emperor and Empress open National Theater Season in Kaliburg
Princess Nicki to Coach young Surfers; Anne Jean releases debut record on Indie Label
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
March 30, 5674


Their Imperial Majesties at Opening Night of the National Theater in Kaliburg

Emperor and Empress open National Theater Season in Kaliburg
Their Imperial Majesties, Emperor Fredrick IV Ananto and Empress Jennifer I Ananto were in attendance at the innagural performance of this season's National Theater season. The 6 production season started off with Bill Gregson's farce "And All's Well in Sulari" which is a story about a man who seemingly can't stay out of trouble, and the three women who love him.

The first performance of the Season was eagerly awaited by socialites in Kaliburg, who packed the house, as much to see the play, as to see the Ladies and Gentlemen who were in attendance. Of course Their Imperial Majesties were there, and Her Highness, Princess of the Empire Mary Ananto-DeLaurentis was also there, eager to greet people. Also present was Princess Margaret Ananto-DeLaurentis, who joined her sister on the reception line to welcome the Theater patrons. Light drinks and hors d'oeuvres were served before the show, which got rave reviews from the entertainment press.

Gregson's play will run through April, and then the theater season will continue with the Luthorian classic "Betram and Helena", the Musical "Slumlord," the dramatic two person readers' theater production of "A Summer Divorce," followed up by the Historical musical "South of the Lucid" and the season will conclude with Franco Conway's epic "Crack in the Sea." Their Imperial Majesties hold lifetime tickets to the National Theater and are expected to attend each show on the season's program. Others may still purchase tickets at the National Theater's box office.

Princess Nicki to Coach young Surfers
Her Highness Princess Nicolette Ananto-Collins may have entered semi permanent retirement following her win in the Triple Crown competition, but she intends to re-enter competitive surfing in Kalistan. Though, this time not as a competitor. The 28 year old professional surfer said her competition days are probably behind her. Princess Nicolette says she intends to become a coach for the Dah team.

"I'm thrilled to continue to work with Dah, and have the opportunity to help develop new talent," said the Princess, who recently signed a new deal with her longtime partners at Dah Surf Company. "Their idea is to sponsor eight teenage surfers who are considered up and coming. Our job is to more or less teach them how to take their skills to the next level as they enter the competitive surfing ranks. Dah wants to work with these kids to create the next generation of competitive surfers."

The Princess also said she would like to see the kids she is coaching grow up one day to repeat her feat. "Any one can do what I did," she said. "These guys will all be too young to do it now, but you learn the fundamentals and lean on those as you go forward, and you will get that feel for the water, you'll really learn it. That's something you just have to do, but like for me, one day it sort of clicked, and that was when I did my best: When you feel it you know, the ocean becomes an organism, and you merely sit on top of it. You learn its language, you understand what is is doing, you feel it pushing you, and you pushing back, and it gives you a ride. It's wild. I think I can show these kids how to understand that." The Dah team will begin surfing in late April to prepare for Sunset and the Dana Open in May.

Anne Jean releases debut record on Indie Label
Kaliburg Art Rocker Anne Jean has self published her first album of music and has published it on an independent label called Independent Imprint. The album was pressed by ARC Records in Sulari, and will be distributed in collaboration with KMI. The album, a 12 song sonic art collage called Strange Days contains a collection of mostly live recordings from several shows across Kaliburg over the last couple years. "I'm pretty proud of the music my partners and I made for these recordings," said Jean. "Yeah, they probably aren't to everyone's taste, but art is meant to provoke feeling and emotion in the listener, and even if that emotion is 'no this ain't for me' that's still a feeling. The art has done its work."

Most of the mainstream critics have called the album a mess. "There is no coherent theme in the record," said Mal Huntsman, of The Lolla Voice, an independent music journal. "I've seen Jean in concert here in Kaliburg, and her shows are certainly something of an experience. But you'd expect more of an idea guiding this work." Others just expressed their confusion: "I just really couldn't even tell what was happening on this album," said Gina Dutch, of the Sun City Register, who reviewed the album for Sulari readers. "Kaliburg, usually known for its innovative sound scape, took a swing and a BIG miss here. I will sum it up in one word: Inaccessible."

The one positive review of the album came from Kalistani Rawk Monthly, who gave the album 3.5 of 4 Stars. "Say what you want, but Jean is definitely on the lead edge of music here. She simultaneously channels the spirit of Stapanov in her creativity here, and also introduces listeners to the sounds she hears, rather than the sounds some record exec thinks we should be listening to. We can excuse the strange quiks and the strange choices Jean made in her recording. In fact, after listening to it a couple times, the noise and the weirdness itself becomes the whole point of the music. And this says nothing about the pure virtuosity on full display on the album."

Anne Jean's Strange Days on Independent Imprint and distributed by KMI is available throughout the Nation, and you can listen to it here, clicking the album cover art below.



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