Live performance articles
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As a stunt performer, I lived on the edge of danger – but I had to step back from the precipice
Yes, I revelled in the thrill of film-making, yet a fear of failure nagged at me. Behind it lay a truth I’d been ignoring For just over a decade I lived on the edge of danger, leaping from cliffs, jumping out of the back of trains and even being set on fire. I was a television and film stunt performer. Think Tom Cruise without the credits, in sky-high heels and hotpants. Every job was a calculated risk, and every performance felt like a dance with death. My job demanded the spirit of a daredevil...
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'How we make a living' — musicians protest Essex's call for unpaid performers
Area musicians are upset after the Town of Essex posted a call on social media seeking unpaid performers for a summer concert series. “Because we’re having fun doing what we’re doing, people think that we’re only doing this as a hobby, or we’re only doing this to pass time, and they don’t realize that for […]
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Kellie Pickler Makes Powerful Live Performance Return After Husband’s Death
Kellie Pickler performed live for the first time since her husband Kyle Jacobs' death last year, playing a song they wrote together, 'The Woman I Am.'