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Top Talent USA Returns for a Second Season to Turning Stone - 1/8/2010

Review Show? Wrong. Variety Show? No. Vaudeville? Guess Again. Try Phenomenal. That’s how Rick Gallagher, Turning Stone’s Director of Entertainment and Events, labels Top Talent USA. “It’s everything from fire theatrics to aerialists and a human body balancing act. Add to that dancing and singing and you have an unbelievable show,” said Gallagher. “Returning as hosts are The Love Kittens, a lively and talented Las Vegas burlesque group that were such an important part of the success of the first season of Top Talent USA.”

The next series of seven shows starts on January 22 with the headline act the same troupe that that wowed thousands during the New Year’s Eve Dance Party Spectacular at Turning Stone – Living Art. Regulars in the Top Talent USA cast include: Mini-Brittney -Terra Jole’; Hand-to-Hand featuring Rudi Macaggi and Lea McGowan; Flambeaux with Lady C; Kenichi; and High Flight featuring Chris Galen and Christy Balfanz.

Tickets of $25 and $30 and are available now by calling the box office at 361-SHOW or toll-free at 1-877-833-SHOW. The Turning Stone box office is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (This is an age 18 and above show.) Tickets may also be purchased at any Ticketmaster location, Ticketmaster charge by phone at 315-472-0700 or online at ticketmaster.com

Dates and headline acts for season two of Top Talent USA in the Showroom at Turning Stone Resort and Casino:
1/22/10 Living Art
2/5/10 Pasha & Anya
2/19/10 Alizma
3/5/10 Living Art
3/19/10 Mosaic
4/9/10 Eli Mattson
4/23/10 Alizma

Living Art
The Living Art of Armando is a circus arts project that began when a teacher introduced a young, 5th generation circus child to the art of comic books to aid him with a reading disability. The arts and artists you see performing in this troop are a part of an 18 artist team that creates Living Art projects for Aids benefits and charities worldwide. “The Living Art of Armando” team was most recently featured during the Turning Stone Dance Party Spectacular on New Year’s Eve. Having performed in many prestigious events worldwide, Living Art will now headline Top Talent USA in the first show of the season and again on March 5.

Pasha and Anya
Pavel "Pasha" Kovalev is a Russian native who began dancing at the age of 8, and received formal training in ballet and jazz as he grew older. Anya Garnis is also a Russian-born dancer with eight years of formal training in Russia. She started dancing at the age of 10 and has been dancing with partner Pasha Kovalev for 12 years. Pasha and Anya competed on the international dance show Superstars of Dance representing Russia in the duet category. They also appeared on the Seventh Season of Dancing with the Stars and most recently Pasha and Anya were invited to be a part of a Broadway show "Burn the Floor" which had a tremendous success and recognition as a first ever Ballroom Broadway Show.

Alizma
They're talented. They're bright. They're beautiful. And yes, they're identical! Meet Aleksandra, Izabela, and Monika Okapiec, known professionally as ALIZMA. The triplets were born in Poland but presently reside in the United States. More than just three pretty faces, Aleksandra, Izabela and Monika all recently earned Masters Degrees in Violin Performance, but also specialize in voice and other string instruments, performing their own music along with classical and modern arrangements on stage and screen. They’ve appeared on the TV shows, “Last Call" with Carson Daly, The Montel Williams Show; Steve Harvey's "Big Time;” and with Hannah Montana.

Mosaic
The 6 man vocal band MOSAIC is taking music to a whole new level - and in ways you might not expect. Merging style with state-of-the-art technology, MOSAIC will leave you scratching your head wondering where the "band" is. Why? MOSAIC uses no instruments. Every sound you hear is produced by the human voice. Now, you won't believe this at first, but then slowly you will realize that, sure enough, every single sound you are hearing - from the funky bass lines to the drum and bass grooves to the distortion of the guitar - is being vocally produced.

Eli Mattson
His name and talent were brought to international attention as second place winner on season three of America’s Got Talent. Eli started piano lessons at age five and wrote his first instrumental piece at the age of eleven. His powerful yet intimate voice is unique and unexpected, and his piano playing is an extension of his soul. He has a charismatic aura about him and sings with deep soulfulness. His original songs are deeply personal, almost dark at times and beautifully composed, and lyrically rich.

For a high resolution collage photo of the Top Talent USA entertainers, use the following link:
http://media.oneidanation.net/images/TTCollagelandscape.jpg

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