Anoushka Shankar at the 65th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Anoushka Shankar talks career, family and collaborators in recent Vanity Fair interview

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

By Jordan Hoffman

Anoushka Shankar has rounded third and is eyeing home. Her new EP, Chapter III: We Return to Light, will debut in March, completing a triptych inspired by where she was raised: London, Southern California, and India. The sitarist, composer, and producer is also up for two Grammys at this year’s ceremony—her 10th and 11th nominations—and though she is only 43, she’s beginning her 30th anniversary as a touring musician.

As part of her father Ravi Shankar’s ensemble, her debut came early. Credited with introducing Indian classical music to the West, Ravi gave sitar lessons to George Harrison in the mid-1960s, an association which led to the production of the influential film Raga and one of the first major benefit events in rock, the Concert for Bangladesh. In 1966, he released West Meets East with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, a landmark in cross-cultural exchange.

Anoushka’s discography, which began in 1998, has spanned genres even further, from Indian classical and symphonic to jazz and pop and what she has agreed to label new age. (Read on for more details on that.) She’s also long been an in-demand hired gun for other artists looking to add sitar—counting Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Joshua Bell, Patti Smith, and perhaps most notably, her half-sister, Norah Jones, as collaborators.

To read the complete interview, CLICK HERE.

Jordan Hoffman is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Anoushka Shankar is presented as part of the Gogue Center’s 2024–25 Celebrity Series. To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

Gogue Center accepting applications for new student organization

Monday, February 3, 2025

The Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University is accepting membership applications for its new Gogue Center Ambassadors (GCA) organization.

The GCA provides leadership opportunities for Auburn students dedicated to serving the Gogue Center. Ambassadors will work across campus, throughout the Auburn community, and beyond, acting as hosts and volunteers for Gogue Center-sponsored performances and events. Students will also serve as liaisons between the university’s student body, academic departments and the Gogue Center, as well as with prospective students, alumni, donors, faculty and administrators.

GCA members will be chosen through an application and interview process, with selection based on academic standing, leadership skills, character, enthusiasm for Auburn, and a passion for the performing arts.

GCA candidates can submit an online application now through the deadline of Friday, March 7 at 5 p.m. (Central). As part of the application process, students will be required to submit a letter or recommendation and resume.

To apply, visit aub.ie/GCA-app.

Applicants will be notified via email if they have been selected for a panel interview. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. All applicants will be notified of the final decision by the end of Spring 2025 and must accept or decline their invitation by the semester’s close.

For additional information and details, please contact Ashley Pope, Gogue Center campus and community programs coordinator, by email at anp0093@auburn.edu.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center offers tour of Spanish music

Monday, February 3, 2025

By Nicky Swett

Violinist Kristin Lee shares her designs in curating a program of Spanish composers for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s latest program, Spanish Journey. The concert was presented at Alice Tully Hall on Saturday, February 1, 2025, and will tour the United States through mid-February.

In 1907, the composer Joaquín Turina moved from Spain to Paris to continue his musical studies. There, he met up with Manuel de Falla, another Spanish expat, and one of their mentors, Isaac Albéniz. Together, they planned for the future of the art music of their nation. As Turina would later recall, “we were three Spaniards gathered together in that corner of Paris, and it was our duty to fight bravely for the national music of our country.”

The sense of national pride expressed by Turina here is one of the things that drew violinist Kristin Lee to the music of Spain. “What’s unique about these Spanish composers is that every single one of them made a point of putting their traditional sounds into their compositions,” she explained. “That was so important to them.”

The program she designed, which the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center will play in Alice Tully Hall and on tour this winter, mixes songs and instrumental chamber music by seven different Spanish composers. Some are quite famous, like Falla and the pioneering violinist Pablo de Sarasate. Others heard on the program, like Enrique Fernández Arbós and Fernando Obradors, are performed much less often. Lee felt it was important to include lesser-known Spanish composers in conversation with more familiar repertoire: “We know Sarasate’s violin music, we might know Falla’s songs. Those are two staple names that brought Spanish music out to the world, so it is a celebration of that, but what is interesting about Spanish music is that there’s so much that is unknown.”

Most Spanish composers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries spent a lot of time abroad to complete their education. A notable exception was Fernando Obradors, who was mostly self-taught and spent the bulk of his career in Spain and on the Canary Islands. His first book of Classical Spanish Songs, published in 1921, draws on Spanish-language texts from over four centuries and displays a distinctive approach to harmony and melody. “The Obradors is very modal, with open intervals. It sounds ominous—as opposed to fiery and dance-like, which is what the public might expect from Spanish music,” Lee explained. The program features a new transcription for voice and guitar of this collection. “I fell in love with these songs, and I encountered a version that was with singer and guitar. To me, it was much more convincing than with the piano, but it was impossible to get ahold of the music so we had to do a completely new arrangement of it. It’s going to be the first time that most people are hearing it live for these instruments.”

In addition to vocal numbers by Falla, Obradors, and Joaquín Rodrigo, the program includes several instrumental works by other composers. These include Mallorca, a short, rolling gondolier’s song for solo guitar by Albéniz, as well as the lush Andalusian Romance for Violin and Piano by Sarasate. These lyrical miniatures complement the two large-scale works on the program: piano trios by Turina and Enrique Fernández Arbós. Arbós’s music, like that of Obradors, is quite rarely performed today. He was a violinist, born in Madrid but trained in Brussels and Berlin. He wrote his Three Original Pieces in Spanish Style in 1886 to play with the Iberian Trio, a group he regularly toured with in Europe that included Albéniz at the keyboard. “The Arbós was a new discovery,” Lee exclaimed. “It’s a great piece nobody knows that everybody should know.”

Each movement of Arbós’s trio is based on a traditional dance: a bolero, a habanera, and a seguidilla. “It’s in more of a typical Spanish style: the rhythm is very angular and sharp,” she explained. “What Arbós does that’s really brilliant is to emphasize the different emotions that come from similar types of rhythm. The bolero has a march-like figure, and he brings so much joy to it. The habanera is an interesting dance because it could go in many directions: it could be very energetic, but it could also have a sadder quality to it. He captures that darker essence. Then in the last movement, it’s like he is saying ‘show off all you can, bring it on with the virtuosity.’”

The concert closes with Turina’s B-minor Piano Trio, which he wrote in the 1930s. His use of Spanish rhythms and harmonies is subtler than what we find in the trio by Arbós, a contrast that Lee hopes will prove meaningful to audiences: “The Turina feels more chant-like in a lot of sections. He’s the only one who is really pushing how he uses the Spanish harmonies and rhythms to the extent that you wonder if it’s really Spanish. There are many composers who retained their traditional sound but created something quite complex with it. Shining light on them as well was a goal when I was constructing the program.”

The program has been picked up by many venues across the country. I asked Kristin Lee what it might be about this concert that is so appealing. She replied, “I always wonder what people who are not necessarily classical music fans might like and what can help bring people who aren’t familiar with this music to concert halls. When you think of Spanish music, it instantly suggests something that’s celebratory, an exciting evening of festive music. But then the program is also meant to break with that a little bit. These are names that you’ve possibly never heard of, and they’re very serious composers.”

Nicky Swett is a program annotator and editorial contributor for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Spanish Journey is presented as part of the Gogue Center’s 2024–25 Chamber Music Series. To purchase tickets, CLICK HERE.

New web page offers War Eagle’s-eye view of new performance venues

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Construction of the Gogue Center’s new studio theatre and the renovation of the Ham Amphitheatre are well underway, and to keep you updated and engaged throughout the process, we’ve launched our Advancing the Vision web page.

Along with a comprehensive project overview and updated architectural renderings, the page features an at-a-glance breakdown of our three performance venues, details and information on available naming opportunities, and a direct link to view a 24-hour live feed of our construction site. Visitors can also take an immersive virtual tour of the new venues, with multiple events and engagements available to explore. An interactive timeline with construction milestones will be added in the coming weeks.

To learn more about the Gogue Center’s Advancing the Vision capital campaign and how you can support the future of the arts at Auburn, CLICK HERE.

Want to learn more about naming a space at the Gogue Center? Ready to make a gift? Contact a member of our advancement team by telephone at 334.844.1675 or via email at gpac.advancement@auburn.edu.

Black Violin bring “classical boom” to Auburn

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Celebrated classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin is bringing its distinctive genre-bending sound to the Plains—Thursday, November 14 at the Woltosz Theatre.

Presented as part of their nationwide BV20: Then & Now tour, the concert commemorates the groundbreaking duo’s 20th anniversary. The show traces the evolution of the group from their humble beginnings to widespread acclaim, highlighting the moments of a 20-year career that shaped them into the musical trailblazers they are today.

Black Violin founding members Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus first met in orchestra class at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, becoming classically trained on the violin and viola through their high school and college careers. Baptiste and Marcus later went on to win Showtime at the Apollo in 2005 and eventually headlined at venues across the country, including a sold-out two-night run at The Kennedy Center in 2018.

Black Violin’s 2019 album release, Take the Stairs, earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, followed by a second nomination for “The Message” as Best Americana Performance, in collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama.

Tickets for BV20: Then & Now can be purchased by visiting goguecentertickets.auburn.edu. Patrons can also purchase tickets by contacting the Gogue Center box office by telephone at 334.844.TIXS (8497), via email at gpactickets@auburn.edu, or in person at 910 South College Street in Auburn, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Auburn music student performs opening set for Rosanne Cash

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

It was a night to remember for Auburn University’s Anna Colson.

As the opening performer for Rosanne Cash on Friday, November 8, the 20-year-old commercial music student entertained the Woltosz Theatre audience with three original compositions while engaging patrons in light banter about her life and music.

This was a truly momentous opportunity for the talented young Tiger, who got to play on the same stage as a country music legend who is also one of her idols and artistic inspirations.

“[I] couldn’t be more honored to open for such a talented, strong and inspiring woman,” wrote Colson in an Instagram post about the evening’s performance.

Originally from Montgomery, Alabama, Colson performs with a soulful voice, her songs infused with a singer/songwriter-feel. Her music is written to reach the audience’s emotions and help them relate to the messages she is trying to convey.

Her first single, “End of the Day,” is a fun, upbeat and catchy piece with lyrics that work their way into the listener’s head. Patrons can find this song, as well as Colson’s EP, I Should’ve Known, on almost any streaming platform.

To learn more about Colson and her music, visit her Instagram profile at @annacolsonmusic.

Gogue Center announces 2024–25 season schedule

Herbie Hancock, Rosanne Cash, MAMMA MIA!, Hadestown headed for the Plains

Friday, May 17

The Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University has announced the complete lineup for its upcoming 2024–25 performance season.

Officially released at the Gogue Center’s May 16 season announcement at the Walter Stanley and Virginia Katharyne Evans Woltosz Theatre, the 2024–25 season schedule features 27 performances, including multiple-night runs of Broadway hits Dear Evan Hansen, MAMMA MIA! and Hadestown, jazz icon and musical innovator Herbie Hancock, country music royalty Rosanne Cash and Kathy Mattea, and the world premiere of a new work created by dance luminaries Ephrat Asherie and Michelle Dorrance. The new season also features encore performances by the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and several chart-topping a cappella groups, including crowd favorites Straight No Chaser and VOCES8.

The 2024–25 season, which is sponsored by Walt and Ginger Woltosz, is divided into six genre-specific series: Broadway, Celebrity, Chamber Music, Concert, Dance & Movement and Family.

New for this year, the Gogue Center’s Chamber Music Series performances will be excluded from its full season subscription packages. A separate subscription offering tickets to the season’s three chamber music performances will be available.

The season’s Family Series will also be offered separately from the full performance season and will include four shows tailored to younger audiences. All Family Series performances are general admission and will be offered at the reduced price of $10 per ticket.

All performances for the upcoming season will be presented in the Woltosz Theatre. To download the complete 2024–25 season calendar, CLICK HERE.

Season subscriptions are now available to all current Gogue Center season subscribers and sponsors and will be available to the general public beginning Tuesday, June 25. Additional subscription packages as well as single tickets, including those for all Family Series performances, will be made available on future dates.

For more information on 2024–25 performances and season subscriptions, patrons are encouraged to contact the Gogue Center box office by telephone at 334.844.TIXS (8497) or via email at gpactickets@auburn.edu. Subscriptions can be purchased online at goguecentertickets.auburn.edu or in person at the Gogue Center box office, located at 910 South College Street in Auburn, Alabama, Tuesday through Friday, 1–4 p.m.

Paul Taylor Dance Company residency makes significant impact at Gogue Center, Auburn University

Tuesday, May 7

The Paul Taylor Dance Company visited Auburn University in April for a two-day residency that left a campus-wide impact.

Culminating in their 2023–24 season performance at the Woltosz Theatre on Tuesday, April 16, the innovative dance company began its 48-hour residency the day before with a whirlwind schedule of on-campus engagements. The ensemble’s visit began on Monday morning with a panel discussion in the Gogue Center’s south lobby. Facilitated by Adrienne Wilson, professor of theatre and dance, the conversation featured Paul Taylor company members discussing their lives and careers in the dance world.

Following the discussion, Lauren Woods, assistant professor of art, led an art talk on Perform, a student art exhibition displayed in the north lobby. Each participating student created an original work inspired by a Paul Taylor dance piece. As they discussed their works and creative processes, students had the opportunity to interact one-on-one with company members, including artistic director Michael Novak.

Later in the day, art partnered with engineering in a human movement mapping workshop held at the Auburn University Biomechanical Engineering Lab. Michael Zabala, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his team of doctoral students welcomed company members and spent time examining the dancers’ choreographed movements using the lab’s state-of-the-art technology. To learn more about the workshop, CLICK HERE.

The day’s activities intersected with a series of company-led master and community classes at the Auburn University Department of Theater and Dance.

The two-day residency contributed a wealth of cultural experiences to the Auburn campus and community and required the invaluable efforts of Auburn faculty and staff to bring these unprecedented, cross-curricular partnerships to life.

For more on the Paul Taylor Dance Company, visit paultaylordance.org.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater holds January residency in Auburn

Company returning for two evening performances, school show in February 2024

Tuesday, February 6

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the largest modern dance company in the United States, recently completed a weeklong residency in Auburn in advance of the company’s 2023–24 season performances later this month.

On Sunday, January 28, activities kicked-off with members of the Ailey dance education team leading more than 120 community members through a special Revelations Celebration Dance Workshop. Attendees congregated at the Wire Road Soccer Complex Gymnasium for a step-by-step introduction to one of the world’s most iconic works of modern dance.

The following morning, the Gogue Center hosted the company’s AileyDance for Active Aging Dance Class at the Boykin Community Center. The class, designed especially for adults and active seniors ages 50 and up, served as an outlet for artistic expression while also promoting strength and flexibility training through a thoughtful and sequential progression of movement.

For their next engagement, held Wednesday, January 31, the Ailey team welcomed university dance students from Alabama State University, Auburn University, Troy University and the University of Alabama to the Gogue Center for an advanced dance master class on the Marentes Stage. High school students from Booker T. Washington Magnet High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Montgomery and Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts in Columbus also participated.

Throughout their residency, the team also worked with sixth graders at J.F. Drake Middle School in a series of dance classes. Students also had the opportunity to sharpen their creative storytelling skills by writing colorful cinquains, or quintets, and to choreograph dances of their own through a unique Revelations-inspired mirroring exercise. The week closed with the students presenting Alvin Ailey history and choreography, including movements from Revelations, in a school-wide assembly on Friday, February 2.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the Woltosz Theatre for two evening performances—Tuesday, February 20 and Wednesday, February 21—and a K–12 School Performance Series show on Wednesday morning.

To learn more about each evening’s repertoire, click here.

Tickets for both Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances can be purchased online at goguecentertickets.auburn.edu, by telephone at 334.844.TIXS (8497), or in-person at the Gogue Center box office, located at 910 South College Street in Auburn, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

John and Rosemary Brown honored by international performance arts organization for transformative gift

Tuesday, February 6

John W. and Rosemary Kopel Brown received the inaugural Arts Champion Award from the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) for their landmark gift that helped establish the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University.

The Browns—both 1957 graduates and longtime supporters of the university—committed $25 million in 2015 toward what would become the Gogue Center, along with additional monies committed to a student achievement center in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and an endowed chair in the College of Sciences and Mathematics.

The Arts Champion Award recognizes the impact non-performers—including service organization leaders, board members, and philanthropists—can have on the performing arts.

The Browns’ philanthropic support helped bolster gifts from other private donors and corporate partners and elevated the Gogue Center, which opened for its first season in August 2019.

“John and Rosemary’s unwavering commitment, leadership and philanthropic support have not only sustained our organization but have also paved the way for our continued growth,” said Christopher Heacox, Gogue Center executive director. “Their impact extends far beyond our walls, allowing us to bring exemplary performers and vibrant voices to Auburn for the education, engagement and inspiration of our community.”

The APAP Honors celebrates and recognizes trailblazers and visionaries of the performing arts field. For more than six decades, the coveted awards have been presented annually as part of the APAP Awards Ceremony traditionally held at the organization’s annual conference in New York.

The couple was honored on Monday, January 15 during the APAP annual conference. Their granddaughter Natalie Maroun Sherlag ’17 and her husband Anthony Sherlag, along with Heacox, accepted the award on the Browns’ behalf.

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, John Brown’s career spanned manufacturing and defense before a pivotal role at Squibb. In 1976, he became president of Stryker Corp., orchestrating its successful public offering in 1979 and overseeing surging annual sales from 1976 until he retired as chairman in 2009.

Rosemary Brown, an Auburn alumna in chemistry and a passionate educator, taught mathematics for more than 30 years and earned numerous Excellence in Education Awards for her commitment.

When announcing their landmark gift, the Browns noted that Auburn was a transformative educational experience in their lives, and because of that, they wanted to make an impact not only for Auburn students, but also the entire Auburn community.

To learn more about the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) and APAP Honors, click here.

Gogue Center’s Paige Faulkner named Diplomat of the Year by Auburn Chamber

Tuesday, February 6

The Gogue Center’s very own advancement programs administrator, Paige Faulkner, has been awarded Diplomat of the Year by the Auburn Chamber of Commerce.

At the Auburn Chamber’s 2024 Annual Meeting, held Thursday, February 1 in the Woltosz Theatre, Faulkner was recognized out of a core group of more than three dozen diplomats for excellence in her duties.

Diplomat duties include welcoming new members at ribbon cuttings, acting as hosts at events and programs, staying in contact with chamber members, and performing behind-the-scenes work to make events run smoothly.

Everyone at the Gogue Center would like to congratulate Faulkner on her award, her dedicated service to the community, and the stellar job she does every day for the Gogue Center’s advancement team. Congratulations, Paige—and War Eagle!

— Photo courtesy of the Auburn Chamber.

Broadway 101 explores “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Monday, February 12

Tuesday, February 6

Broadway 101, the Gogue Center’s free conversation series, returns for its third installment with a thought-provoking discussion on the history and influences of Aaron Sorkin’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird, Monday, February 12, 5:30–7 p.m.

Hosted in collaboration with the Auburn University Department of Theatre and Dance, Broadway 101 invites patrons for an evening of tasty treats, Broadway lore and behind-the-scenes tidbits as they join Chase Bringardner, associate provost for academic affairs and professor of theatre, who explores the unique history of the Great White Way and how it relates to the performances featured in the Gogue Center’s 2023–24 Broadway Series.

All Broadway 101 conversations are FREE and open to the public; space is limited and registration is required. Attendees may park in the Gogue Center’s Woodfield Drive parking lot. Lobby doors will open 30 minutes prior to each scheduled event.

For additional event information and to register, contact Michelle Hamff at mmhamff@auburn.edu.

Upcoming Broadway 101 Series Conversations:

Come From Away
Thursday, June 13, 5:30–7 p.m.

Vienna Boys Choir performing at Gogue Center, Saturday, February 17

Tuesday, February 6

Adored the world over for their angelic voices and inventive choral arrangements, the Vienna Boys Choir arrives in Auburn on Saturday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m for a concert in the Woltosz Theatre.

The history of the Vienna Boys Choir stretches back across six centuries, and its singing tradition has been listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage in Austria.

The modern-day version, led by president and artistic director Gerald Wirth, is divided into four choirs that altogether present nearly 300 concerts each year, attended by almost half a million spectators across the globe.

For its Gogue Center performance, the Vienna Boys Choir and conductor Jimmy Chiang will present a program featuring classical works by Mozart, Strauss and Verdi as well as contemporary favorites by Irving Berlin, Ennio Morricone and Marc Shaiman.

Patrons should note the performance time, originally scheduled for 7 p.m., has been rescheduled for one half hour later at 7:30 p.m. All tickets issued for the original start time will be honored for the rescheduled engagement.

Tickets for the Vienna Boys Choir’s performance can be purchased online at goguecentertickets.auburn.edu, by telephone at 334.844.TIXS (8497) or in-person at the Gogue Center box office, located at 910 South College Street in Auburn, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Americana artists Drew & Ellie Holcomb visiting Woltosz Theatre for Feels Like Home Tour, Tuesday, February 27

Tuesday, February 6

The Gogue Center is welcoming Drew and Ellie Holcomb back to Auburn—Tuesday, February 27 at 7 p.m.—as part of the couple’s upcoming Feels Like Home Tour.

This special season add-on performance is the Holcombs’ second engagement at the Gogue Center, having previously performed at the Woltosz Theatre in February 2020 during their You and Me Tour.

In addition to the 7 p.m. performance, tickets for VIP pre- and post-show experiences are also available.

VIP pre-show package include access to purchase priority seating, a 20-minute intimate kitchen covers performance before the main show, one autographed tour poster, and early theatre entry.

VIP post-show package include backstage access for a “band hang” following the show and food and drinks from the band’s hospitality rider.

VIP pre- and post-show packages do not include admission to the performance. Performance ticket must be purchased separately and are required for admission.

Tickets for the Holcombs’ performance and VIP pre- and post-show experiences can be purchased online at goguecentertickets.auburn.edu, by telephone at 334.844.TIXS (8497) or in-person at the Gogue Center box office, located at 910 South College Street in Auburn, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Comedy legend Brian Regan leaps onto Marentes Stage, Thursday, February 29

Tuesday, February 6

Brian Regan, one of the most respected and beloved names in the comedy business, is heading to the Woltosz Theatre for an evening of hilarious stand-up—Thursday, February 29 at 7 p.m.

Regan has built his 30-plus year career on the strength of his material alone, touring non-stop to some of the most famous venues across North America, from the Kennedy Center to Carnegie Hall, visiting nearly 100 cities each year.

Some of Regan’s most recent career highlights include Brian Regan: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2015)—the first live broadcast of a stand-up special in Comedy Central’s history—and the Netflix specials Nunchucks and Flamethrowers (2017) and On the Rocks (2021). He stars in his own Netflix series, Stand Up and Away!, and has been a guest on two episodes of Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

Tickets for Regan’s performance can be purchased online at goguecentertickets.auburn.edu, by telephone at 334.844.TIXS (8497) or in-person at the Gogue Center box office, located at 910 South College Street in Auburn, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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