Information about plays

list: List of plays
retrieve: Information about a specific play by ID

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            "comment": "Celebrating 40 years of Ultimate Breaks & Beats with Luis \"BreakBeat Lou\" Flores!",
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            "comment": "\"Be free. Be kind.\"\n\nThat is the philosophy of the Croatian-Slovenian duo whose music carries a strong message of love and hope, complemented by R&B and jazz grooves. \n\nSara Ester Gredelj (vocals, piano) was born in Croatia, and Nina Korošak-Serčič (drums) has Slovenian roots, but they met in Vienna, Austria, at one of Europe’s best art and music universities, the “Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Graz”, “Kunstuniversität Graz” (KUG); it is not an entirely surprising fact as KUG has always attracted talented young musicians from the Balkan region. Sara and Nina met, shared their love for jazz, soul, r’n’b and pop and decided to start a band. \nhttp://tinyurl.com/urc2rbc9",
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