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20 Jun, 2009

Melissa Hudson Bell and dancers

2009-06-20T20:00:16-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: CSA, Events|

Cake In My Face: New Dances with Betty Crocker and Misbehavior Sat.-Sun. June 20-21, 8pm $20 (Members $15, or with donation of non-perishable food item) Five misbehaving, mess making performers serve up an evening of new theatrical dances creatively re-imagining the history and mythology of Betty Crocker. Weaving contemporary dance with circus tricks, storytelling, and of course food - the dance queries how the presence of one Beatrice "Betty" Crocker has affected notions of American female domestic identity. Through it

24 Jun, 2009

“Ampey!”, line, circle, he(r)art

2009-06-24T03:46:36-07:00By Adia|Categories: Adia Tamar Whitaker, CounterPULSE, Performing Diaspora|Tags: adia tamar whitaker, circles, lines, Performing Diaspora|

line "the concepts that shape ..." are where I'd have to begin ... better yet, "SHAPE!" is where I'd have to begin if you REALLY want to talk about what we do as folklorists, performers, teachers, students etc. This residency is an opportunity for us to build new models of discussion, exploration, and experimentation around folkloric based performance art forms. It's an opportunity for us to examine the methods of assessment that already exist inside of tradition as opposed to

26 Jun, 2009

Rebecca Whittington: Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical) Dance Performance

2009-06-26T18:00:59-07:00By Ryan Crowder|Categories: Events|Tags: Bharata Natyam, CounterPULSE, Dance, Indian diaspora, Performance, Rebecca Whittington|

Fri. & Sat. June 26-27, 8pm Sun. June 28, 6pm, $15 Rebecca Whittington, trained by Arul Francis, performs classical Bharata Natyam. Program: alarippu, jatiswaram, varnam, padam. Compositions of the Tanjore Quartet, as choreographed by Pandanallur Subbaraya Pillai. More information: arulfrancis.com Buy Tix Now!

29 Jun, 2009

It’s like the classic “Russian Doll”

2009-06-29T01:09:13-07:00By Danica|Categories: CounterPULSE, Danica Sena Gakovich, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Danica Sena Gakovich, flamenco, Koreni, russian doll|

I'm sure that most of you are familiar with the traditional wooden Russian Doll. It opens up like a box to find another exact replica inside (only smaller) and then yet another, and another, etc. The more I research, the more I find and the plethora of information slowly seeps into my initial ideas. This is how I am feeling at the moment within my own creative process regarding "Koreni". It is so funny how ideas in the brain and

29 Jun, 2009

The Myal Healer

2009-06-29T16:24:58-07:00By Opal|Categories: CounterPULSE, Images, Opal Palmer Adisa, Performing Diaspora|Tags: Maroon Herbalist, Opal Palmer Adisa, Opal Palmer Adisa/Performing Diaspora, Performing Diaspora, Tony|

I was in Jamaica a few weeks ago interviewing both academics and healers who are in some way affiliated with Myal or the practice of healing. I also spent time at the African -Caribbean library there pouring over and through literature on Myal and its evolution. I made several discoveries, and was able to photograph some of the basic herbs used in the practice. Tony, a RASTA Brethren, connection to the land and ancestry is undeniable. Tony is a

Melissa Hudson Bell and dancers

“Ampey!”, line, circle, he(r)art

Rebecca Whittington: Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical) Dance Performance

It’s like the classic “Russian Doll”

The Myal Healer

EVENTS

Princess Nautanki

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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Melissa Hudson Bell and dancers

“Ampey!”, line, circle, he(r)art

Rebecca Whittington: Bharatanatyam (Indian Classical) Dance Performance

It’s like the classic “Russian Doll”

The Myal Healer

EVENTS

Princess Nautanki

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