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Aspens

Alison Kjeldgaard — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 08:27:06 +0000

My wandering eyes find You- sleeping shape in moonlight- While wind whispers in the night. You- simple silhouetted lines- Breathing evenly in dream time- Past worlds collide in my mind. In the dark he kissed her, Swaying shadows in the breeze- Moving with summer aspen leaves- In moonlight no one missed her. With crinkled eyes [&hellip

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Dance and Diaspora: Persian Dance at the ODC Theater

Setsu Uzume — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 05:29:10 +0000

I went to church to find God, he was not there. I went to the Hindu temple, to the ancient pagoda, God was not there. I went to the Kaaba of Mecca, God was not there. I crossed the wilderness and asked about him from Avicenna, the philosopher but he was beyond the range of [&hellip

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Deviba Wala: an ode to life’s pure existence

Marc Londo — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:53:16 +0000

Deviba Wala believes in the ability of art to foster connections. A self-described cultural nomad, Wala’s artistic style is an intriguing perspective of interconnectivity through space and time. Each of her linear formations is autonomous, yet forebodes an inevitable interaction. Collectively, Wala’s linear formations resemble network typologies. However, the formations never quite connect. In her [&hellip

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High-art Haunted House: Layla Means Night

Setsu Uzume — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 06:43:19 +0000

Just in time for Halloween, “Layla Means Night” by Rosanna Gamson is a high art haunted house that explores perception and intimacy through retellings of 1,001 Arabian Nights. Held at the ODC Theater in San Francisco, audience members are led through the theater in three groups to view performances of the 4th night, 40th night [&hellip

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Serena Kovalosky: The Artful Vagabond

Marc Londo — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:23:59 +0000

Serena Kovalosky can hardly contain her passion for art. Widely known throughout the blogosphere as the Artful Vagabond, Kovalosky has made it her mission to spread her love of art to the far reaches of the world. Working from her studio in the foothills of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, Kovalosky continually engages her readers with [&hellip

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Exploring Relationships at the Intersection of Film and Dance

Setsu Uzume — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:42:09 +0000

When I was a kid I thought that falling in love meant floating on air like Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. Now, in my late twenties, I have a much more complex vision of love and relationships. Deconstructing the Surrogate, a multimedia dance performance, sums up that complexity with over a thousand layers of audio [&hellip

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Taking Classical Ballet to New Heights

Setsu Uzume — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:40:04 +0000

Milissa Payne Bradley takes classical ballet to new heights in her most ambitious work, Up in the Air, showing at this summer’s sixth annual Summer Performance Festival in San Francisco. The piece transforms grounded, classical movement into flight, inviting the audience on a majestic and exhilarating journey. Nine dancers balance the technique of classical ballet [&hellip

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BodiGram Wants Their Audience to Get Tipsy

Setsu Uzume — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:20:57 +0000

BodiGram Dance Company has come a long way from their roots in Asian philosophy. Founded by choreographers Blair Bodie and Julia Graham, BodiGram bridges the gap between pop culture and elite modern dance, smashing through the fourth wall to shed light on current social issues. At the ODC Theater in San Francisco this month, Bodie [&hellip

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Home is Home

Mallory Nezam — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:19:36 +0000

The fluorescent light bore down but had a way of beating off her skin like daylight. The way her son put it, she could turn anything around. She built her empire in the water, of the water. She knew her empire was her skin and bones. The extent of her story she carried on her [&hellip

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Anastasia Alexandrin’s Powerful Female Forms

Marc Londo — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:39:30 +0000

Anastasia Alexandrin’s style is unmistakable. Interlacing lines of charcoal and gritty overlays infuse her female subjects with an ethereal quality. Her masterful integration of line and tone within the framework of her narratives evokes nostalgia and introspection. But though her work reflects another time and place, nonconformist message speaks to a uniquely modern view of [&hellip

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