Hello all,
Sorry I’ve been away for awhile. I’ve been licking my wounds and starting new projects. Of the many artists I am writing for, I’d like to introduce two of them. Both are based in San Francisco. One is a fantastic young photographer named Paula Poortinga. Her work can be seen at www.paulapoortinga.com. Another is [...]
A living 1,000 armed Goddess of Mercy (Guanyin) is depicted in this fabulous dance production. Performed by 21 deaf dancers. The China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe was formed more then 20 years ago and have performed in more then 40 countries. Inspirational!!! Enjoy.
~Bonnee Klein Gilligan
Dancing event is first in nation
Clients from Easter Seals Arc competed in the nation’s first Special Olympics ballroom dance competition Saturday at Memorial Coliseum [Fort Wayne, Indiana].
Organizers said they hope the locally developed program will eventually become a model for a new national Special Olympics sport. Competitors got either a first-, second- or third-place medal [...]
Formidable: A Non Fiction Portrait of Chelsea Del Ray
by: James Schwartz
This essay (composed May, 2005) has origins that originate five years ago. I was twenty-two, spending endless nights on the Kalamazoo club / cabaret scene with my best friend / hag / future co-author April Hoskins, performing cabaret and reveling in the local color.
I’d met [...]
Big Boi on combining Hip-Hop and Ballet:
“You have two different forms of art coming together to make one feature. You got distinction and the elegance and the sophistication of the ballet with the funk of me and my band …”
Continuing with his originality and trend-setting achievements, OutKast’s Big Boi spoke with American Public Media on [...]
You are currently browsing the archives for the Dance category.
