Th, 4/28/11: Preparing for Canvas Art Bar wedding this weekend,
focused on community sharing stories and advice as candle and bowl
for stones circulate from table to table. Plus Ana is marrying a
young Hispanic couple.
Wed, 4/27/11: Having a dance session with a couple wanting to learn
swing for their wedding - plus they are doing a dance processional!
finally combining both my talents - writing and dancing! anyone else
need a dance lesson for their wedding? plus on the side I am selling
bamboo! large plants and poles.
swing for their wedding - plus they are doing a dance processional!
finally combining both my talents - writing and dancing! anyone else
need a dance lesson for their wedding? plus on the side I am selling
bamboo! large plants and poles.
Sun. April 24, 2011: Happy Easter! On Good Friday the congregants
of P'nai Or, Portland, attended the Good Friday Passion Play service
of the congregants of St Marks Presbyterian Church. Members of both
congregations had attended a monthly, six month class entitled "Roots
and Branches" taught by Rabbi David Zaslow, focused on the roots of
Christianity in Judaism and looking at the historical Rabbi Joshua
(Jesus). Rabbi Zaslow and Pastor Campbell got together and rewrote
the text of the Passion Play based on this historical view of the
crucifixion. The hour-long revised Passion Play - including
references to Jesus as Rabbi joshua, to the thousands of Jews
crucified during that time period by the Romans and to those few Jews
who chose to collude with the Roman occupiers of Jerusalem ("puppets
of the Romans") was deeply moving for all those present, Christians
and Jews, in the context of the darkest day of remembrance by
Christians. Is such revisionist thinking happening elsewhere on the
planet? Blessings to Pastor Barbara Campbell for her bravery, depth
and inclusion.
of P'nai Or, Portland, attended the Good Friday Passion Play service
of the congregants of St Marks Presbyterian Church. Members of both
congregations had attended a monthly, six month class entitled "Roots
and Branches" taught by Rabbi David Zaslow, focused on the roots of
Christianity in Judaism and looking at the historical Rabbi Joshua
(Jesus). Rabbi Zaslow and Pastor Campbell got together and rewrote
the text of the Passion Play based on this historical view of the
crucifixion. The hour-long revised Passion Play - including
references to Jesus as Rabbi joshua, to the thousands of Jews
crucified during that time period by the Romans and to those few Jews
who chose to collude with the Roman occupiers of Jerusalem ("puppets
of the Romans") was deeply moving for all those present, Christians
and Jews, in the context of the darkest day of remembrance by
Christians. Is such revisionist thinking happening elsewhere on the
planet? Blessings to Pastor Barbara Campbell for her bravery, depth
and inclusion.
Friday, 4/22/11: From the daughter of the couple who renewed their
vows for their Diamond Wedding Anniversary (she talks to her parents
every night):"We all talk every night during our good night call
about how wonderful the celebration was and how perfectly you
(Joanie) performed the important role you had in making it the most
special day any of us could imagine." Sweet! Anyone else out there
want to renew their wedding vows?
vows for their Diamond Wedding Anniversary (she talks to her parents
every night):"We all talk every night during our good night call
about how wonderful the celebration was and how perfectly you
(Joanie) performed the important role you had in making it the most
special day any of us could imagine." Sweet! Anyone else out there
want to renew their wedding vows?
Wed. 4/13/11: Planning on connecting to a 24 hr. Global Water Dance
to highlight issues around clean drinking water and place-specific
water issues June 25th at 5 pm. The Portland dance will be led by
Mettler-trained Doug Victor. University of the Redlands, Aleph
Kallah 2011 event will be led by Joanie Levine. You can set one up in
your locale. See: http://ping.fm/Oh2ri There's music and a
score on the site. Exciting!
to highlight issues around clean drinking water and place-specific
water issues June 25th at 5 pm. The Portland dance will be led by
Mettler-trained Doug Victor. University of the Redlands, Aleph
Kallah 2011 event will be led by Joanie Levine. You can set one up in
your locale. See: http://ping.fm/Oh2ri There's music and a
score on the site. Exciting!
Tues, 4/12/11: On Friday, Yehudah will be blessing the Cauneq - a
Barge owned by 16 Yupik village organizations and 2 Yupik regional
organizations in Western Alaska, built by Vigor Industrial Shipyard,
located on Swan Island, Portland. We will travel to the Shipyard and
dine on the Willamette Star. And they advertised on Eventective for a
minister for this barge blessing! I have been researching Yupik, the
Barge and all - plus it's my birthday on Friday - so, what a way to
celebrate a 62nd birthday! Joanie
Barge owned by 16 Yupik village organizations and 2 Yupik regional
organizations in Western Alaska, built by Vigor Industrial Shipyard,
located on Swan Island, Portland. We will travel to the Shipyard and
dine on the Willamette Star. And they advertised on Eventective for a
minister for this barge blessing! I have been researching Yupik, the
Barge and all - plus it's my birthday on Friday - so, what a way to
celebrate a 62nd birthday! Joanie
4/10/11: Ana Villarqui performed an Hispanic wedding today, including
a shells and sand blessing ceremony - nice innovation by the couple
on a way of including all their guests in the ceremony. Yesterday
evening we watched "Altiplano" - a deeply mystical, political movie
that takes place in both the Andes and France. Well worth seeing.
a shells and sand blessing ceremony - nice innovation by the couple
on a way of including all their guests in the ceremony. Yesterday
evening we watched "Altiplano" - a deeply mystical, political movie
that takes place in both the Andes and France. Well worth seeing.
3/31/11: amazing: Laboratory Dance Project from South Korea tonight
thru Sat. night - the best of the season yet! Final piece was like a
combination of zikr, hip hop and pure power. If you can get a ticket
- go!
Who: Laboratory Dance Project (LDP), from Seoul, South Korea
Presented by: White Bird
When: Thursday, March 31, 2011 - Saturday, April 2, 2011, 8:00pm
Where: Lincoln Hall, Portland State University
Sponsor: Willamette Week, Columbia Sportswear Company
Tickets: $28; $18 Students/Seniors. Tickets available through
www.whitebird.org and PSU Box Office, 1825 Broadway, 503-725-3307
White Bird Uncaged presents the West Coast debut of South Korea�s
Laboratory Dance Project at Lincoln Hall, Portland State University
from March 31-April 2, 2011. Founded in 2001, LDP comprises some of
the most boldly creative young dancers and choreographers from the
Korea National University of the Arts in Seoul and has been making an
international name for contemporary Korean dance with its distinctive
blend of modern, hip hop, break dancing, martial arts, acrobatics and
contact improvisation. The Portland program will feature eight
gifted male dancers, performing three exhilarating works by three
award-winning choreographers, including the company�s signature
piece, No Comment, which has brought audiences to their feet around
the world whenever it has been performed.
The LDP program will begin with Are you happy to see me?, for six
dancers, choreographed by Mi Sook Jeon. This is a witty and
satirical work on social conventions that forcefully points to the
lack of communication pervading contemporary society. Jeon uses the
gesture of shaking hands to represent the choreographer�s wish to
break down barriers in human relationships, both on a personal level
as well as among political parties separated by ideological or
political doctrines.
Modern Feeling , by choreographer Insoo Lee, uses movement arising
from contact improvisation that suggests meetings, conflicts and
compromises between two men. Lee�s intensely physical movement
resonates with hip hop, break dancing, martial arts, and acrobatics,
performed by the two dancers with great strength and precision.
Modern Feeling won the Grand Prix award at the Seoul International
Choreographer Festival in 2008.
LDP�s program culminates with LDP�s signature work, the ferocious No
Comment, choreographed by Changho Shin in 2002. A testosterone-
fuelled group of eight suited male dancers prowl the stage with
physically charged, unpredictable movement that combines modern dance
with hip hop and martial arts. No Comment was inspired by the video-
only, no-commentary news format that characterized the Iraqi War
press coverage in Germany. This comment-less communication style led
the choreographer Shin to drop unnecessary interpretations or
symbolism from his dance. When the work premiered at London�s The
Place this past November, londondance.com called the work �hard-
hitting,� �packing a punch with its intensity, cleverly building
walls of movement.�
thru Sat. night - the best of the season yet! Final piece was like a
combination of zikr, hip hop and pure power. If you can get a ticket
- go!
Who: Laboratory Dance Project (LDP), from Seoul, South Korea
Presented by: White Bird
When: Thursday, March 31, 2011 - Saturday, April 2, 2011, 8:00pm
Where: Lincoln Hall, Portland State University
Sponsor: Willamette Week, Columbia Sportswear Company
Tickets: $28; $18 Students/Seniors. Tickets available through
www.whitebird.org and PSU Box Office, 1825 Broadway, 503-725-3307
White Bird Uncaged presents the West Coast debut of South Korea�s
Laboratory Dance Project at Lincoln Hall, Portland State University
from March 31-April 2, 2011. Founded in 2001, LDP comprises some of
the most boldly creative young dancers and choreographers from the
Korea National University of the Arts in Seoul and has been making an
international name for contemporary Korean dance with its distinctive
blend of modern, hip hop, break dancing, martial arts, acrobatics and
contact improvisation. The Portland program will feature eight
gifted male dancers, performing three exhilarating works by three
award-winning choreographers, including the company�s signature
piece, No Comment, which has brought audiences to their feet around
the world whenever it has been performed.
The LDP program will begin with Are you happy to see me?, for six
dancers, choreographed by Mi Sook Jeon. This is a witty and
satirical work on social conventions that forcefully points to the
lack of communication pervading contemporary society. Jeon uses the
gesture of shaking hands to represent the choreographer�s wish to
break down barriers in human relationships, both on a personal level
as well as among political parties separated by ideological or
political doctrines.
Modern Feeling , by choreographer Insoo Lee, uses movement arising
from contact improvisation that suggests meetings, conflicts and
compromises between two men. Lee�s intensely physical movement
resonates with hip hop, break dancing, martial arts, and acrobatics,
performed by the two dancers with great strength and precision.
Modern Feeling won the Grand Prix award at the Seoul International
Choreographer Festival in 2008.
LDP�s program culminates with LDP�s signature work, the ferocious No
Comment, choreographed by Changho Shin in 2002. A testosterone-
fuelled group of eight suited male dancers prowl the stage with
physically charged, unpredictable movement that combines modern dance
with hip hop and martial arts. No Comment was inspired by the video-
only, no-commentary news format that characterized the Iraqi War
press coverage in Germany. This comment-less communication style led
the choreographer Shin to drop unnecessary interpretations or
symbolism from his dance. When the work premiered at London�s The
Place this past November, londondance.com called the work �hard-
hitting,� �packing a punch with its intensity, cleverly building
walls of movement.�
Fri, 3/25/11: September 20, 2011 Wedding Network USA meeting at Lan
Su Chinese Garden: We met today with Michelle Starry, wedding
organizer at the Chinese Gardens, Holly Hogan of Catering By Bo and
Evonne Tang of the Tao of Tea to discuss our collaborating on an
evening presentation focused on ethnic wedding trends in September.
Exciting to be a part of the mix!
Su Chinese Garden: We met today with Michelle Starry, wedding
organizer at the Chinese Gardens, Holly Hogan of Catering By Bo and
Evonne Tang of the Tao of Tea to discuss our collaborating on an
evening presentation focused on ethnic wedding trends in September.
Exciting to be a part of the mix!
Th, 3/24/11: Deposits finally came in from couples we interviewed
several weeks ago and I am sending out first drafts, material from
which they may select. We have a dance processional with swing
music, a handfasting and a Jewish interfaith wedding on the books.
Plus I seeded a patch of earth yesterday with radishes, spinach,
urach, scallions, beets, swiss chard - plus we seeded broccoli,
tomatoes, tomatillos for growing in our indoor kitchen garden
window. Spring is here!
several weeks ago and I am sending out first drafts, material from
which they may select. We have a dance processional with swing
music, a handfasting and a Jewish interfaith wedding on the books.
Plus I seeded a patch of earth yesterday with radishes, spinach,
urach, scallions, beets, swiss chard - plus we seeded broccoli,
tomatoes, tomatillos for growing in our indoor kitchen garden
window. Spring is here!
Fri 3/18/11: Artists Rep production of Jack goes Boating by
playwright Bob Glaudini..very NYC, artistic, off beat production;
Jack & friend blossoms as they fall in love; his best friends reveal
the tension in their relationship; excellent production through Apr.
17th worth seeing. Playing with our granddaughter Sylvia continues
to be a joyful part of our Fridays. Shabbat Shalom!
playwright Bob Glaudini..very NYC, artistic, off beat production;
Jack & friend blossoms as they fall in love; his best friends reveal
the tension in their relationship; excellent production through Apr.
17th worth seeing. Playing with our granddaughter Sylvia continues
to be a joyful part of our Fridays. Shabbat Shalom!
Wed. 3/16/11: Quite the day! Girl wanting to marry a fellow in a
local jail came over after I found another officiant yesterday to
officiate the wedding in Pendleton; daughter of couple celebrating
their 60th wedding anniversary came over and we planned the event,
spoke with parents over the phone - they are so excited!; and another
groom called to check in on our pricing and style for a loosely
interfaith wedding. Feels like another period of intense activity.
local jail came over after I found another officiant yesterday to
officiate the wedding in Pendleton; daughter of couple celebrating
their 60th wedding anniversary came over and we planned the event,
spoke with parents over the phone - they are so excited!; and another
groom called to check in on our pricing and style for a loosely
interfaith wedding. Feels like another period of intense activity.
Wed, 3/9/11: Lovely wedding interview this evening with couple getting
married at Leach Gardens in August. Their Irish roots tingled as they read
a handfasting vows piece and they resonated with the depth of both Rilke and
Anne Lindbergh - Gift of the Sea. For a great photo, check out:
feed://www.myportlandphotographer.com/feed/
married at Leach Gardens in August. Their Irish roots tingled as they read
a handfasting vows piece and they resonated with the depth of both Rilke and
Anne Lindbergh - Gift of the Sea. For a great photo, check out:
feed://www.myportlandphotographer.com/feed/
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