Hey all - Flynn & I will be showcasing part 1 of "70 Virgins" on Oct 20th, 3-5pm at Velocity Dance Center on Pine & Broadway on the Hill. The series "Under Construction" in which we will participate is a chance to show a work in progress and receive feedback from facilitators and audience members. Hope to see you there!
http://www.velocitydancecenter.org/performances.htm
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
New Work in progress...
Flynn & I are collaborating again on a new piece titled "70 Virgins". The piece is meant to challenge stereotypes and myths about Muslim woman that are held by people in the West. A minimalist piece, it was inspired by a former teacher of mine, Rudy Perez.
Check back for updates.
Check back for updates.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Here we go again...
Tanden Butoh Performance:
Fri. Sept 7, 2007 - Doors open @ 6:30pm, Butoh @ 8:00pm
The Great Art Party
Benefit for Floating Bridge Press
South Lake Union Armory
860 Terry Ave. N
Seattle 98109
Info: Jeff Crandall 206-353-9148
tickets: $100 includes a piece of art
$ 25 includes a drink!
Fri. Sept 7, 2007 - Doors open @ 6:30pm, Butoh @ 8:00pm
The Great Art Party
Benefit for Floating Bridge Press
South Lake Union Armory
860 Terry Ave. N
Seattle 98109
Info: Jeff Crandall 206-353-9148
tickets: $100 includes a piece of art
$ 25 includes a drink!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
who the hell is this woman?
Someone asked me once if I was a professional dancer and I laughed. What is the criteria for calling oneself professional? Certainly not financial reimbursement for one's work, although I have been paid more than a few times during my long dance career. The criteria for me is longevity, technique, knowing that one says "meard" to the other dancers before a show and performance experience in whatever form that may take. So with that, I will offer up for scrutiny my dance resume! I have been dancing for a really long time with a few breaks in between. I just can't seem to stop, so here I am still shaking a leg...
TRAINING:
2005-07 Doranne Crable Butoh
2004-06 Sumayya Diop Sabar
1999-01 Mary Lynn Buss Egyptian Dance
Mish Mish Egyptian Dance
1994-95 Blaise Diagne Inst. of the Arts - Dakar, Senegal Sabar
Safie Diagne (Ballet National du Senegal) - Dakar Sabar
1991-99 Meissa Diop (Ballet National du Senegal) - Seattle Sabar
Malang Bayo (Ballet National du Senegal) - Seattle Kotiro
Maryam Faye (Ballet National du Senegal) - Los Angeles Sabar
Tambacounda Dance Camp - San Francisco Senegalese
Stacy Hardwick & Mapathe Diop - Seattle Sabar, Kotiro
Amma & Kofi Anang - Seattle W. African Dance
1991-93 Blue Heron Art Center - Vashon Island Ballet
1981-82 California Institute of The Arts - Valencia Ballet, Modern, Stage tech
1975-90 Kathy Moore (San Francisco Ballet) - Los Angeles Ballet Technique
Dora Kranig (Royal Ballet) - Los Angeles Ballet
Michael Baker (Royal Ballet) - Los Angeles Ballet
Roland Dupree Dance Studio - Los Angeles Jazz
Bella Lewitzky Dance Company - Los Angeles Modern
Ballet Petit - Pasadena Ballet, Jazz
Rudy Perez - Los Angeles Modern
1969-73 June Nichols Dance Studio - Los Angeles Ballet, Tap
PERFORMANCE:
2007 Tanden Butoh Butoh
BYOA
Crab Party
Floating Bridge Press Fundraiser
2005-07 Kagami Butoh - Olympia, WA Butoh
“Strings” 2005
“Dreaming Einstein” 2006
“Redemption” 2007
1991-99 Performances in Vashon Island Schools W. African, Ballet
1980-84 L.A. Contemporary Dance Theater Modern
Anderson Dance Theater Dance Theater
Misc. Choreographer’s Showcases
TEACHING:
2004 Foster High School West African Dance Residency
2001-02 Woodinville Montessori School Dance Specialist (1st-6th grades)
1991-98 Artists in the Schools Senegalese Culture & Dance (4th,7th,8th grades)
1991-99 Blue Heron Art Center West African Dance (all levels)
Vashon Dance Academy Ballet, Tap, Jazz
TRAINING:
2005-07 Doranne Crable Butoh
2004-06 Sumayya Diop Sabar
1999-01 Mary Lynn Buss Egyptian Dance
Mish Mish Egyptian Dance
1994-95 Blaise Diagne Inst. of the Arts - Dakar, Senegal Sabar
Safie Diagne (Ballet National du Senegal) - Dakar Sabar
1991-99 Meissa Diop (Ballet National du Senegal) - Seattle Sabar
Malang Bayo (Ballet National du Senegal) - Seattle Kotiro
Maryam Faye (Ballet National du Senegal) - Los Angeles Sabar
Tambacounda Dance Camp - San Francisco Senegalese
Stacy Hardwick & Mapathe Diop - Seattle Sabar, Kotiro
Amma & Kofi Anang - Seattle W. African Dance
1991-93 Blue Heron Art Center - Vashon Island Ballet
1981-82 California Institute of The Arts - Valencia Ballet, Modern, Stage tech
1975-90 Kathy Moore (San Francisco Ballet) - Los Angeles Ballet Technique
Dora Kranig (Royal Ballet) - Los Angeles Ballet
Michael Baker (Royal Ballet) - Los Angeles Ballet
Roland Dupree Dance Studio - Los Angeles Jazz
Bella Lewitzky Dance Company - Los Angeles Modern
Ballet Petit - Pasadena Ballet, Jazz
Rudy Perez - Los Angeles Modern
1969-73 June Nichols Dance Studio - Los Angeles Ballet, Tap
PERFORMANCE:
2007 Tanden Butoh Butoh
BYOA
Crab Party
Floating Bridge Press Fundraiser
2005-07 Kagami Butoh - Olympia, WA Butoh
“Strings” 2005
“Dreaming Einstein” 2006
“Redemption” 2007
1991-99 Performances in Vashon Island Schools W. African, Ballet
1980-84 L.A. Contemporary Dance Theater Modern
Anderson Dance Theater Dance Theater
Misc. Choreographer’s Showcases
TEACHING:
2004 Foster High School West African Dance Residency
2001-02 Woodinville Montessori School Dance Specialist (1st-6th grades)
1991-98 Artists in the Schools Senegalese Culture & Dance (4th,7th,8th grades)
1991-99 Blue Heron Art Center West African Dance (all levels)
Vashon Dance Academy Ballet, Tap, Jazz
Monday, July 16, 2007
If you missed the BYOA event - Despair not!
Tanden Butoh will be performing "Lolita aka" again this coming Saturday, June 21, 2007 at approx 8:30pm at:
Crab Party/Perpetual Indulgence
Tempest Lounge
913 MLK - Tacoma
This event will be outside on a makeshift stage with ?? lighting, so it will be an interesting performance...come see us!
Crab Party/Perpetual Indulgence
Tempest Lounge
913 MLK - Tacoma
This event will be outside on a makeshift stage with ?? lighting, so it will be an interesting performance...come see us!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
An important life has passed...
Last night Flynn & I performed “Lolita aka” at the BYOA event. It was a wonderful experience and entire evening. Many talented artists were there with whom we shared our art. Late this morning I opened my email to find a subject titled, “Our dear Doranne”. Doranne Crable was my Butoh Mentor. The article I posted here, "The Phenomenon of Butoh" speaks about her work. The following is the email I received:
“Hello dear ones,
You may or may not already know this, but I have the devastating news that none of us wanted to hear.
I apologize if you did not know that Doranne was being treated for lung cancer. She passed away on Thursday morning, July 12.
On Wednesday, July 11, Doranne asked that 911 be called because she was having difficulty breathing. She was admitted to the hospital that morning, and an Xray showed a lot of fluid in her lung, so much that it obscured the size of the tumor. A scan the previous Friday seemed to show that the center of the tumor had been destroyed, but it was still growing despite six weeks of chemo treatment.
I was able to get to the hospital around 8:30 that evening and I believe she was still lucid enough to recognize me and what was happening. I had just returned from a trip to San Francisco and brought her a book of the writings of Father Anthony DeMello, which had a picture of him on the cover. Several people were with her in the hospital, including a member of her sangha - Wendie - who came all the way from Bainbridge Island in the middle of the night. Judie Gabriele, who helped coordinate all of Doranne's care, called f from France and was able to speak to her.
About 8:30 Thursday morning (July 12) her breathing changed and things began to happen very rapidly. She stopped breathing at around 10:25 am, just as the chanting CD of her Buddhist teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche, finished playing. Her passing was very, very peaceful, and she was never alone for a moment. The nursing staff took excellent care of her and treated her with dignity. Unfortunately, her sister Cookie was not able to arrive from Virginia until very late Thursday night.
Now is the difficult task of telling the hundreds of people, some of whom didn't know that she had cancer or how serious her condition was. This will take time since Doranne had so many different lives, walked in so many kinds of circles. People are asking about plans for a memorial service. What I can tell you is that Doranne didn't want a formal service of any kind, no obituary either. However, there is a great need for some kind of remembrance, and we are helping Cookie figure that out along with the other practicalities. I will let you know the details when that gets sorted out, and ask that you pass on the information too.
In the meantime, keep sending your thoughts and prayers towards Doranne. If you are Jewish, you might say the Kaddish for her. If you follow Buddhism, you might pray for the 49 days after death (through August 30).”
After my initial sadness began to fade I looked up some information about Doranne’s spiritual teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche. He is the author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, and chief of the Rigpa, an international organization devoted to Buddhist teachings. From an article about him I took this quote and offer it here as a remembrance of Doranne.
“Sometimes, dying is difficult if you're attached to life. Often, we associate dying with losing, which can create pain. But the truth of life is that we cannot hold on to anything. Not what is held, and even the holder is changing all the time. "You cannot wash your hands in the same river twice," goes a Tibetan saying. Sometimes letting go is kind, enjoyable; it brings a different kind of appreciation, not of attachment but of letting go.” ~Sogyal Rinpoche
“Hello dear ones,
You may or may not already know this, but I have the devastating news that none of us wanted to hear.
I apologize if you did not know that Doranne was being treated for lung cancer. She passed away on Thursday morning, July 12.
On Wednesday, July 11, Doranne asked that 911 be called because she was having difficulty breathing. She was admitted to the hospital that morning, and an Xray showed a lot of fluid in her lung, so much that it obscured the size of the tumor. A scan the previous Friday seemed to show that the center of the tumor had been destroyed, but it was still growing despite six weeks of chemo treatment.
I was able to get to the hospital around 8:30 that evening and I believe she was still lucid enough to recognize me and what was happening. I had just returned from a trip to San Francisco and brought her a book of the writings of Father Anthony DeMello, which had a picture of him on the cover. Several people were with her in the hospital, including a member of her sangha - Wendie - who came all the way from Bainbridge Island in the middle of the night. Judie Gabriele, who helped coordinate all of Doranne's care, called f from France and was able to speak to her.
About 8:30 Thursday morning (July 12) her breathing changed and things began to happen very rapidly. She stopped breathing at around 10:25 am, just as the chanting CD of her Buddhist teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche, finished playing. Her passing was very, very peaceful, and she was never alone for a moment. The nursing staff took excellent care of her and treated her with dignity. Unfortunately, her sister Cookie was not able to arrive from Virginia until very late Thursday night.
Now is the difficult task of telling the hundreds of people, some of whom didn't know that she had cancer or how serious her condition was. This will take time since Doranne had so many different lives, walked in so many kinds of circles. People are asking about plans for a memorial service. What I can tell you is that Doranne didn't want a formal service of any kind, no obituary either. However, there is a great need for some kind of remembrance, and we are helping Cookie figure that out along with the other practicalities. I will let you know the details when that gets sorted out, and ask that you pass on the information too.
In the meantime, keep sending your thoughts and prayers towards Doranne. If you are Jewish, you might say the Kaddish for her. If you follow Buddhism, you might pray for the 49 days after death (through August 30).”
After my initial sadness began to fade I looked up some information about Doranne’s spiritual teacher, Sogyal Rinpoche. He is the author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, and chief of the Rigpa, an international organization devoted to Buddhist teachings. From an article about him I took this quote and offer it here as a remembrance of Doranne.
“Sometimes, dying is difficult if you're attached to life. Often, we associate dying with losing, which can create pain. But the truth of life is that we cannot hold on to anything. Not what is held, and even the holder is changing all the time. "You cannot wash your hands in the same river twice," goes a Tibetan saying. Sometimes letting go is kind, enjoyable; it brings a different kind of appreciation, not of attachment but of letting go.” ~Sogyal Rinpoche
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