photography by Casey McManus. McManusPhotography.net c.2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011: Dia de los Muertos Festival. Freak Alley, Boise, ID.
In collaboration with Boise
Would like to present:
The Dances of Anita
and David
First; Our birthing, introduction to canvas, and the world and
space we live in as humans
Second; The Dance of Anita
Transformation
Third; The Dance of David
Fourth; Liberation through the death
Fifth; The finale
Dance of Dave: dedicated to
Lisa's Uncle Dave:
Dave died tragically at the age of 52 on
Thanksgiving Day in 2000. He was a father figure to me during a time in my life
when I needed fatherly guidance. He was an artist & encouraged me in my
creative pursuits. He taught me how to build relationship with people and to
love people for who they are. I loved him very much. His death affected me
deeply, deeper than I could handle. It took me 10 years to work through the
anger phase of my grief process after losing him. This year I'm ready to
celebrate his life! This dance is in honor of Dave.
Dance of Anita: dedicated to
Luke’s Aunt Anita:
My
aunt Anita has such a relevant purpose in my life to this date. I never knew
her. Only do I have the stories of her life that have been generously shared by
my family. Those stories have progressed my visual art as well as today, my
performance art. She was sweet, excited and loving like her sisters, my
aunts. She was brave and strong like her
brothers, her father, my uncles, my dad. She was nurtured with the wisdom and
loving arms that my beautiful grandmother cared for me in. By that alone I know
that Anita was filled with God’s love, His purpose, and is now in His arms.
Anita we dance in celebration of your memory. On that special day, we will
dance together, with all of our family, together, and whole.
Special thanks to the Day of
the Dead dancers portraying the living elements Hardships and Blessings:
Krysta Nebeker
Jeremy Busack
photograph by A.Morehouse
photograph by S. Coffield
*I have video of our performance that was taken on my camera but with much regret I'm having trouble uploading it to the blog.