Thursday, November 3, 2011

Performing In Rememberance


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 artist Lisa Marten and Lukas Evergreen, a continuation of their avant-garde movement in creating visual art through performance,
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.