Monday, March 28, 2016

Marten Evergreen performs "amour échange"


We hit a milestone! Marten Evergreen has entered our 6th year together and we performed our 15th avant garde performance art piece titled "Amour Echange" live at a private wedding in Boise. 


MARTEN EVERGREEN
presents

“amour èchange”

performed live at
The Rose Room. Boise, Idaho
Friday March 18, 2016
for The BertMore Wedding

Artist Statement:
Movements inspired by monuments of love. This piece was specifically created to
celebrate relationship.

First Movement: Prayer
music-“Jagadeesha” by Trevor Hall
A dancer interprets a prayer of thanksgiving, peace, and grace extending beyond boundaries of time.

Second Movement: Celebrating Story
music-“The Spark” by Afrojack/Spree Wilson
Dancers interpret an inspired story through dance and expressive collaboration of paint and drip theory.The dance and painting between both that ensues will tell
the story of courtship and relationship.

Color symbolism:
clothing:
white-vulnerability/new beginning
silver-future dreams
gold-commitment for life

MARTEN EVERGREEN is 
Lisa Marten and Lukas Evergreen


Here are some photos from the performance:
 our performance space: "the bubble" 

 first movement: dancing the prayer

 second movement: dancer one

 dancer one is joined by dancer two

 dancer two

 dancer two is joined by dancer one (now in silver)

 dancers in sync

 dancer one

 dancer one is joined by dancer two (now in gold)

 dancers in sync 

 dancers ready for anything

the finished 2D painting created while dancing

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Announcing: The 2016 Creative Church Conference in Boise



The 2016 Creative Church Conference in Boise
Embracing the Arts in Your Church
July 28-31 
at Vineyard Boise Church
4950 N. Bradley St. Boise, ID 83714
sponsored by The New Renaissance and VineArts 
Registration Fee: $125
Can choose to pay registration in installments.
Registration includes lunches and Free Childcare.

 2016 theme:
Beauty in the Brokenness

Main Speakers and Featured Artists:
Scott Erickson
live painter, Imago Dei-Portland, OR 
Dave Blakeslee
pastor and potter-Salida, CO
Bruce Herman
painter and educator-Gloucester, MA
Andrew Nemr
tap dancer and TEDfellow-NYC, NY 
J Scott McElroy
founder The New Renaissance-Indianapolis, IN
Jessie Nilo
founder VineArts and Art Fruition-Boise, ID

What is The Creative Church Conference All About?
*Bi-Annual Arts Conference
*Multi-church forum for arts in the name of Christ
*All levels of artistic experience are welcome
*Teachings on working with God, finding your own creativity, knowing your identity, the needs of artists, and loving people through the arts
*For individuals, community leaders, artists, pastors, and caregivers of creatives
* Engaging artistic communities all sizes, grassroots, clergy-led, liturgical, and outreach
*Opportunities to rest, reflect, journal, create, worship, and connect
*Art workshops, music workshops, dance and music performances, creative worship
*Topics on integrating the arts into the life of the local church (in churches of any size)