Azalea and Blue China Watercolor Demo by Susan D. Kennedy
This animation shows the painting process for this still life painting, and ends with a clip of Susan painting some of the later stages.
Ancient Noises: A choreographed LES NOCES at Mandeville
Is incredibly complex and hard to count. It calls for four vocalists, four pianos, and percussionists (for this program, red fish blue fish). Fortunately Green has a musical background and has traveled through Eastern Europe and Russia. In program notes, she says she let Stravinsky’s haunting melodies and driving rhythms guide the dance movement. She also borrowed ideas from Mexican folklorico.Like Nijinska’s version, Green’s bride wept, because that is tradition, something brides are supposed to do. Aside from the slow rituals such as rolling out fabric and lining up the in-laws, the piece was quite engaging. Her version was more joyful and expressive than Nijinska’s and more focused on the communal aspects of a wedding. Women did not respond with fists to their foreheads. They wore a single braid, but there was hardly a suggestion that braiding represented a loss of virginity.
Green did keep the most striking pose. She had the women form the iconic pyramid of heads and braids, a symbol of the single family unit after marriage. The “who’s who” of local dance was on stage and in the audience, much like you’d find at a real wedding. Costumes, by Alina Bokovikova and Erick Sundquist, were black and white with red sashes. The pleasing peasant styles were brighter than the drab garments of the original. There were also no pointe shoes.
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