Friday, October 31, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
We walked arm in arm to the beat of the kleptomaniac's drum
Steal, steal, steal
and when you aren't stealing, steal some more!
The six of them were standing outside the warehouse of the junkyard the six of them didn't know the warehouse was full of itemsfrom Ripley's Believe it or not!
Steal, steal, steal
marched in their heads. There was no one in sight and there wouldn't be anyone till the midnight guard showed up.
So they began to steal. Unfortunately the only place they had to store their items was in a child's pink barbie suit case. But they walked in. Joe slipped on a gag woopie cushion-"fart, fart, toot, toot"
Steal, steal, steal
and when you aren't stealing, steal some more!
The six of them were standing outside the warehouse of the junkyard the six of them didn't know the warehouse was full of itemsfrom Ripley's Believe it or not!
Steal, steal, steal
marched in their heads. There was no one in sight and there wouldn't be anyone till the midnight guard showed up.
So they began to steal. Unfortunately the only place they had to store their items was in a child's pink barbie suit case. But they walked in. Joe slipped on a gag woopie cushion-"fart, fart, toot, toot"
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Derrick Fleeing the fire
Derrick fleeing the Fire
Derrick escorted all of the dancers behind stage to the nearest exit and into the arms of their loved ones who were waiting.Mothers and fathers who would give anything to see their child alive. And yet through the fire that tore up the Hall walked the children. They walked through the blackened doors and exits which left only one image in the distraught guardians head. And that was seeing their young, little dancers parading through the doors in their neon and glistening, decorated outfits with glittering scrunchies and tight pulled back curls sprayed only a few hours ago by the parents own hands. Once they crossed the police yellow tape they were safe to run to any faces their were mere recognizable.and run they did, like mice. and the parents gave Derrick only one look and that was relief. Relief that their own kids were alive and able to make it through the building, and in the minutes that followed, their was a buckling to the roof, and a final collapse. That only haunted Derrick even more, in the days to follow. The collapse being so loud, that when reports reached Derrick, the cost of repair to the Orchestra and all of its stages told Derrick that his one time dream of being a choreographer in the city of Minneapolis was over.
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Friday, October 24, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Along the lazy lakes
of lake island
Lionel looked up and longed for
languid nights
curled up with Larry Lee, his lucid cat,
who shook his long, length fur
and settled down lucratively beside him
before long, Larry Lee crept about the linoleum leaving behind dust prints and cascading
outside his limits
Larry left Lionel in the night
Lionel's captors rummaged through the lake island home
And Larry lee returned looking lamely on Lionel's liquidated body.
of lake island
Lionel looked up and longed for
languid nights
curled up with Larry Lee, his lucid cat,
who shook his long, length fur
and settled down lucratively beside him
before long, Larry Lee crept about the linoleum leaving behind dust prints and cascading
outside his limits
Larry left Lionel in the night
Lionel's captors rummaged through the lake island home
And Larry lee returned looking lamely on Lionel's liquidated body.
A poem called Open
open door shut,
weep constant pray,
Penciled days
open door shut,
seep, constant stay
make, hope, stray
open door shut,
weep constant rain
pour, lay, make
weep constant pray,
Penciled days
open door shut,
seep, constant stay
make, hope, stray
open door shut,
weep constant rain
pour, lay, make
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
questions answered on opera making
Costume room at the opera. What do they really do back there? Where do they get ideas for say instance the opera Hansel and Gretel children's costumes? How are they organized and fitted? What about the set itself? How do they paint a back drop the size of the orpheum stage? Here are some questions I attempt answering.
theypaint the scenery or canvas on the floor. ginger rogers and fred astaire for the circus at around 1920 when both dancers were dancing and the opera added this specific backdrop for Hansel and Gretel opera. sorry small clip but u can get the gist that this is a rehearsal for the opera, and those are the podiums and risers they stand on.
how do the paint a backdrop to the stage
Monday, October 13, 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
wonderless pit
Short story of Duluth 5
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Short story of Duluth 4
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Short Story of Duluth 3
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Story of Duluth two
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Saturday, October 11, 2014
Costume Room
Costume room at the opera. What do they really do back there? Where do they get ideas for say instance the opera Hansel and Gretel children's costumes? How are they organized and fitted? What about the set itself? How do they paint a back drop the size of the orpheum stage? Here are some questions I attend on answering.
st.paul almanac
Kind of surprised that about 10 people showed up to the publishing of an almanac that has at least 100 writers. Went to a reading for the St. Paul almanac. This is the coffee shop upstairs, on the wall is a picture of a library, not a real library, its pretty artsy fartsy. Subtext Bookstore is in St. Paul Friday, Oct. 10th at 7pm, for the St. Paul Almanac Publishing. Address is: 165 Western Ave N, Saint Paul, MN 55102.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Opera Viva!
I
went to this event the other night and learned a few things. The event was a concert of operatic
proportions featuring performances by Minnesota Opera Resident
Artists. Long story short, this event was a chance for library goers
to understand and learn about Opera. The introduction told by
the director contained what opera entails, including the fact
that opera, in its plainest sense, is a story told in music from either a
book or a play. Most operas include love scenes, a soprano is in
love with a tenor or vice versa, often times the soprano dies in the end, or
the tenor dies, or all the characters die. Most operas are
energetically filled with life and love.
The audience
was told they could ask the singers and opera coordinators open ended
questions. That being said, these were
the questions
What was your
first opera experience? A keyboard player who is also an Italian conductor
for the Minnesota opera told a touching story of how his early days of opera
enjoyment came when he listened to an album of a four hour long opera as a
child and was immediately amazed by it, and from then on would continue to
try to translate long operas in languages like German and Russian, he said he
took on the hard operas first.
What is your
favorite book? One such tenor commented "History of
Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson. The
audience was told they could ask the singers open ended questions that could
apply to all the performers.
How long does
it take to prepare for an opera performance? approximately 3-9 including
three weeks on stage getting into character and rehearsing followed by a
transition to the actual theatre for stage effects and occasionally for bigger
performances like Grapes of Wrath it may take an additional three weeks to
rehearse.
Overall
the performance was incredible and free, an opportunity for the community to
enjoy the opera in their own setting.
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