MEMORIAL LUNCHEON - SATURDAY NOON - DECEMBER 10 - EL CHICO's

- MEMORIAL LUNCHEON FOR JERELYN -

EL CHICO's - 4015 Fern Avenue - Madison Park - Shreveport - 318-865-4687

dear friends - this coming saturday, in jerelyn's honor, there will be a lunch get-together of family and friends at el chico's, one of the places she enjoyed for lunch - there will be individual ordering for lunch 

if at all possible, RSVP would be greatly appreciated in the event additional tables are needed - all are welcome regardless - if you are unable to have a bite to eat, please feel free to just come by and say hello if you wish - anyone who wishes to say a few words or who has a story to share, we hope you will do so - please pass the word for those who may not be hooked into facebook or blogland - we look forward to seeing you then - jenean and family

to view the menu, please check out their website at http://www.elchico.com/menu.php

 

IN MEMORY OF JERELYN CHARLINE GILSTRAP 10/29/1940 - 12/02/2011

SPIRIT ASCENDING 
december 2, 2011

 jerelyn

you have left us far too soon

but your light stays with us

fly on fly on

and know that you are missed

~

ANNIVERSARY 1948

JFK ASSASINATION 48 YEARS AGO

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution .

 . – John F. Kennedy, In a speech at the White House, 1962

 If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

  – John F. Kennedy

BACK TO THE REAL ? WORLD

 Arrived home yesterday after another hospital stay - although my cast of "Two Rooms" sustained rehearsals, the new equipment being installed at Minicine? necessitates more time than thought -- so production dates are  Dec. 2-3. More info shortly.

 

SPECIFIC DATES and VENUE FOR "TWO ROOMS"

Our first production of 2011, the Pulitzer Prize nominated "Two Rooms" by Lee Blessing will be produced at the newly renvated indie film/arts venue, Minicine, in historic downtown Shreveport.  Dates are September 23-24.

"Two Rooms" is a  contemporary love story  in which a couple's love and devotion transcend their tragic circumstances.

The cast includes company members Christina Bailey, Stephen Scarlato and Harvard R. Taylor. Linda Berglund, formerly of L.A. is guest actor.  Callie Manning serves as stage manager.

A LOST STAR AMIDST A TOO-LONG LINE OF OTHERS

AMY WINEHOUSE  amazing talent and lost soul dead yesterday at 27 years of age. This girl in the photo is the girl I saw underneath the debacle of   most of her recent performances - the girl who often could stand only with great difficulty, whose hair piece was teetering on her head, whose eyes rolled back in her head and who seemed as if she could not complete the performance without passing out. But she did. I don't recall ever seeing her smile during a performance - she seemed totally focused on just remaining standing and getting  the words out.

It was easy for many to ridicule her, coming on stage in an almost non-functional state - but looking under the consequences of her addictions, there was a gifted singer and a forlorn soul who sadly finally lost her struggle to remain standing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,                                                                               AMERICA!!

                                        MAY YOU RECOVER                                       

ANNE CARSON, contemporary poet

"Time isn't made of anything.
 It is an abstraction.
 Just a meaning that
 we impose upon motion."
 Ann Carson

FILM ACTOR DECEASED

PETER FALK,  ACTOR, died recently, in his 80s. Falk was famous for the wrinkled trench coat detective in the tv series, "Colombo." He made over fifty films, including numerous films with director Nick Cassavetes.

 

A vivid, often anguished imagination shines through in [Zustiak's] work... THE NEW YORKER

Amidst is a site-specific live performance/video installation that focuses on nostalgia as a place of entrapment on a journey “home.”  It is the second installment of The Painted Bird Trilogy, a work in three parts choreographed and directed by Pavel Zuštiak.  The trilogy’s title comes from Jerzy Kosinski’s controversial novel of the same name. Amidst is presented in a fluid theatrical structure, as audiences move freely amidst a sensory immersive installation at the intersection of dance performance and visual art. 

Concept, Choreography, Direction: Pavel Zustiak;

GO TO thepaintedbird.org for video

GOOGLE BRINGS WORLD-FAMOUS MUSEUMS ONLINE

Google has brought over 1000 works of art online in great detail from seventeen world famous museums, including documentation on works, bios of artists, 360  degree tours of the galleries.

VISUAL ART vs. THEATRE

"The biggest difference between theatre work and visual work
is the use of the observer's time.

In theatre, the creator determines the time an image is observed.
In a work of visual art, the observer himself determines this time.

In my theatre work I use the notion of the 'borderline image'.
This is an image which, because I extend the normal duration of the observation,
has time to penetrate into the observer's brain.

This image then makes history for the observer.

The image becomes a memory. 

At this moment the distinction between a borderline image (in the theatre) and a visual work ceases to exist. 

If art does not penetrate into the observer's memory,

it does not exist." 

John Lauwers, Needcompany Dance, Belgium

MESSAGE FOR ACTORS - VIA DIRECTOR ANNE BOGART

Veteran acting teacher Steve Wangh developed an exercise that he suggests can teach an actor most of what they need to know about acting. Five or more actors enter the stage together, each with the task of getting the audience to look at them and them alone.  Although it seems that this might lead to a free-for-all demonstration of blatant narcissism, in fact actors quickly learn that being loud and obvious does not necessarily attract and hold the attention of the audience.  To become un-dismissible demands a concentration of energy and intention into intensely focused action. The audience becomes interested when they begin to suspect rather than be sure of something about an actor’s state.  In this way, the actors learn the importance of keeping a certain amount to themselves.  Their privacy engenders fascination on the watcher.  Too much sharing does not stimulate attraction.

IMAGINATION: RIVERA & LENNON

Driving through Hollywood, I noticed this huge wall poster that had been pasted to a cement wall. It was of Lennon, Ono and a sweet dog. Although the image had been rained on, I could see their figure a block away. I knew they were there to connect the frequency of energy and spectrum of revelations with one triangulating message that Lennon and Ono had written in the poster, "All you need is Love." This was their 5 word pattern message as a united, creative duo. It was simple, and in that simplicity penetrated internationally and inter-generationally, making me ask myself on my ride home: what is your message to the world?

One of my messages is the belief that the imagination exists and it is the key to our individual and collective future. I had felt it with the group that day and I knew it by heart. Then, a flash: the sound of the song "Imagine"  arrived, twirling into clarity of gesture. The lyrics laid themselves before me. Whatever you can in your greatest vision imagine is only half of what is possible, but that half you are fully responsible in creating.

Diana Rivera, Creativity Empowerment Coach

Lyrics | John Lennon lyrics - Imagine lyrics

BLOG STATS

Just for the curious, mostly myself - the top three most visited pages are: ANNE BOGART'S CURRENT POSTING MAY 8, 2010

2011 AUDITIONS -- jcgCOLLABORATIONS FEB. 1, 2011... Jan 19, 2011

FLUTTER TUNNEL - Flutter Tunnel The Flutter T... Mar 20, 2010 and the top four visiting sources: U.S. Germany Canada India