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"Drought" |
"Myth
comes alive as it enters the cauldron of evolution, itself drawing energy from
the storytellers who shape it."
Elizabeth Fuller, The
Independent Eye
So many wonderful photos from Ann Waters with Mana Youngbear, and their community of dancers presentation of
The Awakening. Thank you once again for bringing these masks to life, for truly making them "Masks for the Elemental Powers"!
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Diane Smalley as "Storm" |
"The
mythologies of our present culture are heading us to destruction...we are being
called upon to participate in revising the mythic assumptions that we
follow."
Suzi Gablik, Art Critic
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"Desert Spring (Our Lady of the Arroyo)" |
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Deb
Macarthy as "Ocean" |
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"Ice (Glacier" |
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Cathy Cantwell as "Flood" |
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Elk Macarthy "Volcano" |
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Diane Smalley as "Mariposa" (Imaginal)" |
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"The Lady of Avalon (Sacred Spring)" |
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Frosty Webber as "River" |
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"Rainbow" |
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Annie Waters as "Dawn of the New Aeon" |
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Mana Youngbear as "Medicine Basket" |
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Paula Geroux as "Gaia"
"What
the audience saw when a dancer looked through the eyes of the mask was the
Goddess Herself, an ancient and yet utterly
contemporary presence, looking across time, across the miles."
Diane
Darling, Director,
Playwright
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Christy Salo as "The Black Madonna" |
Amazing, Lauren... and yes, they surely come alive!!
ReplyDeleteThese masks are simply stunning, mind-boggling in their beauty and message.
ReplyDeletePaula Geroux Gaia, Diane Smalley, Mariposa, Cathy Cantwell Flood, Deb Macarthy Oceana and Pachamama, Elk Macarthy Volcanoe Frosty Webber Riverface, List is coming today. Nice Images... I am looking forward to more work ...
ReplyDeleteLooking thru this post agasn, I am ushered into a mythic world.
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks to all of you for your good words of encouragement! That's really the wealth all of us live for!
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