Wringing Out Light: Poems & Prayers
1805 W. Alabama, Houston, Texas 77098
Friday, July 19, 2013, 7:30pm
Saturday, July 20, 2013 7:30pm
Sunday, July 21, 2013, 3:00pm
Admission: pay what you can
St. Francis of Assisi, Catherine of Sienna, George Herbert, John Donne, Teresa of Avila, and several more visionaries and poets are represented in this program of poetry and performance. Let the words of these mystics draw you to a place of contemplation (and maybe some rejoicing).
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Rehearsals for Wringing Out Light are humming right along. One night soon, I need to remember to take some pictures to post of the rehearsals . . .
Today, I thought I should introduce the performers. Briefly:
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| Donna Meadows |
Donna Meadows
Donna
has worked with me on every Breath & Bone event that wasn't
just me performing solo. She has a long history in the Houston dance
community and has enthusiastically jumped into anything I was doing.
So if you were at Hope Stone Studios last fall for Jill Alexander Essbaum's Necropolis, or at the Photobooth on Montrose for ShadowPlace, you're probably well familiar with Donna, at least in regards to her work with BB/OP.
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| Bridget Lois Jensen |
Bridget Lois Jensen
Bridget
is a first time performer with BB/OP but I've known her for a few years
now. She is active in several communities around Houston, both
religious and social justice oriented. A track coach by profession, you
can also find her in community gardens, rallies for fair treatment of
immigrants or against the death penalty, and who knows what else.
She
started working with me a couple of years ago on a project based upon
the Desert Fathers, which got interrupted by personal crises (and it's a
project that isn't so much dead as dormant but quietly still
developing). She's expressed interest in performance for a while and
I've been watching for when she might be able to work with BB/OP. And
here we are. I couldn't be happier.
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| Roy Brooks, II |
Roy Brooks, II
Roy
was another person involved in that Desert Fathers project. Shortly
thereafter, he started a PhD program in theater and performance and I
figured my chances for working with him were past.
Then
he contacted me a couple of months ago and said he'd be in Houston this
summer, did I have any projects he might participate in?
Well,
at that moment, I was recovering from my surgery and just beginning to
think about what the next project might be. His note kind of kicked me
into gear and, again, here we are. I'm quite thankful for his reaching
out and getting me going again---even if that was his purpose for
contacting me!
Patrick Flannery
For
the first time, I've engaged a musician to participate in a BB/OP
program. I go to church with Patrick and I've seen him carry around his
guitar and heard him talk about his passion for playing (and his wife's
comments to similar effect). This was one of those situations where he
was in the right place, standing where I was looking. I admit, I had
never actually heard him play before, and he offered to audition for me.
I said, "If you can improvise and you've played in front of people
before, you're what I'm looking for." I also don't often choose
collaborators that freely, but somehow I knew Patrick would be a good
fit. He's rehearsed with us once, now, and my gut feelings have been
proven correct. His playing is going to add a wonderful layer to the
evening. (And I need to get a shadowy photo of him, I guess . . .)
And there's me. So four of us performing the words and movement of the poems, one guitarist adding some aural layering to it.
Next
time, I'll talk a bit about how I've gone about staging the poems, the
traps I discovered in taking on this project. More soon. Thanks for your
interest and share with your friends!
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