Rebecca
Totman brought her second show over to Eagle Rock this past weekend.
You missed it? Be sad. Still interested? Be glad, I was there and
I've got a few pictures to share with you.
This one
by organizer Rebecca Tottman titled 99% represents a quick and
easy method for instant shelter. Take a plastic form and use a fan to
fill it with air and you have an area to watch a short video about
how cats dominate the internet.
Rebecca
Tottman has brought together a wide variety of work to showcase the
many ways artists are inspired by the past be it art, history, or art
history. Take a look and click the link to see the inspiration for
each work.
Black
Marilyn Monroe
Octavia
Osby
Lincoln's
Cabinet
Sean
Patrick Riely
Starry
Night
Alex
Ruiz
Invention of Radio
Mike Battle
Warnica
Patrick Treanor
Hobo
Circus
A
performance by Hobo
Circus,
an anarchist performance troupe, caps off the event. Inspired by The
Cockettes they show us how chaos can spawn true beauty.
Watching them rehearse together I could not imagine nor predict just
what sort of performance would follow. I suppose that's intentional.
Hobo Circus includes some of the members of local band The
Freedom
Ledges.
Their
performance begins with music and a quick shout ordering everyone to
make room for them. Then they infiltrate the gallery exploring it
like mice in a maze. When they find their places wherever those
places may be, they dance. In rehearsal it was more synchronized; in
performance they just try to follow along with whoever they can see
at any given time. Following that bout of dancing they proceed to
interact with the gallery; inviting anyone in arms length to
dance with them. They twirl and spin each other around.
Then
the music stops and they quote lines from famous movies. All these
short bits end with a loud shout of “It's already been done!”
Then they conclude their act with more dancing. Listening to them do
their post-mortem I note how disorganized they are. It's not
surprising. They are newly formed after all, but they talk of their
future plans: how they will stage their performances at any sort of
event with or without invitation, their future song choices
Chevalier's Thank Heaven For Little Girls, or
their
plans for wardrobe in the future.
I slowly disengage then
leave them to their plans. It's been a wild evening of art and
performance and I leave the event satisfied and happy.
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