collexarts exhalations

Thank You Card

2008-09-12T00:12:00.002-04:00

punch out
five o'clock
still churning

morning corsets
with daytime boning
of never again same olds
and laced
with nighttime regrets

two beams of light
guide her
wind-borne by 2,974 spirits

to the sanctuary
of her dancing sisters
named

white light longing
violet desire
and
spectral delight

she is enshrined by their beauty
challenged by their authenticity
and bathed in a love unparalleled

she is tossed into the waves
and once again becomes a rocket to the moon
with her sisters by her side

the corset falls off

and she breathes again

she is home.

Love Dance

2007-09-17T03:15:00.000-04:00

I can feel
You're not the kind who steals
And I'm not here to take

We're here to celebrate
Feast in the light
Both our own
And each other's
Take off the excess
Remove our clothes
Leave out our bodies
So our bare souls touch

Beyond this world
Deep within
We meet
Love blooms
Hearts bond
Walls fall
Souls grow

I come to you for no reason
But to caress your soul
To dance in love
And breathe
In that space
That no eye can see
But is just as real

We can't publish this
We can't explain this to others
You can't even explain to me
It's only yours
Inside of you
But I get to share
We get to dance
We get to feel
And remain free

Velvet Sea

2007-06-26T12:28:00.000-04:00

Perfect Citizen - by blanca

2007-06-25T02:02:00.000-04:00

I was quite busy learning
The secrets of the Universe
Building an enterprise
Telling people what to do with their lives

Being the perfect citizen
A responsible adult
Being the perfect citizen
Before I even hit nine

The task in front is now
To grow up and be a child
... or is it a clown?

Bye Discordia...

2007-06-24T02:39:00.000-04:00

It's that moment after the birth, after celebrating with my co-creators, my friends and my brother... after Sake Codfish and Cherry Blossom cocktails. We are getting such great feedback... exactly the kind of feedback I love to hear: "Your piece was so moving... I had tears in my eyes".

This is what I live for... to give myself onstage and to feast in the work of other wonderful artists... and my absolute favorite is when those artists happen to be my friends.

Can't wait to post the pictures that Tet took. They are unbelievably beautiful. We were so blessed to have Alberto who is an incredible lighting artist. Matt and Katarina saved the day. And the space... whew, it is THE Merce Cunningham Space...

Thank you all!

PS: Willy. You so rule. I could not have done it without you. You are my hero :) and I hoped I wrapped you GOOOOOD...

The Kiss

2007-06-13T05:03:00.000-04:00

Devi Bhava Shrine

2007-06-12T21:38:00.000-04:00

This shrine was created in my current hotel digs
in San Ramon to remind me of this sacred sanskrit prayer

असतो मा सद्गमय |
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ||
मृत्योर् मा अमृतं गमय |
ॐ शांति शांति शांति ||

Which transliterates to:
Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Lead us From Untruth to Truth
Darkness to Light
and Death to Immortality

The High Priest - by blanca

2007-06-02T01:28:00.000-04:00

He is that part of you to which you go up when you need assistance. He listens. He gives you advice. Or he solves the problem for you. Sitting in the harmonious gray that white and black create, The High Priest waits for you.

Hello Bluebird, Hello

2007-05-30T16:44:00.002-04:00

in the circle at the dance studio

2007-05-26T14:54:00.000-04:00

william brought big pads of paper and cray pas and put on some record (?)
it was a sublimated dance, after our usual dancing.