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Traditional dancers perform for tourists in the park in Valladolid Mexico [town center park - Parque Francisco Canton Rosado]. Going back over the photos from the trip into Mexico and picking out some more angles and maybe even better shots than I posted earlier.
credit to our team squad leader, tori x
Visit this location at St Elizabeth University, West Campus in Second Life
Performance by the Ballet School Kraków (Szkola Baletowa w Krakowie) in NCK (Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury), Kraków-Nowa Huta, Poland
Musician playing to the day-trippers at the end of Santa Monica Pier. I particularly like the beanie microphone windscreen.
"Thank you very much ... I'll be here all week!"
Halftime performance by the Dance Team. Campo Verde and Poston Butte football game played to a 0-0 tie until the last three minutes of the game. Poston Butte scored first leaving 3:29 on the clock, then 35 seconds later Campo Verde answered with a touchdown to make it 7-7. Then with 1 second left in the game Poston Butte kicked a field goal to win. More pictures can be found at www.azdewphoto.com/Campo-Verde-High-School/2011-Campo-Ver...
Kochi, Kathakali performance
Kathakali is a stylized classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion. It originated in the country's present-day state of Kerala during the 17th century and has developed over the years with improved looks, refined gestures and added themes besides more ornate singing and precise drumming. The themes of the Kathakali are religious in nature. They typically deal with the Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the ancient scriptures known as the Puranas. This is performed in a text which is generally Sanskritised Malayalam.
Traditionally, a Kathakali performance is usually conducted at night and ends in early morning. Nowadays it isn't difficult to see performances as short as three hours or fewer. Enactment of a play by actors takes place accompanied by music (geetha) and instruments (vadya). A distinguishing characteristic of this art form is that the actors never speak but use hand gestures, expressions and rhythmic dancing instead of dialogue (but for a couple of rare characters).
A Kathakali actor uses immense concentration, skill and physical stamina, gained from regimented training based on Kalaripayattu, the ancient martial art of Kerala, to prepare for his demanding role. The training can often last for 8–10 years, and is intensive. In Kathakali, the story is enacted purely by the movements of the hands (called mudras or hand gestures) and by facial expressions (rasas) and bodily movements. The expressions are derived from Natyashastra (the tome that deals with the science of expressions) and are classified into nine as in most Indian classical art forms. Dancers also undergo special practice sessions to learn control of their eye movements.
(source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathakali)
With another opportunity to photograph fire spinning, I wanted to try something different this time. I wanted a shot with the audience in it. While I know I can do better next time with what I learned this time, I still thought they came out better than I was expecting
Best viewed large to get a sense of the amazement on the kids faces.
Well it wasn't a performance, but I've tried to make it look like one.
I didn't have time to add a description to the last from this set, So here it is.
I shot some promo pics for a local musician. She does all the standard wedding and corporate stuff, but I've been really taken by her band The Urban Strings. ( www.myspace.com/theurbanstrings ). I'm not a huge fan of R&B type stuff, and even less rap... but the laid back understated vibe of their stuff coupled with Caroline's violin make them very easy, for even an old rocker like me, to listen too.
If it's your sort of thing look out for gigs in the Leeds area.
Latitudes and Attitudes on 19 February, at LASALLE College of the Arts. Featuring performances by Shaun Sankaran and Kai Lam, sound walk by Song-Ming Ang, curated by Bani Haykal and Joleen Loh.