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Choosing A Venue For A Live Performance

Apr 14

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By: Victoria Mitchell

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Victoria Mitchell is a freelance writer for HelenMills.com, NYC event space and theater space in Manhattan. Whether you need event space for corporate, social, non-profit or arts-related events, or theater space for live performances, corporate meeting space or film screenings – Helen Mills is the best choice in New York City.

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No matter what your event, choosing a great venue can set you up for success. Choosing the perfect venue for a live performance whether it be a concert, a dance performance, a standup comedy act, etc. can be tricky and should be done with precision and care. You will need to make sure that the venue has space that is suitable for your live performance, has the right atmosphere to go with your live act and has adequate facilities for all the needs of your guests.

Before heading out to look at different venues, you will first need to determine how many people will be in attendance, what size performance space you will need, what the date of the event will be and what your budget is. It is then a good idea to call around to a variety of venues. Determine which ones have availability for your date, can work within your budget and have the right amount of space. After doing this, it is now time to head out and check out your top 2-3 locations before making your decision.

When you arrive at the venue, determine if there is adequate parking and easy accessibility for your guests. Upon entering, determine whether or not the atmosphere will fit your performance. Is there adequate seating and do the seats all have a good view? Is the seating comfortable? How are the acoustics in the room where the performance will be held? Is the stage large enough to accommodate your performance? Is the lighting adequate? Do they have the equipment you will need for your performance? Do they have a sound system that will fit your needs? Do they have on sight technicians that will be able to run all of the lighting, sound and other equipment you will be using during the performance? Do they have on sight staff that can help you set up for the performance? If not what options are available?

It will also be important to check to make sure that there are adequate rest rooms and a coat check facilities. If you will be serving any food or beverages what are your options? Do they offer on site catering or will you have to choose and outside vendor? Where will they set up and serve food and beverages?

It is also a good idea to go over costs for all of your event needs. You will certainly want to make sure that there are no hidden fees. Determine venue rental costs along with equipment rental, food and beverage cost, etc. Make sure you also find out when you have to have a deposit in by to secure your date and what the venue’s cancelation policy is.

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Celebritweets Theater – Apolo Ohno and Johnny Weir

Mar 6

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Celebritweets Theater, where I take a real tweet and animate the fake story behind it. Part of a series for wonderwall.com. In this edition: Apolo Ohno and Johnny Weir.

8 Reasons a Quality Paint Brush Will Improve Your House Painting Performance

Jan 23

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It’s best to consider what type of brush you are going to use before you begin your next house painting project. there are some important things to consider when purchasing your brushes. As an owner of a painting company for 26 years, I consider the 8 following features when choosing brushes. As a homeowner you should do the same.

1. Will the brush you are considering, pick up and release paint well? How well it holds and releases paint will make a big difference in how long it takes to complete your house painting project.

2. How long will the bristles last. Nylon is the longest-wearing filament used in brushes.

3. How well can the paint brush be tipped? Tipping affects how a brush will spread paint. The tip of the bristles varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some sand the end of the bristles so they are not just a blunt end. Some actually split the tips of the bristle through an abrading method. This makes a difference in how well it holds paint and how evenly the paint brush will spread paint.

4. You should consider how flexible the brush is. A paint brush with proper flex distributes paint more evenly. The brush will also maintain its shape better and give you better control while painting.

5. If you are pushing, pulling or flinging, and spattering paint then you lack proper control. To prevent these problems, invest in good quality brushes. This is the pay off. You save a lot of time.

6. What type of finish you want to achieve? Do you want a fine or course finish? A softer finer filament that has a more finely finished tip will produce a smoother finish. Another payoff is: it will reduce how many times you have to dip the brush. This is another time saving feature.

7. You must consider what type of paint you will be using the brush in. Will you be using oil based paint or latex? Generally you will want to use nylon in latex paint only and China Bristle for oil paint. Even though there is nylon polyester mix brushes on the market that say you can use them in either latex or oil, I find you are better off using China Bristle for oil paints. The solvents needed to clean oil paint out of your brush don’t seem to damage the China Bristle brushes. However, solvents will impact the quality of nylon bristles over time. Also I find that oil paint cleans out of China Bristle brushes in less time than nylon.

8. Be sure and buy the right size brush. The bigger the brush the more paint it will hold, but there are things to consider here.

a. For wide open areas, a brush needs to pick up and hold a lot of paint. You will also want the brush to spread paint evenly as you spread the paint over a distance. This reduces dip and spread time which in turn shortens the time it takes to complete your project. For optimum results, you should consider purchasing several different size brushes. For siding I recommend a 31/2 inch brush. This seems to be an ideal size for siding. The 31/2 inch holds a lot of paint and yet it is not as cumbersome as the 4 inch brush.

b. For trim I recommend a 21/2 or 3 inch sash brush. The angle cut of the sash brush improves your painting performance on trim. The angle and density of bristle of a sash brush make painting trim easier and more efficient. A smaller sash brush is more productive for trim work, where accuracy is needed. The sash brush will make your job of cutting in the trim much cleaner, faster and far less headache than the larger brushes. Don’t use a 21/2 inch sash brush on large wide open areas where you should be using a 31/2 or 4 inch brush for production runs.

There are a number of high quality brushes on the market today. The Purdy line of paint brushes is used most often by my painters for all of the above reasons. You can’t go wrong with a Purdy.

A final point I would like to make is: to a painting contractor time and quality of finish is very important. The less time wasted using cheap equipment the more productive and profitable he will be.

Nicky Taylor CEO Of http://www.home-painting-services.com/house-painting.html Nicky is owner of a 26 year old house painting service and home improvement company serving all North Atlanta Georgia. Nicky shares his knowledge on house painting and other home improvement topics at the above painting contractor link through articles and resource materials on various topics. Contains helpful information for anyone planning to undertake their own projects..

Team of Apparati Effimeri – ShowReel, Responsive Visual / Architectural Performance 2008

Jan 14

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Apparati Effimeri is a visual art collective from Bologna, Italy. This is their latest ShowReel. Visuals: Federico Bigi/Roberto Fazio/Marco Grassivaro Sound: Apparat/ Fractales I & II More info: www.apparatieffimeri.com

DREAM THEATER CONSTANT MOTION DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2009 LIVE PERFORMANCE HIGH QUALITY

Dec 19

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DREAM THEATER CONSTANT MOTION DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2009 LIVE PERFORMANCE HIGH QUALITY

Art:21 | Kimsooja | “A Beggar Woman” & “A Homeless Woman”

Dec 12

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Artist Kimsooja reflects on her series of videotaped performances — “A Beggar Woman” and “A Homeless Woman” (both 2000-01) — realized in cities around the world: Cairo, Delhi, Lagos, and Mexico City. Kimsoojas videos and installations blur the boundaries between aesthetics and transcendent experience through their use of repetitive actions, meditative practices, and serial forms. In many pieces, everyday actions—such as sewing or doing laundry—become two- and three-dimensional or …

YBCA’s Season Preview 08-09

Dec 9

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is the Bay Area’s premier venue for contemporary visual art, performance and film/video. YBCA presents contemporary art from the Bay Area and around the world that reflects the profound issues and ideas of our time, expands the boundaries of artistic practice, and celebrates the diversity of human experience and expression. … yerba buena center for the arts visual art film video performance community engagement live …

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2009 – THE WINNERS [All Categories]

Nov 24

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AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2009 – THE WINNERS. A video about the Winner’s at the American Music Awards 2009 in the Nokia Theatre (Los Angeles, CA). Check it out, leave a comment & subscribe for more of them. Here are the Winner list: POP OR ROCK MUSIC FAVORITE MALE ARTIST Michael Jackson FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Taylor Swift FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP The Black Eyed Peas FAVORITE ALBUM Michael Jackson, Number Ones COUNTRY MUSIC FAVORITE MALE ARTIST Keith Urban FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST Taylor Swift …

DREAM THEATER A RITE OF PASSAGE DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2009 LIVE PERFORMANCE HIGH QUALITY

Nov 19

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DREAM THEATER METROPOLIS (PART 1) DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2009 LIVE PERFORMANCE HIGH QUALITY

Nov 14

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Why Ballet Is Good For You

Nov 13

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A lot of people have often wondered if going to dance classes is going to be any good for them. Girls sometimes wonder if going to a ballet class would prove beneficial at all. It’s understandable for some girls to hesitate about classes like these. However, if you want to know why going to dance classes and becoming a ballerina is good for you, then read on.

Becoming a ballerina means you will have a lot of hard, physical work ahead of you. In fact, ballet classes will require you to use muscles that you didn’t even know existed before that! Of course, the benefit is that you will be physically fit, because the muscles will be tone, firmer and leaner.

Aside from that, your body posture will definitely be better. Dance classes like these basically straighten out your stance and you’ll look confident and attractive. Think of all those slouching girls who have no confidence; they don’t look attractive, do they? That’s because of bad posture.

Ballet is also good for you, because overall you will increase your body’s flexibility. After taking dance classes you will soon see improvements in your bone structure, muscle memory and physical agility. This can also be useful in certain situations, like when you have to go in and out of tight places as with a crowd or confined space.

Ballet is also a great way to relieve stress. Not only is classical dancing good for your health, but it can give you peace of mind. By practicing dance every day you will have a way to vent mental and emotional stress you may be suffering from.

Also, it promotes the artistic side of you and helps you to express yourself in ways you never thought possible. Think of other girls who are so frustrated that they become bored and don’t know what to do with their time. Ballet can help you to become more artistically inclined and you will develop a sense of appreciation for things rooted in classical nature such as music, art, and even literature.

Becoming a ballerina will also improve your self confidence. The combination’s of physical benefits, mental improvement, and artistic awareness, will contribute to your development as a self empowering individual. Girls who have no confidence in themselves often get a boost of self esteem after attending some classes. They become more energetic, decisive, and appreciate the better things in life.

A final reason why dance classes such as this are good for you is because it’s good for your brain too. The simple fact that it can be fun will jog your brain out of indolence than basic Yoga or other exercises. Memorization of the steps helps your brain and body synchronization to improve significantly.

Ballet is a good exercise in itself apart from having all these wonderful advantages and health benefits. In short, exercising this way everyday will reinforce your self awareness, improve your overall health, and will definitely make you look more attractive as well as confident.

When trying to decide on a good choice for Washington DC dance class, it is wise to consider many different options for ballet classes in Washington DC.

FLAG (homage to Jasper Johns) by Andrea Haenggi

Nov 1

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being dancers to becoming art tools. Haenggi used the dancers’ body shapes as templates for the creation of an art work — attaching dollar bills to an empty canvas to create a post-modern version of the American Flag. The choreographic residency was presented by the Queens Museum of Art and Topaz Arts, Inc. Video Excerpts of the live-performance FLAG (homage to Jasper Johns) … Jasper Johns Queens Museum visual art choreographic dollar bills performance site specific dance Andrea Haenggi AMDaT …

Your Ballet Technique Refined

Nov 1

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It seems we all remember being fascinated watching the Nutcracker ballet around the holidays when we were a child. Now as adults we can look at it with an appreciation for the hard work and talent of the dancers bringing out a desire to give it a shot.

Once you have decided to work on the techniques that make up ballet, then you should be aware of the amount of work you are in for. There is a good reason that ballet is known as the root of all dancing and that has to do with the fact that the technical skills required for ballet are outstanding. Mastering these skills requires a tremendous amount of work.

To improve your ability to dance ballet, you have to start with the basics. Although people tend to want to work on the more interesting and exciting skills, which are often also more complicated, it is a mistake to do so before having mastered the basics. Jumping ahead of what you can do results in learning the techniques wrong and it is incredibly difficult to forget the bad habits learned and re-teach yourself the right ways. The best thing to do is avoid getting in this situation in the first place.

This can be avoided by beginning at the very origin of ballet, and examine the positions of the feet and arms. It also helps to work in front of a mirror so that you can see what you are doing and make any critiques that way. It is imperative that each of the standard positions of ballet are like second nature to you before you make the next step and move on to more complicated moves like grand jete?s or pirouettes.

It is also to your advantage to have someone else see how you perform techniques and this is best done by finding a reliable teacher who you can trust to help correct any form errors you are making. This is best, because no matter how you examine your own dancing you will easily miss obvious errors in your techniques. Only someone looking from a different point of view can give you an opinion that will help you improve techniques.

One thing to keep in mind is to never expect results too quickly when working on ballet techniques, because it takes time for muscles to build up memory and also to correct techniques being done wrong. You should take your time when studying and allow your body the time it needs to adjust to any new positions. This way, you will learn correctly and improve skills.

You will have to commit yourself completely if you want to progress with ballet dancing. Only if you invest all you have into stretching yourself will you be able to make any improvements. It will be necessary to give more than you normally do and be fully committed to your dancing.

You may have fallen in love with ballet as a child, but your work will not be done for a long time. There is always a way to improve yourself as a dancer, and unless you are fully committed to that you are going to fall short of your full potential. By refining the basics and embracing the study of ballet with your heart and soul you will be on the road to excellence.

If you are considering taking ballet lessons in Arlington VA, one of the places you might consider is found at this website, with more info about Fairfax ballet class.

Dance Lessons 411

Oct 8

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by Peggy Ryersen

Have you always wanted to be a better dancer? Do you have a big social event that you need to dance at? Whatever the reason if you are wanting to improve your dance skills then you need to look into taking some dance lessons.

However, before you sign up for lessons you are going to want to spend some time doing some research to make sure that you know what you are getting into. Typically dance lessons do cost money so you will want to be sure that you are investing in something that will give you what you are looking for.

The first thing that you want to find out about the dance lesson is obviously the cost of the lesson. Additionally, you will want to find out how you need to pay for your lessons. Do you pay for each individual lessons? Do you pay a month at a time? Are you signing up for a specific period of time? Will you be under contract with the company? These are all important details that you will want to find out when selecting which dance lessons to sign up for.

The next decision you need to make is what type of dance you want to learn and have an interest in. There are big variations such as, for example, if ballet is more to your liking then it is a good guess that hip hop is not to your liking and vice versa. If classical music is more up your alley then you should focus more on ballet or ballroom dancing. For those with more modern tastes there is belly dancing or modern dance.

Your skill level is another determining factor when it comes to dance lessons. If you choose a class that is above what you are capable of, then you will only get frustrated and lose interest in learned. Before signing up for lessons, be sure to as the instructor or school about the different classes available for various skill levels and then choose accordingly. How long each class session lasts should also be taken into consideration, because if you are out of shape then a 90 minute class may be too hard to handle and instead a 45 minute class is more suitable.

Finally, you need to spend some time getting to know about your potential instructors. If you really want to get a lot from your dance lessons, then you need a teacher who knows what they are doing. Many legitimate dance studios have information on their instructors and you can read up on them so that you have an idea of their experiences and educational background. You also need to be comfortable with your dance instructor and so make a point of meeting them in person before signing up for a particular course. If possible, go to trial classes or just sit and watch a couple of sessions to see if you like their style of teaching dance.

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Alexander Grain – Fake Cash (Visual Art By Take Loop From THE LOOPLAB)

Sep 15

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Wonderfull Techno Detroit Track Performed By Alexander Grain, with a Fantastic Visual Art Composed By Take Loop From THELOOPLAB Naples Enjoy It

[OFFICIAL] Michael Jackson Dance Tribute – STOCKHOLM

Sep 9

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This is the official clip from BOUNCE & Friends. More than 300 dancers met at 15.30, got informed and then learned the choreography in 30 min. Less then 1 hour later they performed it. A big thank you to all the dancers who made this possible….* OneLove

Stelarc – The Body is Obsolete – Contemporary Arts Media

May 14

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Screener for Stelarc – The Body is Obsolete distributed online worldwide by Contemporary Arts Media (www.artfilms.com.au). DVD & CD-ROM. Stelarc is an Australian artist who has performed extensively in Japan, Europe and the USA – including new music, dance festivals and experimental theatre. He has used medical instruments, prosthetics, robotics, Virtual Reality systems and the Internet to explore alternate, intimate and involuntary interfaces with the body. The DVD and accompanying CD-ROM …

Dance Curriculum – Why This Is So Important

May 4

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by Sarah Wilkiamson

The dance curriculum is the first thing you must look for a dance lessons. It should include a good learning environment as well as bringing out the passion and the fun part of dancing. You need a dance curriculum when you are teaching dance lessons, especially when you are dealing with the younger generation.

This is where the dance curriculum is well suited for the prospective student. It is a carefully designed curriculum aimed at young people. The curriculum has a unique blend of learning and entertainment. It brings out the discipline of the dance routine and the fun of learning to express yourself in movement.

How does a dance curriculum assist learning at a dance school?

The dance curriculum helps young students to understand and learn new skills. It is a step by step process for them to remember and makes it easy to put what they have learned into practice. That’s why students learn more efficiently when a curriculum is involved. A curriculum should help with these areas:

For many young students of any discipline, concentration can be a difficult thing to master. However, it is an important part of any task involving new techniques. Combining a relaxed atmosphere with a good deal of fun creates an environment conducive to learning and hard work and discipline allows mastering the art of concentration at an early age.

Reach a higher level: With a little fun and relaxation a student can reach greater heights and learn more about the poetry of movement that dance involves. When a young student understands this they can reach superior levels in creativity and bring out the best in themselves.

Dealing with frustration: With all the new skills a student learns, they might sometimes find it difficult, so they become frustrated. That’s why the teacher sometimes has to help a student to be relaxed and this means making the lessons fun. Handling frustrations would be a lot easier for students when they have a support group. Once they know how to handle frustrations they can better focus on the routines and be a more relaxed dancer.

Keeping things simple is the key to any success story and learning to dance is no exception. While some curriculum can be overloaded with technical jargon that is difficult to comprehend, ours is a balance of learning methods and easy-to-understand instructions. It enables students to learn much faster.

The importance of a relaxed atmosphere: A relaxed atmosphere is very important for young students, as they can easily get discouraged with too much discipline. When the atmosphere is relaxed it allows them to learn more and do better.

So to recap, it’s important to keep all of these points in mind. Dancing should be fun but it should also be about learning to concentrate and deal with the frustrations of a new discipline. It needs to be simple and show both the student and teacher how a dancer is progressing. When you can combine all of these elements to dance you have the perfect learning environment to teach a person to dance. This will sow the seeds of a lifetime of enjoyment and fulfillment

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Chapman Stick Keyboard Visual Art Improv – Satellite Kill

Apr 30

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Improv piece featuring Chapman Stick by Charles Reynolds and Keyboards by Todd Gilleland as well as visual artist Katie Arguinzoni. Satellite Kill Live 4/22/09. Our live shows are like staring at a lava lamp, we are a performing art group, not a traditional band. Please comment or rate, but please say hello if you wound up here!

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Apr 29

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