"Anthology: Storytelling & Poetry in Motion"
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Ali Brae Boyd, photo by Armando Kiyama
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Anthology Cast photo of Hydrangea Sky Artists by Armando Kiyama, 2024
ANTHOLOGY CAST
in order of appearance
Clay Massey as “Clayre”, Spoken Word: Storytelling & Narration
Kevin Ringle, Club Juggling
Jes Palmer, Dance Trapeze
Christy Bowman, Contact Staff
Tyler Barnard, Aerial Pole
Clay Massey, Cyr Wheel
William Eaton, Harp Guitar
Logan Turner, Percussion
Taylor Marie, Guitar & Voice, Modern Dance & Aerial Silks
Colleen Walls, Kung Fu
Emerald Forest, Fusion Belly Dance
Ali Brae Boyd, Lyra
Kevin Ringle, Club Juggling
Jes Palmer, Dance Trapeze
Christy Bowman, Contact Staff
Tyler Barnard, Aerial Pole
Clay Massey, Cyr Wheel
William Eaton, Harp Guitar
Logan Turner, Percussion
Taylor Marie, Guitar & Voice, Modern Dance & Aerial Silks
Colleen Walls, Kung Fu
Emerald Forest, Fusion Belly Dance
Ali Brae Boyd, Lyra
FEATURED ARTIST
Ed Buonvecchio, Painter
ANTHOLOGY CREW
Taylor Marie - Director, Co-Producer (Hydrangea Sky Founder & Director); Creative Director at Old Town Center for the Arts
Logan Turner - Co-Producer, Sound, Safety Coordinator
William Eaton - Co-Producer, Sound, Co-Director of Old Town Center for the Arts
Jes Palmer - Rigging Technician, Stage Technician
Stephan Barber - Stage Technician
James Ball - Head Lighting Designer
Armando Kiyama - Photographer, Illustrated Program Designer
MacKenzie Chase - Lead Graphic Designer: Posters, Postcards, Flyers
Logan Turner - Co-Producer, Sound, Safety Coordinator
William Eaton - Co-Producer, Sound, Co-Director of Old Town Center for the Arts
Jes Palmer - Rigging Technician, Stage Technician
Stephan Barber - Stage Technician
James Ball - Head Lighting Designer
Armando Kiyama - Photographer, Illustrated Program Designer
MacKenzie Chase - Lead Graphic Designer: Posters, Postcards, Flyers
Colleen Walls, photo by Armando Kiyama
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Tyler Barnard, Jes Palmer, Taylor Marie, photo by Armando Kiyama
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Anthology: Storytelling & Poetry in Motion
“Anthology” is a collection of stories shared through motion, music, and visual art, exploring a range from the poignant beauty in the mundane - life’s collection of simple sequential moments - to the ethereal magic of the otherworldly and extraordinary. A man grapples repeatedly with the Sisyphean task to wake up from a deep sleep. A forest spirit evokes ancestral knowledge, remembering the self and one's own deep magic and mystery, awakening in connection to all things. A dancer stricken with grief and loss navigates through a series of obstacles that ultimately give rise to joy, serenity, and acceptance. A flustered librarian pursues a cheeky mouse who has wrought chaos in her sacred reading space. Audiences will enjoy these stories and many more, guided through narration by ancient spirit and Story Collector, Clayre, who inhabits and stewards the Great Library - accessible to all beings of consciousness that may learn from one another in this vast, never-ending collection of stories... "Anthology" offers a glimpse of what it means to be human.
DISCLAIMER; Parental Advisory: "Anthology" includes some strong language and explores some mature themes such as addiction, pain, suffering, and death as part of the human experience. Recommended age is 13+ for viewing. This show was not designed for children, parental discretion is advised.
View the Anthology Illustrated Program by Armando Kiyama Below (pdf format) or Here on YouTube
ANTHOLOGY: STORYTELLING & POETRY IN MOTION
Stories…
(plain text; see illustrated program above)
FIRST HALF
I. “Sleep Inertia”
“Staying up too late... Waking up early… Wait, what day is it? Sleep is essential and some take it for granted. Discover the journey of day to day life while trying to stay awake. Life is about juggling many things, and sleep is one of them.”
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Kevin Ringle. Club Juggling.
II. “An Offer of Kindness to the Devil”
"What is addiction? Conscious or unconscious patterns showing up to help us manage the seemingly infinite amount of information perceived through our senses? Do these patterns help? Do these patterns hurt? This dance is an invitation to approach all expressions of these patterns with kindness and curiosity, so they may feel safe enough to come home."
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Jes Palmer. Dance Trapeze.
III. “The Sanctuary of Solitude”
“Trapped in the relentless grip of our passions, we navigate a labyrinth of questions that seem to multiply with every answer found. Each truth we uncover reshapes us, leaving echoes of who we once were, as we scramble to make sense of our existence. We cling to fleeting moments of clarity, yet they slip away like sand through our fingers, and as we traverse the darkest corridors of our minds, the light of understanding remains out of reach. In the end, we realize that life flows in cycles, and amid the struggle and turmoil, there lies a quiet beauty in simply being, even when the answers remain elusive.”
Poem: “The Eternal Rabbit Hole” by Anthony Giesick
Questions run through my mind,
The answers are hard to find.
With every answer discovered
There is another mystery that is left uncovered.
The truth transfigures our lives to the core
Leading to the point to where we’re not the same anymore.
Our heartbeat sounds differently from inside of our chest,
We can’t understand it until we’re at rest.
But it seems we don’t rest until the facts are concrete.
We restlessly compete to know the fate that we meet.
So, we fight and we scrap until our knuckles are bloody;
Our breath is gone; the thing keeping us standing in the foundation is muddy.
Now, let that sink in…..
We give thanks daily for the life we take for granted.
We can’t stand it when we fail due to the fact that we’re not planted.
We float through life adrift in the mystery.
We trail down the rabbit hole in misery,
Searching for the joy we can’t describe visually.
Now, we walk through the darkest corridor and light is our only option.
We try to find answers to the deepest questions as we’re coughing.
We fight and we struggle, just to get a glimpse;
A glimpse of who we really are, what we’ve been through inch by inch.
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Christy Bowman. Contact Staff.
VI. "Power with You"
"It is a constant dance to balance individuality and connectedness. Sometimes we become lost, wandering around in a world that seeks to control us. We cannot tell where we end and other begins — we have lost our sense of self, but not entirely. This is a dance of one who was lost and found her way back to her power. She now desires to share this power with you, not over you."
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Tyler Barnard. Aerial Pole.
V. "My God, it's a lot"
“Clayre is a Story Collector. An ancient spirit who travels dimensions seeking out the most authentic stories being told in the most unique ways. Once collected, the stories are taken back to the Great Library where they can be accessed by all other beings of consciousness so that we may all learn from one another. Clayre has never been to Earth before and has little experience existing in a physical plane. They are constantly in awe of the paradox that is Earth, where spirit and matter exist together in such a way as not to diminish one another but rather to support each other, inviting an emergence of expression and storytelling unimaginable to their existence thus far. This wheel dance tells the story of their transition into the density of the Earth.”
Performance, choreography, costume, narration, & music selection by Clay Massey. Cyr Wheel.
INTERMISSION
SECOND HALF
VI. "The Sky Above"
If I could paint the sky for mine
Hold you ‘til the end of time
There would always be a sunset
Flowing from my fingertips
If I could sing a story for you
Love you as I want to
There would always be a place
For you and me in my heart
There would be the faint whisper
Of our hearts singing
There would be the faint whisper in the air
That you believe in love
Where the greenest grass grows
And your emotions can show
Because you know me better than I ever will
Where all your troubles are gone
And kept away by this song
And you’ll always know me like you do
Do you believe in harmony?
Do you believe in love?
Do you think you could care for me?
Is this real as the sky above?
(Repeat)
Do you believe in harmony?
Do you believe in love?
Do you think you could care for me?
Is this real as the stars above?
Do you believe in harmony?
Do you believe in love?
Do you think you could care for me?
Is this real as the sky above?
Live Music performed by Taylor Marie (Guitar, Voice), William Eaton (Harp Guitar), & Logan Turner (Percussion). “The Sky Above” ℗ © 2007 Taylor “Ty” Eaton, now Taylor Marie Turner, Wisdom Tree Music Studios, album: “Standing On My Head” (2008). Music & Lyrics composed by Taylor Marie Turner.
VII. “Let Me Smile”
You make me feel like I can stand again
After everything that I’ve been through
And just by letting me in your life,
You’ve lifted me up and I can’t have enough
I’ll be honest I’m selfish sometimes
And this song wasn’t supposed to be about me
But I keep getting distracted with life
‘Til you bring me back and I –
I’ve never felt so close to true happiness
In a while, so let me, just let me smile
Let me smile
You make me feel like I can breathe again
After everything that I’ve been dealing with
And just by giving me one smile I’ll be happy
In all the ways the word can be described
And I can’t deny the fact that it’s a little strange
To be telling you this way
But I keep getting distracted with life
‘Til you bring me back and I –
I’ve never felt so close to true happiness
In a while, so let me, just let me smile
Let me smile
La la la
Live Music performed by Taylor Marie (Guitar, Voice), William Eaton (Harp Guitar), & Logan Turner (Percussion). “Let Me Smile” ℗ © 2007 Taylor “Ty” Eaton, now Taylor Marie Turner, Wisdom Tree Music Studios, album: “Standing On My Head” (2008). Music & Lyrics composed by Taylor Marie Turner.
VIII. “Taking in the Light”
Islands and rivers
Mountains and streams
Lovers and children
Troubles and dreams
Aching with passion
I sing between screams
Then laugh at the way
Life is not what it seems
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Hearts may break but the world is alright
Life is a memory
Of wonders I have known
Framed with the limits of time
Borders of bone
This world opens each morning
Yet closes with death
And nothing more precious
Than taking this next breath
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Hearts may break but the world is alright
Helpless yet hopeful,
I drive through grey curtains of rain
Not knowing if cruisin’ will harbor
My spirit in pain
Always forever dull flesh is prison on earth
While life radiates out from each single birth
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Hearts may break but the world is alright
Islands and rivers
Mountains and streams
Lovers and children
Troubles and dreams
Live music performed by William Eaton & Logan Turner. “Taking in the Light” ℗ © William Eaton, Wisdom Tree Music. Instrumental version, William Eaton Ensemble, Canyon Records, album: “Sparks and Embers” (1998). Music composed by William Eaton, Lyrics written by Michael Barry & William Eaton.
IX. "Breathe"
"When painful injuries force us to face our physical body's limitations, first disbelief, frustration, mourning, and even bitterness and anger set in — unable to do what we once could, waking in agony, crawling through each day, stirring in sleep. One step forward, two back — then over time yet all at once, a light sparks within igniting acceptance, resilience, serenity, and one embraces the body in its new form. A once heavy weight is shed away through healing, a love blossoms for what one is capable of instead of lamenting what is no longer possible. Dreams bloom in the heart again as we tend the garden of the soul by nurturing the mind, body, and spirit as a whole. With each breath becoming lighter and lighter, transcending pain through acceptance and honoring "what is"."
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Taylor Marie. Modern Dance & Aerial Silks. Live music performed by William Eaton & Logan Turner. First Half: musical improvisation. Second Half: “Far East Midwest” ℗ © William Eaton, William Eaton Ensemble, Canyon Records, album “Naked in Eureka” (1996). Music composed by William Eaton.
X. "The Mouse"
“The more we try to maintain a sense of control, the more everything spirals out of control. Sometimes, disastrously. The lack of flexibility only leads to an ever-increasing abundance in chaos. In this story, a high-strung librarian learns this the hard way when a very unexpected, unwelcome patron enters her reading space. We call this tale, “THE MOUSE”...”
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Colleen Walls.
XI. “Spirit of the Forgotten Forest, Ritual Dance”
“We live in a modern culture of mechanical amnesia where the quick pace of life takes us far away from the rhythms of our Spirit and the nature of our Knowing. The Ancient forests of the Ancestors have been forgotten, the places of deep magic, where the dark of night invites us into the remembrance of our own mystery yearning to be known, enchanted pathways illuminated only by the light of the Moon and Stars. We are not lost in this place but rather we awaken to wildness of our dreaming hearts fully lit.
“I would say every dance I create is a moving meditation and offering, a channel opened to a vital wisdom that flows through me to communicate something both ancient and new. The language beyond words. This dance is a marriage of Odissi Temple dance from Northern India, and modern fusion belly dance. As always I express gratitude to my teachers who have given me the keys to unlock my Spirit through movement.”
Poem: “Instructions” by Emerald Forest (2013)
Instructions ~
Nonsense~
pure wisdom
these undercurrents reside;
have resting night wings
feathered
midnight blue and reach out into
the black caverns of
unknown channels~
leading us back to ancient Forests
where the Ancestors are speaking.
They must be saying:
rise to the New Ground~
take flight with the enormity
uncovered by your incandescent
wing spans. Surprise yourself
by the curious maps you
already carry. Examine the
night sky closely.
Look.
Listen.
Illuminate.
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Emerald Forest. Fusion Belly Dance.
XII. “Mariana’s Trench”
“We awaken in Mariana’s Trench, cradled by the all-consuming night. Twisted echoes of what we once cherished swirl around us, haunting and elusive. Engulfed by solitude and loss, we silence the whispers of the shadows. In the stillness, a single candle flickers, offering its light to guide us back home.”
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Ali Brae Boyd. Lyra (aerial hoop).
Stories…
(plain text; see illustrated program above)
FIRST HALF
I. “Sleep Inertia”
“Staying up too late... Waking up early… Wait, what day is it? Sleep is essential and some take it for granted. Discover the journey of day to day life while trying to stay awake. Life is about juggling many things, and sleep is one of them.”
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Kevin Ringle. Club Juggling.
II. “An Offer of Kindness to the Devil”
"What is addiction? Conscious or unconscious patterns showing up to help us manage the seemingly infinite amount of information perceived through our senses? Do these patterns help? Do these patterns hurt? This dance is an invitation to approach all expressions of these patterns with kindness and curiosity, so they may feel safe enough to come home."
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Jes Palmer. Dance Trapeze.
III. “The Sanctuary of Solitude”
“Trapped in the relentless grip of our passions, we navigate a labyrinth of questions that seem to multiply with every answer found. Each truth we uncover reshapes us, leaving echoes of who we once were, as we scramble to make sense of our existence. We cling to fleeting moments of clarity, yet they slip away like sand through our fingers, and as we traverse the darkest corridors of our minds, the light of understanding remains out of reach. In the end, we realize that life flows in cycles, and amid the struggle and turmoil, there lies a quiet beauty in simply being, even when the answers remain elusive.”
Poem: “The Eternal Rabbit Hole” by Anthony Giesick
Questions run through my mind,
The answers are hard to find.
With every answer discovered
There is another mystery that is left uncovered.
The truth transfigures our lives to the core
Leading to the point to where we’re not the same anymore.
Our heartbeat sounds differently from inside of our chest,
We can’t understand it until we’re at rest.
But it seems we don’t rest until the facts are concrete.
We restlessly compete to know the fate that we meet.
So, we fight and we scrap until our knuckles are bloody;
Our breath is gone; the thing keeping us standing in the foundation is muddy.
Now, let that sink in…..
We give thanks daily for the life we take for granted.
We can’t stand it when we fail due to the fact that we’re not planted.
We float through life adrift in the mystery.
We trail down the rabbit hole in misery,
Searching for the joy we can’t describe visually.
Now, we walk through the darkest corridor and light is our only option.
We try to find answers to the deepest questions as we’re coughing.
We fight and we struggle, just to get a glimpse;
A glimpse of who we really are, what we’ve been through inch by inch.
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Christy Bowman. Contact Staff.
VI. "Power with You"
"It is a constant dance to balance individuality and connectedness. Sometimes we become lost, wandering around in a world that seeks to control us. We cannot tell where we end and other begins — we have lost our sense of self, but not entirely. This is a dance of one who was lost and found her way back to her power. She now desires to share this power with you, not over you."
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Tyler Barnard. Aerial Pole.
V. "My God, it's a lot"
“Clayre is a Story Collector. An ancient spirit who travels dimensions seeking out the most authentic stories being told in the most unique ways. Once collected, the stories are taken back to the Great Library where they can be accessed by all other beings of consciousness so that we may all learn from one another. Clayre has never been to Earth before and has little experience existing in a physical plane. They are constantly in awe of the paradox that is Earth, where spirit and matter exist together in such a way as not to diminish one another but rather to support each other, inviting an emergence of expression and storytelling unimaginable to their existence thus far. This wheel dance tells the story of their transition into the density of the Earth.”
Performance, choreography, costume, narration, & music selection by Clay Massey. Cyr Wheel.
INTERMISSION
SECOND HALF
VI. "The Sky Above"
If I could paint the sky for mine
Hold you ‘til the end of time
There would always be a sunset
Flowing from my fingertips
If I could sing a story for you
Love you as I want to
There would always be a place
For you and me in my heart
There would be the faint whisper
Of our hearts singing
There would be the faint whisper in the air
That you believe in love
Where the greenest grass grows
And your emotions can show
Because you know me better than I ever will
Where all your troubles are gone
And kept away by this song
And you’ll always know me like you do
Do you believe in harmony?
Do you believe in love?
Do you think you could care for me?
Is this real as the sky above?
(Repeat)
Do you believe in harmony?
Do you believe in love?
Do you think you could care for me?
Is this real as the stars above?
Do you believe in harmony?
Do you believe in love?
Do you think you could care for me?
Is this real as the sky above?
Live Music performed by Taylor Marie (Guitar, Voice), William Eaton (Harp Guitar), & Logan Turner (Percussion). “The Sky Above” ℗ © 2007 Taylor “Ty” Eaton, now Taylor Marie Turner, Wisdom Tree Music Studios, album: “Standing On My Head” (2008). Music & Lyrics composed by Taylor Marie Turner.
VII. “Let Me Smile”
You make me feel like I can stand again
After everything that I’ve been through
And just by letting me in your life,
You’ve lifted me up and I can’t have enough
I’ll be honest I’m selfish sometimes
And this song wasn’t supposed to be about me
But I keep getting distracted with life
‘Til you bring me back and I –
I’ve never felt so close to true happiness
In a while, so let me, just let me smile
Let me smile
You make me feel like I can breathe again
After everything that I’ve been dealing with
And just by giving me one smile I’ll be happy
In all the ways the word can be described
And I can’t deny the fact that it’s a little strange
To be telling you this way
But I keep getting distracted with life
‘Til you bring me back and I –
I’ve never felt so close to true happiness
In a while, so let me, just let me smile
Let me smile
La la la
Live Music performed by Taylor Marie (Guitar, Voice), William Eaton (Harp Guitar), & Logan Turner (Percussion). “Let Me Smile” ℗ © 2007 Taylor “Ty” Eaton, now Taylor Marie Turner, Wisdom Tree Music Studios, album: “Standing On My Head” (2008). Music & Lyrics composed by Taylor Marie Turner.
VIII. “Taking in the Light”
Islands and rivers
Mountains and streams
Lovers and children
Troubles and dreams
Aching with passion
I sing between screams
Then laugh at the way
Life is not what it seems
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Hearts may break but the world is alright
Life is a memory
Of wonders I have known
Framed with the limits of time
Borders of bone
This world opens each morning
Yet closes with death
And nothing more precious
Than taking this next breath
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Hearts may break but the world is alright
Helpless yet hopeful,
I drive through grey curtains of rain
Not knowing if cruisin’ will harbor
My spirit in pain
Always forever dull flesh is prison on earth
While life radiates out from each single birth
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Cruisin’ tonight, rollin’ down the highway
Taking in the light
Full moon illuminates my driving mind
Hearts may break but the world is alright
Islands and rivers
Mountains and streams
Lovers and children
Troubles and dreams
Live music performed by William Eaton & Logan Turner. “Taking in the Light” ℗ © William Eaton, Wisdom Tree Music. Instrumental version, William Eaton Ensemble, Canyon Records, album: “Sparks and Embers” (1998). Music composed by William Eaton, Lyrics written by Michael Barry & William Eaton.
IX. "Breathe"
"When painful injuries force us to face our physical body's limitations, first disbelief, frustration, mourning, and even bitterness and anger set in — unable to do what we once could, waking in agony, crawling through each day, stirring in sleep. One step forward, two back — then over time yet all at once, a light sparks within igniting acceptance, resilience, serenity, and one embraces the body in its new form. A once heavy weight is shed away through healing, a love blossoms for what one is capable of instead of lamenting what is no longer possible. Dreams bloom in the heart again as we tend the garden of the soul by nurturing the mind, body, and spirit as a whole. With each breath becoming lighter and lighter, transcending pain through acceptance and honoring "what is"."
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Taylor Marie. Modern Dance & Aerial Silks. Live music performed by William Eaton & Logan Turner. First Half: musical improvisation. Second Half: “Far East Midwest” ℗ © William Eaton, William Eaton Ensemble, Canyon Records, album “Naked in Eureka” (1996). Music composed by William Eaton.
X. "The Mouse"
“The more we try to maintain a sense of control, the more everything spirals out of control. Sometimes, disastrously. The lack of flexibility only leads to an ever-increasing abundance in chaos. In this story, a high-strung librarian learns this the hard way when a very unexpected, unwelcome patron enters her reading space. We call this tale, “THE MOUSE”...”
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Colleen Walls.
XI. “Spirit of the Forgotten Forest, Ritual Dance”
“We live in a modern culture of mechanical amnesia where the quick pace of life takes us far away from the rhythms of our Spirit and the nature of our Knowing. The Ancient forests of the Ancestors have been forgotten, the places of deep magic, where the dark of night invites us into the remembrance of our own mystery yearning to be known, enchanted pathways illuminated only by the light of the Moon and Stars. We are not lost in this place but rather we awaken to wildness of our dreaming hearts fully lit.
“I would say every dance I create is a moving meditation and offering, a channel opened to a vital wisdom that flows through me to communicate something both ancient and new. The language beyond words. This dance is a marriage of Odissi Temple dance from Northern India, and modern fusion belly dance. As always I express gratitude to my teachers who have given me the keys to unlock my Spirit through movement.”
Poem: “Instructions” by Emerald Forest (2013)
Instructions ~
Nonsense~
pure wisdom
these undercurrents reside;
have resting night wings
feathered
midnight blue and reach out into
the black caverns of
unknown channels~
leading us back to ancient Forests
where the Ancestors are speaking.
They must be saying:
rise to the New Ground~
take flight with the enormity
uncovered by your incandescent
wing spans. Surprise yourself
by the curious maps you
already carry. Examine the
night sky closely.
Look.
Listen.
Illuminate.
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Emerald Forest. Fusion Belly Dance.
XII. “Mariana’s Trench”
“We awaken in Mariana’s Trench, cradled by the all-consuming night. Twisted echoes of what we once cherished swirl around us, haunting and elusive. Engulfed by solitude and loss, we silence the whispers of the shadows. In the stillness, a single candle flickers, offering its light to guide us back home.”
Performance, choreography, costume, & music selection by Ali Brae Boyd. Lyra (aerial hoop).
Special Guest Writer Katie King
“I write from exhaustion, like they tell you to do.”
My mother once read me a poem about a Christmas orange. We were by the fire, and it was warm. The child on my right was raised on nightly fires that Mom would make and clean. She cooked too. I don’t do any of that.
I’m stressed in the way that taffy stretches out and doesn’t stop stretching; yet it never really breaks—just droops. It slants like the bendy straw trees. When I sigh, I roll out a tumbleweed across my chafed, spotted tongue and look, only because the wind has shook me there, to the child on my left, who says they envy the dead bee on the sidewalk.
I wonder about the threshold of this statement. Did they mean the costume of the bug? Its sheer, loud fashion sense—classic yet unavoidable—complete with the prominent stinger, convenient and handsome? Or just the pure deadness? It causes commotion, so much emotional strain that the emoji back breaks.
But in all of this, there is the Russian olive still making the summer air smell sweet. Like a pocket. Like a holy belch, royal stomach-wand. Heave me over the side. Let me spill like a child who needs to be spoken to. Hold up your vacant, faceless mirror and let me sway from pain just so I can avoid the golf ball by the 18th hole—campsite number 18.
You sure I first knew I wasn’t bad at hammock life the day I wondered: if a bear chewed me up, would it come back again and again for more meals out of my body, like the new favorite restaurant in town? The one you read about in the reports of bear dining? Or would it just be the one time—a fickle feast with the rest of my life as a receipt?
Have you ever fought for something not worth fighting for, just because you’re wild? When I question you about bee envy, you say you thought envy meant “to feel bad for.” It does, just in the other way. But there’s nothing left of me at the table, with these nerves feeling like 1 AM, so I silently tap the same square of plastic over and over again while you make three renditions of ramen, slurping none—before I even notice you ate dinner on your own while I was on Instagram.
“I write from exhaustion, like they tell you to do.”
My mother once read me a poem about a Christmas orange. We were by the fire, and it was warm. The child on my right was raised on nightly fires that Mom would make and clean. She cooked too. I don’t do any of that.
I’m stressed in the way that taffy stretches out and doesn’t stop stretching; yet it never really breaks—just droops. It slants like the bendy straw trees. When I sigh, I roll out a tumbleweed across my chafed, spotted tongue and look, only because the wind has shook me there, to the child on my left, who says they envy the dead bee on the sidewalk.
I wonder about the threshold of this statement. Did they mean the costume of the bug? Its sheer, loud fashion sense—classic yet unavoidable—complete with the prominent stinger, convenient and handsome? Or just the pure deadness? It causes commotion, so much emotional strain that the emoji back breaks.
But in all of this, there is the Russian olive still making the summer air smell sweet. Like a pocket. Like a holy belch, royal stomach-wand. Heave me over the side. Let me spill like a child who needs to be spoken to. Hold up your vacant, faceless mirror and let me sway from pain just so I can avoid the golf ball by the 18th hole—campsite number 18.
You sure I first knew I wasn’t bad at hammock life the day I wondered: if a bear chewed me up, would it come back again and again for more meals out of my body, like the new favorite restaurant in town? The one you read about in the reports of bear dining? Or would it just be the one time—a fickle feast with the rest of my life as a receipt?
Have you ever fought for something not worth fighting for, just because you’re wild? When I question you about bee envy, you say you thought envy meant “to feel bad for.” It does, just in the other way. But there’s nothing left of me at the table, with these nerves feeling like 1 AM, so I silently tap the same square of plastic over and over again while you make three renditions of ramen, slurping none—before I even notice you ate dinner on your own while I was on Instagram.
SPECIAL THANKS
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona.
Momentum Aerial, Flagstaff.
Old Town Center for the Arts, Venue (Home of Resident Dance Company, Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts).
Christine Eaton, Choreography Advisor, Co-Director of Old Town Center for the Arts.
Sedona Arts Center, Sedona.
Momentum Aerial, Flagstaff.
Old Town Center for the Arts, Venue (Home of Resident Dance Company, Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts).
Christine Eaton, Choreography Advisor, Co-Director of Old Town Center for the Arts.
ANTHOLOGY CAST
Anthology Cast photo of Hydrangea Sky Artists by Armando Kiyama, 2024
Anthology Cast photo of Hydrangea Sky Artists by Armando Kiyama, 2024
CAST, Alphabetical Order:
Tyler Barnard
photo by Armando Kiyama
Tyler has a background in several different movement practices, including yoga and capoeira angola. Tyler first dipped her toes into the aerial world with a pole class in August of 2019 and never looked back. She stared lyra not long after in June of 2020 and added in rope to the repertoire of apparatuses she trains in January of 2022. Tyler is passionate about pushing herself and her craft. She has performed in several professional shows including Unfurl, CIRQUE, Robot Apocalypse, Southwest Flow Fest, Frightful Fête, Hungry Hearts, Imaginary Universe and more.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Christy Bowman
photo by Armando Kiyama
Christy Bowman was born and raised in Flagstaff, Arizona and is a multi prop flow artist who has been performing and teaching circus arts for over four years. With a high focus on contact art and fire manipulation techniques, she combines martial arts theory with dance to push limits of what people think is possible. She loves performing to connect with her audience, create wonder and inspire others to become the best version of themselves.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Anthology
Ali Brae Boyd
photo by Armando Kiyama
Ali is an acro performer, aerialist, and coach living in Northern Arizona. She found acro in 2011 and aerial in 2017, inspired by the strength and grace required to perform in the circus arts. Her prior experience with partner dance left her with a soft spot for all duos work. She has performed on many apparatuses in several professional shows, including CIRQUE, Hungry Hearts Cabaret, Frightful Fête, Imaginary Universe. She specializes in acro adagio, lyra, and rope.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: CIRQUE, Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: CIRQUE, Anthology
Emerald Forest
photo by Armando Kiyama
My love of movement and the healing power of kinesthetic practices has most definitely saved my life. After college I moved on to begin a lifelong study of yoga and flexibility training, becoming certified as a teacher in 1999 by Lex Gillan and the Yoga Institute. But it was only in 2015 that I discovered fusion belly dance, and developed an obsession with this form of movement, discipline and expression. I spent the last seven years evolving myself into a dancer and giving myself permission, finally, to follow my joy and to fully express myself through movement arts. I have been fortunate to train with some of the most influential fusion belly dancers in the world—Rachel Brice, Zoe Jakes, Tiare Tashnick and Deb Rubin. I am certified in Rachel Brice's Eight Elements of Belly Dance Level 1, and Deb Rubin's Dance Therapeutics Level 1 and 2. I also completed a year long dance intensive with Deb Rubin in 2021. Finally, I fell in love with aerial circus arts in 2020 beginning with Lyra and have been studying pole at Momentum in Flagstaff for the last year. I am as inspired by creative possibility and expression, as I am about the process of embodiment.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Taylor Marie
photo by Armando Kiyama
Taylor Marie (HSMA Founder & Director) is an aerialist, singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist. Taylor has a background in modern dance and currently performs on aerial silks, lyra, corde lisse (rope), trapeze, and invented apparatus. Taylor has trained in aerial dance at Frequent Flyers, Altitude Aerials (permanently closed), Scorpius Dance Theatre, Vertical Fix (now Arizona Circus Center), Illuminar Aerial, and Momentum Aerial.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Ephemera, Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Ephemera, Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Clay Massey
photo by Armando Kiyama
Clay Massey lives in Flagstaff and is a parent of two wonderful children. After being inspired by so many others taking up various forms of aerial, acrobatic, and circus arts they decided to pick up the Cyr wheel. It was in the middle of the first session that they fell in love with the movement and cadence of the apparatus, appreciating the way it demands to be in relationship with the artist. Clay enjoys finding fun and creative ways to use movement and dance to express and process what it means to be a human moving through this crazy life.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, Anthology
Jes Palmer
photo by Armando Kiyama
After growing up practicing a variety of dance styles and having a strong background in tumbling and group stunting (flyer), Jes found the perfect blend of her favorite part from each of those things when she began training on static trapeze in 2020. Since then, Jes has continued to add new apparatuses wherever they could fit. Trapeze has continued to be her main apparatus, but Jes also trains in pole, silks, and rope, along with the recent additions of hammock and lyra. From her experience with dance, Jes held onto her love for contemporary dance in particular, and loves taking any opportunity to incorporate the style into aerial arts.
As an instructor and administrative assistant at Momentum Aerial Arts in Flagstaff, AZ, she has had the opportunity to continue seeking opportunities that will contribute to her success as an aerialist. This includes completing Paper Doll Militia’s Level 1 Teacher Training for both Trapeze and Silks, along with attending the upcoming American Circus Educators Conference (with administrative experience in both organizations, through being accepted to their work trade programs.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
As an instructor and administrative assistant at Momentum Aerial Arts in Flagstaff, AZ, she has had the opportunity to continue seeking opportunities that will contribute to her success as an aerialist. This includes completing Paper Doll Militia’s Level 1 Teacher Training for both Trapeze and Silks, along with attending the upcoming American Circus Educators Conference (with administrative experience in both organizations, through being accepted to their work trade programs.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Kevin Ringle
photo by Armando Kiyama
Juggling and flow arts has let Kevin travel the world. Starting out as just a hobby, this art form soon led Kevin to teach workshops throughout the USA, and later to perform in Berlin, Germany. Kevin enjoys the challenge presented by prop manipulation. Starting out as a poi spinner at the age of 12, he quickly grew to love how one can spin and throw objects to create art and tell a story. Kevin started juggling at 19 and never looked back. It took another 6 years before he found his passion for hat juggling. This niche style of juggling lets Kevin express himself more so than any other prop. The joy brought to the audience by Kevin’s hat juggling is unlike any other circus show.
“My love for juggling and flow arts has created the way I look at life. This art form has taught me patience, creativity, and body awareness. I use what I have learned from prop manipulation in my every day life. I would not be the person I am today without it.”
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
“My love for juggling and flow arts has created the way I look at life. This art form has taught me patience, creativity, and body awareness. I use what I have learned from prop manipulation in my every day life. I would not be the person I am today without it.”
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Colleen Walls
Colleen Walls is a second-degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and a certified instructor at Sacred Mountain of Fighting and Healing Arts. She specializes in the tiger crane 108 system, northern long fist, wudang-yang style tai chi, and bagua. Colleen is a former member of Sacred Mountain's lion dance team and has experience performing the head and the tail parts of the Chinese lion. Her passion is giving martial arts demonstrations in front of a live audience, and she has competed and placed at several state, national, and international championships. She has won multiple grand champion titles, including the ICMAC Women's Tai Chi Grand Champion 2021 award, Phoenix Wushu Nationals Adult Women's Traditional Kung Fu Grand Champion 2024 award, and the USA Shaolin Open Traditional Kung Fu and Team Trials Adult Women's Traditional Kung Fu Grand Champion 2024 award. Colleen enjoys sharing her passion for Chinese martial arts with her community and with her Tiger Cubs and Little Dragons youth students.
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Ephemera, Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Hydrangea Sky Shows: Ephemera, Unfurl, CIRQUE, Anthology
Anthology Cast photo of Hydrangea Sky Artists by Armando Kiyama, 2024
ANTHOLOGY CREW
Taylor Marie - Director, Co-Producer, Performer, HSMA Founder
photo by Armando Kiyama
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Taylor Marie is an aerialist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, visual artist, the Founder / Director of Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, and Creative Director of Old Town Center for the Arts.
See artist bio above. 
photo by Armando Kiyama
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Logan Turner - Co-Producer, Sound, Safety Coordinator
Logan graduated from OCC with an Associates in Music in 2012 and then the Crane School of Music in 2016 with a BA in Music Business. During his time between The Crane School of Music and OCC, Logan studied with many accomplished percussionists in a vast number of different styles and instrumentation. Logan is a classically trained percussionist with a specialty in world percussion. Logan currently dedicates his time outside of his day job to study percussion at a high level and performing with various group in Arizona.
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photo by Armando Kiyama
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photo by Armando Kiyama
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William Eaton - Co-Producer
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photo by Armando Kiyama
photo by Armando Kiyama
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William Eaton designs and builds innovative guitars and stringed instruments and is a founder and Director of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, in Phoenix, AZ. William’s unique one-of-a-kind stringed instruments have been featured in major museums, books, magazines and art exhibits. A four time GRAMMY nominee Eaton has recorded 19 albums for Canyon Records and tours nationally and internationally. He has also produced and recorded several award winning albums in his Wisdom Tree Studios in Sedona, including: Electric Harp Guitar Group, Ananeah, and Quiet Fire Trio.
In 2015 he received the Arizona Governor’s Arts Award in the ‘artist’ category. Eaton has composed for and performed with the William Eaton Ensemble, Electric Harp Guitar Group, Nouveau West Chamber Orchestra, Nebraska Chamber Orchestra and Amadeus Trio among others. He has performed and collaborated with R. Carlos Nakai, Will Clipman, Claudia Tulip, Allen Ames, Mary Redhouse, Arvel Bird, Susannah Martin, Edgar Meyer, Anthony Mazzella, Fitzhugh Jenkins, Gary Stroutsos and others. Along with his wife Christine, William is the co-Director of Old Town Center for the Arts, in Cottonwood, Arizona, since 2005. William has worked towards environmental activism since the 1980’s and is a founder and director of Sustainable Arizona. He is also the founder of Wisdom Tree Institute, an online resource collective that explores the relationship between humans and trees, with a focus on luthiers and artisans who use wood as the primary material for their art and craft.
William Eaton
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Jes Palmer - Rigging Technician, Stage Technician
Photo by Armando Kiyama
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Jes Palmer is a professional aerialist and dancer with Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, as well as an instructor at Momentum Aerial and a jewelry designer (The Bandit Botanist). Jes was the Rigging Technician for Unfurl (April 2023) and CIRQUE (November 2023).
See Jes's artist bio for Anthology above.
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James Ball - Head Lighting Designer
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James Ball (lighting designer) is the director of choirs and Theatre at Mingus Union High School here in Cottonwood. He has been awarded Northern AZ Theatre teacher of the year and runner-up Yavapai County teacher of the year. His plays and musicals have received multiple state awards and accolades. James started helping at the OTCA in 2009 and he is elated to return for this beautiful show! James was the Head Lighting Designer for HSMA's previous productions of Ephemera, Unfurl, and CIRQUE.
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Stephan Barber - Stage Technician
Photo by James Ismert Photography. Left to right: Emerald Forest, Lilith Velarides, Taylor Turner, Logan Turner, Stephan Barber
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Armando Kiyama - Photographer
Armando Kiyama, Kevin Ringle, Logan Turner, Christy Bowman, Taylor Marie Turner
Featured Artist Exhibit for Anthology: Ed Buonvecchio
photo by Armando Kiyama for Anthology
Ed Buonvecchio and Tyler Barnard for Anthology, photo by Armando Kiyama
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Ed Buonvecchio and Jes Palmer for Anthology, photo by Armando Kiyama
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Images of original paintings © Ed Buonvecchio
Ed Buonvecchio is an award-winning professional artist and avid hiker. He has taught drawing and painting at various levels for years. As a plein air painter, his passion is painting the landscapes he experiences in his outdoor journeys.
“Plein air painting has been an extension of my love for nature and the outdoors. It is always an adventure and challenge to me! The more I paint outdoors the more intimate I become with our Earth and the more I can share this intimacy and value for our environment with others. It is the journey and adventure to complete a study or finish a painting that keeps me going out for more.
My medium of choice is oil. I prefer oil paints because they are time proven. They remain open so that one can have time to blend and adjust. Oils also remain workable for plein air painting in a wide range of temperatures allowing for cold winter and hot summer conditions.
My wife and I recently returned to Arizona in the Sedona area. After living and painting in Maine, I will continue my quest to paint the landscape in our new home capturing the raw beauty of the desert southwest.
I was born and raised in Camillus, New York. I graduated from S.U.N.Y. Buffalo with a BFA in Communication Design. I began my career as a graphic designer and illustrator in design firms and advertising agencies in the Central New York region. I then established a freelance business in design, Illustration and public art mural painting before moving on to a fine art career.
Through the years I have been involved with community service. Before moving to Maine I served on the City of Goodyear Arts and Culture Commission, Three Rivers Historical Society Board of Directors, founder and designer of the Estrella Mountain Regional Park Centennial Trail and Chairman of the Centennial Trail Planning Committee. For two years I was the Master Artist for “Gallery 37″, the West Valley Arts Council’s public art program, directing high school art students to design, present and produce public art for municipal clients.”
“Plein air painting has been an extension of my love for nature and the outdoors. It is always an adventure and challenge to me! The more I paint outdoors the more intimate I become with our Earth and the more I can share this intimacy and value for our environment with others. It is the journey and adventure to complete a study or finish a painting that keeps me going out for more.
My medium of choice is oil. I prefer oil paints because they are time proven. They remain open so that one can have time to blend and adjust. Oils also remain workable for plein air painting in a wide range of temperatures allowing for cold winter and hot summer conditions.
My wife and I recently returned to Arizona in the Sedona area. After living and painting in Maine, I will continue my quest to paint the landscape in our new home capturing the raw beauty of the desert southwest.
I was born and raised in Camillus, New York. I graduated from S.U.N.Y. Buffalo with a BFA in Communication Design. I began my career as a graphic designer and illustrator in design firms and advertising agencies in the Central New York region. I then established a freelance business in design, Illustration and public art mural painting before moving on to a fine art career.
Through the years I have been involved with community service. Before moving to Maine I served on the City of Goodyear Arts and Culture Commission, Three Rivers Historical Society Board of Directors, founder and designer of the Estrella Mountain Regional Park Centennial Trail and Chairman of the Centennial Trail Planning Committee. For two years I was the Master Artist for “Gallery 37″, the West Valley Arts Council’s public art program, directing high school art students to design, present and produce public art for municipal clients.”
Artist Ed Buonvecchio
Ed Buonvecchio won 'Best in Show' at the 20th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival (October 2024)
Special Guest Writer Katie King
photo courtesy of Katie King
Katie King does her best writing at golden hour in front of the window wearing nothing but a bra and earrings as the Canada geese fly past.
She holds a MA in Nonfiction from Wilkes University, and MFA from the Family Maslow Creative Writing Program. Her sixteen publications include Texas’s Ocotillo Review, New Mexico’s Telepoem Booth, Phoenix’s Little Something Press & Rinky Dink Press, Flagstaff’s Thin Air Magazine & Paris’s Menteur Magazine. She serves on the board for the Northern Arizona Book Festival.
You can find her listed in Poets & Writers or catch her Letter From Home column for Flagstaff LIVE and at @katiekingamericansayer
She holds a MA in Nonfiction from Wilkes University, and MFA from the Family Maslow Creative Writing Program. Her sixteen publications include Texas’s Ocotillo Review, New Mexico’s Telepoem Booth, Phoenix’s Little Something Press & Rinky Dink Press, Flagstaff’s Thin Air Magazine & Paris’s Menteur Magazine. She serves on the board for the Northern Arizona Book Festival.
You can find her listed in Poets & Writers or catch her Letter From Home column for Flagstaff LIVE and at @katiekingamericansayer
“I write from exhaustion, like they tell you to do.”
(as seen in Anthology's Illustrated Program)
My mother once read me a poem about a Christmas orange. We were by the fire, and it was warm. The child on my right was raised on nightly fires that Mom would make and clean. She cooked too. I don’t do any of that.
I’m stressed in the way that taffy stretches out and doesn’t stop stretching; yet it never really breaks—just droops. It slants like the bendy straw trees. When I sigh, I roll out a tumbleweed across my chafed, spotted tongue and look, only because the wind has shook me there, to the child on my left, who says they envy the dead bee on the sidewalk.
I wonder about the threshold of this statement. Did they mean the costume of the bug? Its sheer, loud fashion sense—classic yet unavoidable—complete with the prominent stinger, convenient and handsome? Or just the pure deadness? It causes commotion, so much emotional strain that the emoji back breaks.
But in all of this, there is the Russian olive still making the summer air smell sweet. Like a pocket. Like a holy belch, royal stomach-wand. Heave me over the side. Let me spill like a child who needs to be spoken to. Hold up your vacant, faceless mirror and let me sway from pain just so I can avoid the golf ball by the 18th hole—campsite number 18.
You sure I first knew I wasn’t bad at hammock life the day I wondered: if a bear chewed me up, would it come back again and again for more meals out of my body, like the new favorite restaurant in town? The one you read about in the reports of bear dining? Or would it just be the one time—a fickle feast with the rest of my life as a receipt?
Have you ever fought for something not worth fighting for, just because you’re wild? When I question you about bee envy, you say you thought envy meant “to feel bad for.” It does, just in the other way. But there’s nothing left of me at the table, with these nerves feeling like 1 AM, so I silently tap the same square of plastic over and over again while you make three renditions of ramen, slurping none—before I even notice you ate dinner on your own while I was on Instagram.
I’m stressed in the way that taffy stretches out and doesn’t stop stretching; yet it never really breaks—just droops. It slants like the bendy straw trees. When I sigh, I roll out a tumbleweed across my chafed, spotted tongue and look, only because the wind has shook me there, to the child on my left, who says they envy the dead bee on the sidewalk.
I wonder about the threshold of this statement. Did they mean the costume of the bug? Its sheer, loud fashion sense—classic yet unavoidable—complete with the prominent stinger, convenient and handsome? Or just the pure deadness? It causes commotion, so much emotional strain that the emoji back breaks.
But in all of this, there is the Russian olive still making the summer air smell sweet. Like a pocket. Like a holy belch, royal stomach-wand. Heave me over the side. Let me spill like a child who needs to be spoken to. Hold up your vacant, faceless mirror and let me sway from pain just so I can avoid the golf ball by the 18th hole—campsite number 18.
You sure I first knew I wasn’t bad at hammock life the day I wondered: if a bear chewed me up, would it come back again and again for more meals out of my body, like the new favorite restaurant in town? The one you read about in the reports of bear dining? Or would it just be the one time—a fickle feast with the rest of my life as a receipt?
Have you ever fought for something not worth fighting for, just because you’re wild? When I question you about bee envy, you say you thought envy meant “to feel bad for.” It does, just in the other way. But there’s nothing left of me at the table, with these nerves feeling like 1 AM, so I silently tap the same square of plastic over and over again while you make three renditions of ramen, slurping none—before I even notice you ate dinner on your own while I was on Instagram.
SPECIAL THANKS
Special thank you to Momentum Aerial in Flagstaff, Arizona
photo of Taylor Marie by Morgan Louvier at Momentum Aerial
Have you ever dreamed of trying aerial dance? Poi and flow arts? Acrobatics? Have you ever seen a Cirque du Soleil show, or Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, Dark Sky Aerial, or a local circus troupe perform and wondered to yourself, could I fly like that?
Artists of Hydrangea Sky train and rehearse at Momentum Aerial in Flagstaff where regular classes are held by semester and aerial sampler classes are offered for aspiring artists to dip their toes into the world of dance. 'Every-Body' is welcome to begin and to continue their aerial journey in a safe, inclusive, positive, and nurturing environment. Momentum Aerial offers classes in aerial silks, trapeze, lyra, corde lisse (rope), pole, partner acrobatics (acro yoga), Poi, and Double Staff. For currently enrolled students, Momentum offers Open Gym time for aerial enthusiasts to rehearse skills and hone their craft.
Visit Momentum's website at MomentumAerial.org for more info!
Artists of Hydrangea Sky train and rehearse at Momentum Aerial in Flagstaff where regular classes are held by semester and aerial sampler classes are offered for aspiring artists to dip their toes into the world of dance. 'Every-Body' is welcome to begin and to continue their aerial journey in a safe, inclusive, positive, and nurturing environment. Momentum Aerial offers classes in aerial silks, trapeze, lyra, corde lisse (rope), pole, partner acrobatics (acro yoga), Poi, and Double Staff. For currently enrolled students, Momentum offers Open Gym time for aerial enthusiasts to rehearse skills and hone their craft.
Visit Momentum's website at MomentumAerial.org for more info!
Professional HSMA Company Artists who train at Momentum: Taylor Marie (Director), Tyler Barnard, Heather Elliott, Emerald Forest, Ali Brae Boyd, Grace Livermore, Kristen Massey, Sunn Mixon, Jes Palmer, Mazzy Rose. HSMA Guest Artists who train at Momentum: Evan Thibodeau.
Special thank you to Sedona Arts Center in Sedona, Arizona
painting by Gretchen Lopez for Unfurl
Sedona Arts Center / Sedona Arts Center Gallery has been a local artist hub and gem of a space for celebrating, showcasing, and creating visual arts in our local community since 1961. SAC offers classes, workshops, special events, and features a professional Fine Art Gallery showcasing the original one-of-a-kind works of near 100 Arizona-based and regional artists. Currently displayed on the walls of Old Town Center for the Arts (performance venue for Anthology) are oil paintings by two of SAC's long-time art instructors / beloved local professional artists Gretchen Lopez (paintings created especially for Hydrangea Sky's production Unfurl in April 2023) and Ed Buonvecchio.
A special thank you and acknowledgement to CEO Julie Richard and COO Bernadette Carroll for their continual support of Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, and support of countless local artists in Arizona. Sedona Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and you can support them here: Become A Donor.
Visit Sedona Arts Center Fine Art Gallery in Uptown to view more works by Marrin Robinson (featured artist for Ephemera), Gretchen Lopez and Debra Williamson (featured artists for Unfurl), Ed Buonvecchio (featured artist for Anthology), and many others!
A special thank you and acknowledgement to CEO Julie Richard and COO Bernadette Carroll for their continual support of Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, and support of countless local artists in Arizona. Sedona Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and you can support them here: Become A Donor.
Visit Sedona Arts Center Fine Art Gallery in Uptown to view more works by Marrin Robinson (featured artist for Ephemera), Gretchen Lopez and Debra Williamson (featured artists for Unfurl), Ed Buonvecchio (featured artist for Anthology), and many others!
Special thank you to Christine Eaton
Choreographer/Choreography Advisor, Prop and Costume Designer for Hydrangea Sky
Christine Eaton (formerly known professionally as Christine Lamb) graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and performed on every continent except Antarctica with Nikolais Dance Theatre from 1984 to 1987. Christine danced locally with her duet company Mixed Metaphor in Sedona, Arizona. Christine and William Eaton founded and presently run the Old Town Center for the Arts with daughter Taylor (Anthology Director) and Taylor's husband Logan (Anthology Co-Director). OTCA was envisioned by Christine to be a venue and creative space for aerial dance and other live performance arts. Christine's passion for modern and aerial dance inspired Taylor to follow in her mother's footsteps; without Christine's original vision, Hydrangea Sky would not have taken flight. Christine has been a choreographer and choreography advisor for HSMA Shows Ephemera, Unfurl, CIRQUE, and Anthology.
