Mama CoAtl & Eugene Warren at Dance Mission Theater

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MamaCoAtl performs with Eugene Warren at ABD Productions "Cariño Part One and other dances" at Dance Mission Theater, SF - June 2007.

From Blues to Son, to Funk to Poetry, MamaCoAtl has worked the stage from San Francisco to Cusco, from Performance Art and Installation to Butoh, Ritual and Spoken Song. As a multidisciplinary ARTivist she has curated ceremonies to heal the Amazonic River Mother of God, concerts for peace on places desecrated by femicide in Mexicos highways and has organized blessing days in city corners and public plazas.

Unsing the Song (excerpt 2006)

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Unsing the Song is a dance on the subject of genocide. We perform this small section tonight in acknowledgement of and grief for the ongoing suffering in Darfur.

ABD Productions presents Dances of Cariño part 1 and other dances at Dance Mission Theater.

Dancers: Alyah Baker, Amy DaSilva, Laura Elaine Ellis, Claudia Hubiak, Karen Lentz, Frances Sedayao

Soloists: Alyah Baker, Anne Bluethenthal

Singer: MamaCoAtl, Melanie DeMore

Music: Mark Ream

Costumes: Cassandra Carpenter

Light Design: Harry Rubeck

Technical Director: Harry Rubeck, Bob Webb

Stage Manager: Thalia Pozen

Video Production: dance mission media, a project of Dance Brigade

Videographer: Joey Williams, Larry Repp

Video Editor: Larry Repp

Vlog: Joey Williams

Dances of Cariño excerpt

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Dances of Cariño is a dance-theatre work on the paradigm of caring. Cariño love, affection, tenderness, endearment explores in movement, text, music, and visual art, the psycho-physical, cultural, and global dimensions of caring. The strong, sensual physicality of the ABD ensemble, blends with the complex, compelling music of Ajayi Jackson; the impassioned tones and lyrics of Mexican-American musician Mama Coatl; the entrancing poetry of Judy Grahn; and the vibrant art of muralist Nadine Gay.

Judy Grahn and Anne Carol at Dance Mission Theater

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"the woman whose head is on fire", from She Who (1972); to be published by Red Hen Press in Judy's new collection "love belongs to those who do the feeling".

Judy Grahn teaches with Anne Bluethenthal in Creative Inquiry MA/MFA at New College of California; she performs with singer-songwriter Anne Carol. For bookings contact her at jgrahn@Serpentina.com.

Cariño Part One - ABD Productions

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Dances of Cariño is a dance-theatre work on the paradigm of caring. Cariño ”love, affection, tenderness, endearment ”explores in movement, text, music, and visual art, the psycho-physical, cultural, and global dimensions of caring. The strong, sensual physicality of the ABD ensemble, blends with the complex, compelling music of Ajayi Jackson; the impassioned tones and lyrics of Mexican-American musician Mama Coatl; the entrancing poetry of Judy Grahn; and the vibrant art of muralist Nadine Gay.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Anne Bluethenthal

GUEST ARTISTS
Judy Grahn (June 8, 9, 10)
Amara Tabor Smith (June 14, 15)
Melanie DeMore (June 16,17)
Mama Coatl (Every night)

COLLABORATIVE ARTISTS
Ajayi Jackson, Mama Coatl, Judy Grahn, Nadine Gay, and Adele Prandini

ABD DANCERS
Alyah Baker, Amy Da Silva, Claudia Hubiak, Laura Elaine Ellis, Karen Lentz, and Frances Sedayao

http://www.abdproductions.org