I posted today on The Master’s Artist about Community Art, a topic that was largely inspired by the past two months I spent choreographing Bye Bye Birdie for Marshall High School. What a delightful privilege to work with such a talented and awesome bunch of kids! And guess what? You’re invited to join the fun! Performances […]
I got rhythm. I got music. I got a dress rehearsal tonight and performances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I really, truly do love choreography projects with these high school choir students. The whole process energizes me–from listening to the music, creating the moves, breaking them down step by step with the performers, perfecting and tweaking,
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Lately I’ve had blog paralysis. The mere thought of posting overwhelms me. It’s not lack of material, but rather the opposite. I don’t know if I should go back and tell stories from the holidays (they were fun and great) or post photos (I’ve taken a lot) or talk about what’s going on now (way
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Hey there! Thanks to those who stopped by during the past few weeks looking for me. Sorry I haven’t posted anything since December 16. I had some amazing people in mind for more Twelve Days of Community posts, and I still hope to introduce them to you, because they’re awesome and talented and fun and
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To whom it may concern, here’s a brief update on my life. **Parting the Waters released this week! That’s only been coming for, oh, about six years. **The book is now available at WinePressBooks.com, Amazon.com, and SignedByTheAuthor.com. (Personally signed copies available at the last one!) **21 cases (1000 books) are piled in Luke’s room. I’m
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I like the fact that my routine rarely remains the same for long. The hat I wear on any given day is often determined by the most pressing deadline at the moment, and lately I’ve been swapping them out so fast, you’d think I was auditioning for a juggling act. Here are few recent headpiece
If I had to make a list of things that white Southern Baptists are not famous for, perhaps the top two would be dancing and demonstrative worship. So, when the choir director of a local Baptist church hired me to choreograph his group’s musical production, I tried to approach the project with sensitivity to a
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George took the new camera to Saturday night’s performance of the 50s show, and snapped a couple hundred pictures while experimenting with various settings. Some of them came out a big blur, but he also managed to capture some great moments that will give you a glimpse of the fun, energetic evening we all enjoyed.
While working out this afternoon I heard a cell phone ring in my back yard. Yep. Right outside the window. Four quick rings. Pause. Four quick rings. Pause. Etc. If I hadn’t been sprawled on the floor, I would have peeked between the blinds to see what sort of fool stands in bone-chilling rain on
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