I was recently introduced to a woman by the name of Emilia Javanica, who has created a piece of interdisciplinary visual theater on the subject of a devastating earthquake that hit Indonesia in May, 2006. The piece, Entitled Beneath the Concrete is scheduled to be performed Friday and Saturday evenings at the Contemporary Art Institute […]
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Beneath the Concrete
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 2006, bricks, CAID, concrete, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Emilia Javanica, globalization, Indonesia, inspired by real life events, Mt. Merapi, natural disasters, Patrick Elkins, Posko Tuntungan, puppetry, Sumarni, theater, volcanos, Yogyakarta 2 Comments
The end times are upon us
So far today we’ve had an earthquake and a tornado here in Michigan. One wonders what might be next. I’m tempted to come up from the basement and look out the window, but I’m afraid that I might find the Huron River on fire, or dogs and cats making love in the street… or, worse […]
Posted in Michigan, Other, Ypsilanti Also tagged end times, hiding from weather, Huron River, natural disasters, nature, raining oil, tornados, weather 5 Comments
Contributing toward the Haitian relief effort
Over one hundred thousand people are feared dead in Haiti today, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the tiny island nation. With little in the way of infrastructure, it’s imperative that the global community come to the aid of the Haitian people immediately. And, so far, it looks like that is happening. There is, however, at […]
Posted in Other Also tagged 700 Club, acts of God, American Visionary Art Museum, Charity Navigator, Devil, Devil worship, Haiti, natural disasters, Pat Robertson, relief agencies, televangelist 13 Comments