joined on 02/25/04
last updated 01/14/09
from Water in the Desert 2007
about me
sometimes narcissistic, sometimes manic, often philosophical, usually experiential, i have bizarre dreams about impossible dances that move palpable fields of energy
Water in the Desert Festival
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Performances with Joan Laage & Nicole LeGette: Celebrating the Feminine Lineage in Butoh
( events » arts ) Water in the Desert & The Headwaters present:
50 Years of Butoh
PART I: Celebrating the Feminine Lineage (PERFORMANCES)
with:
Joan Laage "kogut" (Seattle)
& Nicole LeGette (Chicago)
Friday & Saturday, April 3rd & 4th
10pm
$15 gen...
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event starts Friday, April 3, 2009 - 10:00 PM
Feb. 20th: Benefit for Water in the Desert/ Last Call for $10 tickets!
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Come celebrate the spectrum of expression at this performance-salon-extravaganza….
doors open at 8, performances start at 8:30
OUR EVENING PROGRAM–with MC Geisha ASA (in order of appearance):
Kyai Guntur Sari; Javanese Classical Gamelan
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Butoh's 50th: Celebrating the Feminine Lineage: with Natsu Nakajima, Joan Laage & Nicole LeGette
( events » arts ) REGISTER FOR WORKSHOPS BY MARCH 1ST AND RECEIVE A DISCOUNT!
Join us for a week of workshops, lectures, film and performances—all in celebration of the 50-year anniversary of Butoh (1959—2009). Part I [of III] celebrates the feminine lineage wit...
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event starts Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 6:00 PM
Feb. 20th: Source to Stream: A Benefit for Water in the Desert 2009
( events » arts ) Come celebrate the spectrum of expression at this performance-salon-extravaganza….
With performances by:
Soriah (Internationally awarded Throat-Singer/Ritual-Vocalist)
Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre (American Butoh/Contemporary Dance)
DJ G...
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event starts Friday, February 20, 2009 - 8:00 PM
Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre at Mochitsuki-Japanese New Year Celebration!
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Come join Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre this Saturday at Mochitsuki—-Portland’s 13th annual Japanese-American New Year Celebration. We will be performing on the Community Stage at 2:50pm. The culture fair begins at 11am with the pounding of Mochi...
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collaboration with alenka loesch photo by bryan wolf
Through the Grand Canyon with Human Nature Dance Theatre
San Francisco Taiko Festival
November 19, 2007
The moment I met Mizu I smiled deeply. Somewhere in my body I recognized a sister. Through time I have been blessed to share many powerful and tender experiences with this divine woman. I honor them all and thank her for living by example, for being raw and real with the nagual and channeling stories that need to be given life, for inspiration & so much laughter. She is the only artist whose work has brought me to tears shaking with healing release. She is my teacher, sister and friend. I love Mizu deeply.
May 15, 2007
What kind of cosmic array is this?
Sometimes i think you are gonna bite me, and other times I think you made the moon out of ice cream. Sometimes I feel as though i miss you, like missing the source of spirit, somewhere in the great void. And Sometimes I think you've found heaven, as you show it to everyone.
Sometimes I think you're an android, and Sometimes I think you've mastered the alchemy of life.
Sometimes I want to be like you, and sometimes I like being me so i can behold you.
Mizu, you are a major pillar in this world. A world where sometimes things don't make sense. You make sense. You have ALWAYS made sense to me in a world that sometimes doesn't.
The point of sometimes is that its ALWAYS changing at the same time that it arrives. I see great sync in you. Mizu you ride the cutting edge of conscious. You are everything and nothing and sometimes a little inbetween. You're mind is like a 4 wheeler on the sands of consciousness, thanks for blazing a trail, cause sometimes we get lost. Its a joy to know you and be in your presence.
Its ALWAYS good to see you and ALWAYS good to be awake around you. When you are around I simply feel good, and thats a gift beyond gifts. These are Some amazing Times.
I love you!
xoxo
spirit monkey
April 10, 2007
brilliant..witchy..magickal..mojonic..potent..wise..cobranic..stunning..HU'ahhhh!
January 11, 2007
Miss.Mizu.......sometimes i am stunned out of breathing, struck dumb and captivated by the strength in her movement ...other times i want to hold her in a soft quiet place and stroke her hair through the fragility that sometimes accompanies woman.... she is at once teacher, lover, healer, seeker, traveler, instigator and dancer.... but most important and first she is my friend.
September 5, 2006
Don't you hear it? she asked & I shook my head no & then she started to dance & suddenly there was music everywhere & it went on for a very long time & when I finally found words all I could say was thank you.
July 9, 2006
Force of nature - Check... Wild-eyed, butoh-ass-kickin performer - Check... Can help make dancing to 80's music a wholistic experience - Check... Down-to-earth gal absent of extraneous ego - Check! We must play again soon because, as Woody Allen said, "We need the eggs."
October 2, 2005
mmmm.........yummy!!!
September 23, 2005
She's magical...
August 18, 2005
Dynamic, bombastic, refined and demure - these are but a few choice words to describe this happy and creative whirlwind of a Being. Mizu takes the world by the balls and juggles.
Don't change a thing, Doll. You are an inspiration for all of us.
k
June 16, 2005
There's no one I can think of that has persuaded me to do more things that I've never done than Mizu..... things like nude photography, red ruffle panties, shirtcocking (if ya don't know get out of the house more), kissing piepo (and he needed to shave bad), led around blindfolded, hanging from a crane 80ft in the air above 3000 people, the white procession, and lets not forget liking sushi.....
She is also one the most expressive dancers I've had the honor of witnessing, a delicate balance of dark and light on the razors edge. Her level of commitment is staggering and as I write this she is on tour in France.
Mizu is also one the the worlds premier snorklers (and I don't mean underwater), her infectious laugh has spread throughout many galaxies which is why abductions are down right now.
But in my opinion her most valuable talent by far is the way she has helped me understand more of me. I love you Mizu......
April 25, 2005
What do you say about someone so bright that it is hard to walk into a room with her...her every move is poetry...her smile is the sunshine over the sea...her mood swings are like beautiful storm clouds that you want to watch for hours...and her biting humor like the welcoming pinch of a lover? You say MOVE OVER BITCH! cause I ain't never leavin' your side! Mizu is someone I want to know all of my days on this planet!
Come celebrate the spectrum of expression at this performance-salon-extravaganza….
doors open at 8, performances start at 8:30
OUR EVENING PROGRAM–with MC Geisha ASA (in order of appearance):
Kyai Guntur Sari; Javanese Classical Gamelan
Maureen Freehill “momo”; Butoh Dance
Adam Hurst Ghost Music; Solo Cello, Original Music
Miriam Burke; Classical Javanese Dance
Portland State University’s Kyogen Theatre: Medieval Japanese Farce
Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre; American But...
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Come join Mizu Desierto Butoh Theatre this Saturday at Mochitsuki—-Portland’s 13th annual Japanese-American New Year Celebration. We will be performing on the Community Stage at 2:50pm. The culture fair begins at 11am with the pounding of Mochi–japanese rice cakes—at the center. All activities take place at Portland Community College- Sylvania Campus. There is a suggested donation of $4 for adults & $1 for children. You can also buy tickets for the mainstage show which includes performa...
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This weekend at the Headwaters we will be presenting a student showcase of work by the participants of Katsura Kan's workshop in Portland.
Katsura Kan is a native of Kyoto and a Master Butoh artist among the ranks of Japan's first generation of Butoh. From 1979-1981 he performed with the seminal troupe "Byakkosha" known for its austerity and integrity, rather than theatrical glamour. He is now a celebrated solo artist, collaborative performer and prolific choreographer. For the past 28 yea...
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come join our faery bootcamp for a little guerrilla theatrics this saturday at the mississippi street fair! Come as whatever kind of faery you like...and join in our brigade of bringing water to the desert....or to portland for now.
you can meet up with the faery boot camp at 2pm in the courtyard in front of the laughing planet burrito.
we will be playing with some fun, ridiculous and sweet improvisational structures.......
and promoting the WATER IN THE DESERT FESTIVAL '08!
www.wate...
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I DO.
that is why i just went into my first massive tangle with debt to invest in a professional sprung-wood floor for a new dance studio....
that is right, i will be opening up a new dance/theater/laboratory in the new Disjecta...THE HEADWATERS!!!!
(the home and oasis of exploration in all things kinesthetic and expressive).
However, on WEDNESDAY, I need your Help!
I need 2-3 good STRONG people to help me move the floor into the space. It will probably only take about an hour, bu...
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