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as promised, a little video

DSC01911Walldance with Paula Josa-Jones           Photo:  Pam White

During our residency at the Bogliasco Foundation in Italy last year, Pam White and I went out to shoot about every other day. some days we had an audience, other days we were alone.  I loved this wall and its textures, and the way the character of The Traveler is both revealed and concealed.

WALLDANCE-HD (1080p) from Paula Josa-Jones on Vimeo.

 

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keep calm and carry on

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Yesterday I had a panic attack.  Things were moving so slowly with our Indiegogo campaign.  My web guru friend said so.  Do another mailing.  Send out the press release.  Blog.  Facebook.  Twitter.  I couldn’t breathe.

Then about six people said, “Hey Paula,  breathe!  Take it easy.”  I went and hung out with some horses.  They were breathing.

Today, I am going to try doing what I am always telling other people to do.  Take a focused breath.  Feel your body.  Take a walk.  Look around.  Ask for help.  OK.

Abraham says that, “It is as easy to create a castle as a button. It’s just a matter of whether you’re focused on a castle or a button.”

I am focused on a castle.  With your kind help.

Please make a donation to my campaign.  Help support this work that I believe in so passionately and that I want to share with you.

Thank you.  Thank you.  Thank you.

p.s.  Tomorrow I am going to share some cool video.  Stay tuned, please.

Meet Deb O, scenography

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Deb O is our set designer.  Yes, she has pink hair.  And an amazing story.

After spending eighteen years working in a factory building ECUs (electronic control units) in the Midwest, she found herself pursuing an undergraduate degree in theatre design with a double minor in studio art and art history at Marquette University.  And went on to earn an MFA in Theater Design at Yale School of Drama. She also studied folk art at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland.

Deb O’s extensive scenography training and range of experiences as well as her background in folk art, dance and gymnastics, clowning and mask making, a bit of puppetry have all lent themselves to an innovative approaches to the creation of unique theatrical events. 

“I so love starting with a project from its infancy stage! Attending rehearsals is my favorite thing to do. Being in the room helping shape and form the production. Discussing; the palette, proportions, texture, mood, balance, harmony, contrast, space negative and positive. I feel like each project is one of my children and opening I send them out in to the world!”

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