Performing Community @ Redfield Theatre

Last nights performance of “Performing Community” for Martina went beyond anyone’s expectations especially my own. Wing & a Prayer Dance Co. has again re emerged to raise the bar higher for the Reno community of Theatre Artists which has grown to 5 companies over the last several years. This was the finest performance in the area since Jill Marlene’s ” Becoming the Intrinsic Beloved”, literally blew audiences away earlier this summer.I was moved to Chills when the young Angela Ritchie set the tone, opening solo with an excerpt from ‘Anatomy of a Fallen Angel”. Feathers falling around her she spellbound all of us till the final blackout. Other notables were the always dependable solo Cellist Peter Lenz with Suite #3 in C Major, BWV 1009. Robert Gerald Gonzalez delivered “Naked writing” , a diatribe outlining his thought provoking musings of both sides of Fourth Wall. Later, Mary Bennett & Adam Whitney cracked us totally up with their hilarious comedy duo piece “Public Service Announcement”. My own song
” Lullabye”, a ballad of a Mother and child settled us in before Dave Brouse and I lifted the energy with duo guitar & vocals on his “Starshine”. The finally, an excerpt from “Black Ice” choeographed by Martina Young and featuring WNP Dancers. Dave & I accompanied them with a furious percussion rthym on Conga and Djdembe to a rockin climax, followed by a standing and well deserved ovation! Lights up, Martina, wobbled by pain and weakness of both ‘Bone of Bone’ hips, stood to address the performers and audience with a heartfelt thank you! there wasnt a Dry Heart in the house. This evening felt to me like a prelude to more local Artists coming together in support of others without health insurance and in need of financial help. We can all do a little something to contribute to the ‘Performing Community’ in our homeland by visiting the ‘Bone on Bone” website:

http://www.boneonbone.org/
check out the video from Bone on Bone I have attached below showcasing Martina Dancing to a young Stevie Wonders “Ribbon in the Sky” , its very sweet!

in loving service, jimi

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