I Speak Through My Cello by Keely Mackey
Keely Mackey is a cellist who performs under the name Celloquacious. Her new album I Speak Through My Cello debuts this Friday with an interdisciplinary (read: aerialists, dancers and yoginis) performance at Fusion. It centers on the elements and it is meant to be healing. It is meant to be healing in a way that we all need now more than ever she says.
“Marzipan” by Reika McNish
Reika McNish is a dancer and choreographer in Albuquerque this week to take part in the 10-day Keshet Makers Space residency program at the Keshet Center for the Arts. The pace to create is breakneck, culminating in a performance of fresh work by the end of the first week. It is clear that the six dancers chosen must be focused, a quality that comes through in McNish’s work. This is thoughtful, contemporary dance. The Nutcracker it is not.
Performance a Gas Off on Red Tape
On Saturday, a group called Americans for Prosperity staged a performance piece to draw attention to their position that inflation was due to “Washington’s” wasteful spending and over-regulation. The performance itself manifested as a long line of cars on the corner of Eubank and Montgomery wanting to get into the Chevron Station for $2.38 a gallon gas, the group making up the difference in the price from the current cost of $3.99 a gallon. Once there, motorists receive T-shirts, hats, and literature that invited them to “Join us as we tackle decades of misguided policies that make things worse for American families” in addition to a tankful of discounted gas. I even got a bottle of water with a custom coozie that had “Pay More. Get Less.” printed on it and a bible pamphlet filled with other suggestions.
Threshold and the Strange Attractor
Being in the presence of art sounds pompous, but it is undeniable. Being there is where it is at. Watching a video of a dance piece is not the same as being in the room with dancers, with live music, where you can hear the footfalls and you can see the heavy breathing. It is a rare thing to see a live contemporary dance piece in Albuquerque. Rarer still to see an independent one. This Thursday, we get that chance.
Dry Heat in a Comedy Ghost Town
Albuquerque comedian Sarah Kennedy began asking questions in a formal way through her podcast Comedy Ghost Town in January. In it, she interviews comedians, academics and elected officials to find the edges of the problems of opening a comedy club in Albuquerque and tries to publicly work through some of the solutions. Spoiler Alert: In the final episode she announces she and her wife Kelli Trapnell are just going to open up a comedy club themselves. On June 23, that’s exactly what they are going to do. It’s called Dry Heat.
