November 12th, 2012

Image from Picasso PRO`s Talking Movement performance, November 11th, 2012, Al Green Theatre, Toronto. Photo by barryroden.com

Rest & Relaxation
Today I am taking the day for some much needed R&R. I'm delightfully exhausted after a long weekend of rehearsal and performance with Picasso Pro. Our first presentation of Talking Movement (work in progress) went incredibly well! A piece of dance/theatre we feel very proud of.

The piece began with choreographer Miriam Rother's search for ways to communicate individual perception and experience. It has been in development for over two years by an ensemble of performers which includes deaf/hearing dancers and artists with and without disabilities. I am honoured to part of the ensemble and hope we get more opportunities in the future to share this work! 

I posted the pictures of plants at work because I like them. The images (and memories that go along with them) give me a sense of calming nourishment. Inspiration to get up from this cat-cuddling, blog-writing reverie and cook all the veggies I have in the fridge. A soup methinks. Perfect for this cozy, fall day. I like starting with a recipe and then letting my available ingredients and sudden culinary impulses take over and sometimes surprise me. 

Pig in the Kitchen 
(soup photo credit) 
...another tasty vegan site.

“Did you ever stop to taste a carrot?  Not just eat it, but taste it?  You can’t taste the beauty and energy of the earth in a Twinkie.”
--Astrid Alauda

"When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden."
--Minnie Aumonier