2011 02 11 Quixotic Fusion at Liberty Hall

Quixotic Fusion, Kansas City's contemporary performance ensemble, performed Friday night at Liberty Hall in Lawrence, KS. If you have never seen a Quixotic show and want to know what it's like, here's my best description: Quixotic Fusion is a melting of some of the world's most talented and passionate musicians, aerialists, dancers, and artists, who together create a multi-sensory experience unlike any other. Quixotic performances leave you amazed and with a new level of respect for what artists of different disciplines can create when their forces combine.

Aerialist Megan Stockman
Violinist Shane Borth
Quixotic Fusion

Dancer Laura Jones

Dancers Megan Stockman and Brittany Duskin

Aerialists Megan Stockman and Devan Smith
Violinist Shane Borth

2010 01 13 Vi Tran Band at the Living Room

KC now has yet another thing to be proud of...The Living Room! An unconventional, artistic, cozy new venue to see theater and live music. My first show there was Vi Tran Band for their Live Music Thursdays series. I was very comfy from my second row, orange-cushioned, high-back swivel chair.

2010 12 14 Barclay Martin Ensemble and Friends at Jardine's

2010 11 04 recordbar

Barclay Martin, performing with Shay Estes and Rick Willoughby, at recordbar on November 4th, 2010.

Blog Action Day 2010 WATER

Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. The topic for October 15, 2010 is WATER.

What does it mean to you to have clean water?

"Water"

To me, it means so many things. It means life and beauty and health. It means beautiful rivers and lakes and oceans to photograph and swim in. Unfortunately, there are many people on this earth that do not have access to clean water...890 million people, actually.






African women walk over 40 billion hours each year carrying cisterns weighing up to 18 kilograms to gather water, which is usually still not safe to drink. More than 3.5 million people die each year from water-related disease; 84 percent are children. Nearly all deaths, 98 percent, occur in the developing world. Clean water is a necessity for life and we should help all people have access to it.




Fortunately, there are ways we can help with the water crisis. Water.org is a Kansas City based nonprofit organization that raises money to build wells and provide sanitation education to people in developing countries. Their vision: A day when every person can have safe water. You can donate to water.org, and support artists and businesses that donate a portion of their proceeds to water. org. 




While the developing world faces a water crisis, we in industrialized countries use more than our fair share of water. Educate yourself on water conservation and keeping our rivers clean. What is one thing you can do to help keep our own water clean?



Blog Action Day 2010: Water from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

An Interview with Barclay....

Video by Brandon Cummins
Editing by Rick Willoughby, with Giuliano Mingucci and Ginny Evans
Barclay Martin Ensemble
Click here for 9/24/2010 CD Release Concert tickets
Press Release: Water.org and musician Barclay Martin form partnership

Quixotic's Paix Reveuse

As a friend of mine put it, "...if you missed Paix Reveuse, you missed having your breath taken away".

"Quixotic's Paix Reveuse"

Photography by Ginny Evans

Quixotic Madrid Theater 2010 - 2:30 from Quixotic Fusion on Vimeo.

Read what others are saying about Paix Reveuse:
Kansas City Star's Timothy Fin: Quixotic prepares for Madrid Theatre show and bigger things beyond
KC Confidential's Mark Edelman: Video thrills; Quixotic's the star
Kansas City Star's Derek Donovan: Review

Dress Rehearsals are underway for Quixotic's Paix Reveuse!

I was able to stop by the Madrid Theatre Wednesday for a glimpse of the first dress rehearsal of Paix Reveuse.

"Rehearsal - Paix Reveuse"

Behind the Scenes of a Quixotic Photo Shoot

Quixotic Fusion is a Kansas City based performance ensemble that combines live music, aerial artistry, modern dance, innovative lighting and set design, and cutting edge video projections to create a multi-sensory performance unlike any other. Quixotic's modern cirque performances leave you amazed and with a new level of respect for what artists of different disciplines can create when their forces combine.

Quixotic Fusion is currently preparing for their upcoming summer show, Paix Reveuse, which will run June 17-19 at the Madrid Theatre. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here! Below are some "behind the scenes" photos from a recent Quixotic photo shoot for Paix Reveuse, featuring Q dancers Laura Jones, Angie Sansone, and Megan Stockman.

"Quixotic Photo Shoot"

Quixotic Fusion's new space

Quixotic Fusion Performance Ensemble recently acquired a new rehearsal space close to midtown, which is fantastic! The space now allows the dancers and musicians to rehearse together prior to performances, a luxury they never had before. In addition, the space can accommodate small shows and dance workshops. All of these things are very good.

Tickets for Quixotic's new summer show, Paix Reveuse, are now on sale! This is going to be an amazing show that you will not want to miss!

Click here to get your tickets!