In 2011 I choreographed and produced a full theatre production that featured the Big Band, the Saba Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble and ensemble soloists. If you’ve watched any of the videos I’ve re-posted about the show during the A-Z in April blog posts, you’ll have noticed right away that this was a really fun show.… Continue reading R: Raqs Bedaya
Tag: a-z blog challenge
Q
I bet you thought that today I’d write about quilts. Or about the rock group Queen. Or maybe about how much I loved that movie about drag queens, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. How about a few quizzical things I believed when I was a kid, instead? I believed that if I forgot to include… Continue reading Q
the Letter P: The Partridge Family still makes my little hippy heart go pitter patter
I was nine years old when the show first aired in 1970 and 13 years old at the final episode in 1974. Talk about the formative years! Did you know that The Partridge Family show was actually based on the real live Cowsills family, who were one of the most musically gifted American Families to… Continue reading the Letter P: The Partridge Family still makes my little hippy heart go pitter patter
L is for the Land of Make Believe
The Land of Make Believe by Chuck Mangione, brought to you by The Big Band, Whitehorse Yukon. This is the piece that opened Rockin’ the Casbah – the stage show I produced in 2011. I’m at the far right of the sax line, playing bari. Enjoy! . I’m participating in the Blogging From A-Z challenge. One… Continue reading L is for the Land of Make Believe