I had the great privilege of working with Tandy Beal while I attended UC Santa Cruz. She is one of the most generous and vibrant individuals I have ever met. She has a particular gift for creating community. Her latest project is a piece entitled HereAfterHere. You can add your story or comments on her webpage and it may be used in the piece.
One of my favorite Tandy performances was a piece about mental illness she performed in class at the end of the term. Tandy is a tall, graceful and striking woman (she was the movement model for The Nightmare Before Christmas). There was a moment when she put her hands in her pockets and flipped her skirt to reveal that her pockets were hand-puppets. The fluidity of her movements, the unexpected in her choreography, and the vulnerability in hiding herself to express through the puppets combined into an incredibly moving moment.
For those who are interested, HereAfterHere will premier at UC Santa Cruz in Autumn 2007. I hope to see you there!
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