Ceyx Series - Dec. 5, 2011

Submitted by Tony on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 12:48pm

Wannapa P-Eubanks

is a Butoh performer, choreographer, movement coach, and actor. She has performed both her own choreography and with many wonderful artists at venues throughout Chicago, including Goodman Theatre, the Chicago Cultural Center, the Athenaeum Theatre, MCA, Columbia College Dance Theater, Links Hall, and Ruth Page Center for the Arts. She is an artistic associate of Erasing the Distance. Wannapa debuted her premiere Butoh Dance Theatre production in July, 2010, and will be performing "White Balloon," the love story and journey of the little girl and her white balloon.

Wannapa P-Eubanks Performs at the Ceyx Series December 5, 2011 from Halcyon Theatre on Vimeo.

Johanna Middleton

a recent graduate of Northwestern's theatre dept, an actress, storyteller, and teaching artist. She is originally from Los Angeles. She will be telling Stories about Chicago by a California Girl.

Johanna Middleton Performs at the Ceyx Series December 5, 2011 from Halcyon Theatre on Vimeo.

Gabriel Faith Howard and Genesee Spridco

Gabriel Faith Howard is a dancer/actor/stage combat enthusiast whose mission in life is to tell stories with moving bodies. He is a memberof Fight Jam Chicago, which holds freemonthly workshops and explorations of staged violence for Chicago'stheater community. Also as part of Fight Jam, he has created fights for Theatre Hikes' The Hobbit and participated in Art @ War. He is joined by Sandra Howard: a fellow stage combat enthusiast, his mother,and a frequent participant in Fight Jam's jams. They are thrilled tobe collaborating with Genesee, and grateful to Halcyon Theatre for the chance to do so.

Genesee Spridco is a recent transplant to Chicago after getting her masters in physical theatre at Dell'Arte International School in Blue Lake, California. She is inspired by opportunities to bust down walls: literally, metaphorically and artistically. When not collaborating independently, she can be found with her ensemble, Suitcase Shakespeare, or with her kitties, Monster and Athena. Many thanks to Gabriel and Fight Jam for the opportunity to play. And God for giving me the ability to do so.

Gabriel and Genesee will perform a poetic prison/warden fight scene.

Poetic Prisoner/Warden Fight Scene at Ceyx Series December 5, 2011 from Halcyon Theatre on Vimeo.

Waltzing Mechanics

Excerpts from El Stories-Holiday Train Public transportation in Chicago has never seemed as wonderful as when the Holiday Train rolls into town. But even when the EL is decked with lights and decorations, your fellow commuters still have diverse adventures to share. New tales by actual CTA riders with a little bit of Santa spirit along the way. Waltzing Mechanics creates original theatrical works inspired by real people telling stories about their lives. Using methods of performance ethnography, we facilitate dialogues among our audiences and within our communities. Founders Thomas Murray, Keely Leonard, and Zachary Florent created Waltzing Mechanics in 2010. Based in Chicago's beautiful Edgewater neighborhood, the company is dedicated to developing new projects such as El Stories, which first premiered in February 2011.

Waltzing Mechanics Perform at Ceyx Series December 5, 2011 from Halcyon Theatre on Vimeo.

Joe Griffin

Joe Griffin writes guitar pop/rock inspired by and recalling the work of such giants as The Beatles, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty and Ziggy-era David Bowie. Praise from the Illinois Entertainer spanning the last decade includes such laudatory phrases as "truly talented" and "rich, strong vocals," as well as slightly puzzling ones like "intelligent guitars." Joe Griffin has been playing guitar and performing music for over thirty years. During his musical career he has performed and/or recorded with numerous Chicago bands including the Others, Question of Honour, and The Radio Hour. He is currently a member of the garage-experimental duo Donny Who Loved Bowling and Chicago-area cover band Figurehead.

Joe and Tim Griffin Perform at the Ceyx Series December 5, 2011 from Halcyon Theatre on Vimeo.

Rafael Franco

is a Puerto Rican author who has made Chicago his home for the past four years. After publishing a novel and a book of short stories on the island, Franco moved to the windy city and started acting for Halcyon Theater. In the meantime he translated into English the cult classic of Puerto Rican literature, "And the hippies came..." by Manuel Abreu Adorno, which he used as the inspiration for this piece. He is currently living in Andersonville and working on finishing "Fire," the first installment of his original fictional series, "The four books of immortality."

Rafael Franco-Steeves Performs at the Ceyx Series December 5, 2011 from Halcyon Theatre on Vimeo.

Diana

Diana is dancing a Zambra Mora choreographed by Diana and Karen Stelling to the music of Saeta (Andalusian Folk Song) Danza Árabe (Zambra) by Lucia & Valdemar Gitanerias Flamenco Quartet.

Diana has been dancing all of her life. She began moving to the rythms of salsa and merengue in her native Puerto Rico and became fascinated by the attitude of the Spanish flamenco. While in college, she was introduced to Raqs Sharqi (belly dancing) by a Tunisian friend and became enamored by it's magic. After years of training in each art form separately, Diana has ventured into merging the two dance forms to create her own interpretation of what was known in ancient Spain as Zambra Mora. She is currently a member of Fringe Benefits International Dance Company and would like to give thanks to her flamenco teacher, Karen Stelling and her mentor and best friend, Chellcy.