QuestFest: Baltimore, MD  - January 9-22, 2006
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JANUARY 12, 2006

OPENING NIGHT

Merrily we roll along. The performances here at QuestFest are off and running, and there’s a lot to see. Thursday saw the openings of Mosaic and Pilobolus Too at Towson University, and Blood Makes Noise & Into the Night at Baltimore Theatre Project.

After the performances, the QuestFest family celebrated with a little get together at the Marriott. For many of us, it was the first opportunity to put faces to e-mail addresses. Sabrina Hamilton and Mollye and Kelly Maxner discussed dealing with subtext in sign language, while Jay Herzog shared the ravishing success of his fifth grade son’s turn as Tevye, and Paul Harrelson tried not to fall down. Much food, drink, laughter, and conversation that you could see AND hear.

Opening Night Reception
  Mary Anne Hinshaw, Nancy Swaiko, Jay Herzog, David Hinshaw, and Tim McCarty (left to right)
Opening Night Reception
Opening Night Reception
Guests mingle at the VIP reception
   
Opening Night Reception
Opening Night Reception
Board member Ana Marshall, Carlita Davis, Willy Smith
Nancy Swaiko, Natalie Williams, and Raeshawn Crosson of Blitz Associates
 

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REMAINS OF SHADOW

Friday brought the opening of Naoko Maeshiba and Tatsuya Aoyagi’s Remains of Shadow. The performance tonight was alternately lovely and challenging. The piece raises a lot of questions about cultural identity, and how to fuse two disparate halves of a person. It’s also interesting to note that this performance raises a lot of questions about methods of communication, which is at the core of the entire festival. The video landscape is at times funny, oppressive, sad, and beautiful. Also, you must come for the ping pong balls! I’m serious!

Remains of Shadow
Remains of Shadow
Remains of Shadow
The striking visual imagery of Remains of Shadow

 


 



 

 
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