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Category: The Spirit

“Re/Genesis” Dance Show: Post-Script

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

We did it! After months of work, Freeplay and Prince on Point dance crews pulled off an ambitious and demanding dance show this weekend.  "Re/Genesis" was for me a very personal project that grew out of something in my own heart and has blossomed into this colorful quilt of dance pieces.  It was really only…

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“Re/Genesis” Debuts Tonight!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

It's showtime! The Freeplay Dance Crew and Prince on Point collaboration "Re/Genesis" debuts tonight at 8pm at the Garage Theater in San Francisco. It's been a long, sometimes difficult, even painful, creation process. But reviewing video of our final rehearsal last night, I'm blown away by all that we've accomplished together.  And I can't wait to share…

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Update on “Re/Genesis” Fundraiser Campaign: a Quarter of the Way There!

Posted on February 12, 2013November 30, 2018 by

Wow, thanks so much to the many folks who have shown their support for the fundraiser campaign for the “Re/Genesis” dance show that we launched yesterday.  It’s a wonderful feeling knowing that people are supportive of your vision. I’m happy to report that we are already a quarter of the way toward our initial goal…

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Help My Dance Crew Bring “Re/Genesis” to the Stage

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

I'm super excited to share the news that I'm going to be one of the principal dancers in "Re/Genesis" a full-length hip-hop dance show debuting the weekend of April 12 in San Francisco.  "Re/Genesis" is a collaboration between my dance crew Freeplay and the fantastic dance company Prince on Point, under the overall leadership of…

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Alan Watts (with help from Parker and Stone) on the Purpose of Life (video)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

  I love so much this excerpt of a talk from British-born philosopher and longtime Northern California resident Alan Watts.  And this animated version of his talk done by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of "South Park" fame adds a funny, whimsical element to this already great talk. Now if you will excuse me while…

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Unexpected Thanks

Posted on November 22, 2012February 5, 2019 by

I have so much to be thankful for, today and everyday. As Quakers, we are reminded that “thanksgiving” is a state of mind, a way of living. Still, it helps to have a special day on the calendar to be especially and publicly assessing what we are thankful for. There is the usual list of…

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What I Learned About Myself by Dying at SomARTS

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

This Saturday, I had the pleasure of being at the closing celebration for the "Day of the Dead" art exhibition at the wonderful SomARTS center in Soma, SF.  There were a ton of excellent "Day of the Dead" themed art installations all over the place, including my friend Niloufar Talebi's very moving video installation "everybodydies." …

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Visiting the Berkeley Friends Church and Christ-loving Quakers

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

Today I went to my first "programmed" Quaker Meeting for Worship, at the Berkeley Friends Church. There are many strains of Quakerism, only some fraction of which I am familiar with. One of the largest divisions among Quakers are between the "programmed" and "unprogrammed" Meetings for Worship.  "Programmed" for Quakers refers to the kind of…

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Cherry Blossoms in Cemetery: Beauty and Transcience

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

In Japan, cherry blossoms are symbols of the fleeting nature of life, since they bloom so quickly, and are gone just as fast. So it's appropriate to see a cluster of them at the Mountain View cemetery in Oakland, where I run a couple of times a week. Seeing the blossoms in bloom this morning…

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Google’s Project Glass and Spiritual Augmented Reality

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

  Today at Quaker Meeting for Worship I gave this message: I've been thinking about this new project that people at Google are working on.  It's called "Project Glass." Essentially it's a pair of glasses you wear that present different information on a display in front of your face.  They call it "augmented reality."  So…

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