oLive Dance Theatre's SWIFT SOLOS from Hip-Hop Theater Festival on Vimeo. This year's Hip Hop Theater Festival features a show I'm very excited to see: "Swift Solos." "Swift Solos" is a series of vignettes based on the dance legacy of legendary b-boy Ken Swift. From his early years as an up-and-coming dancer, to joining Rock…
Ill Clan “morphs” into Two New Virtual World & Animation Shops
My friends at the award-winning machinima crew Ill Clan Studios tell me that they have "morphed" the company into two different concerns: Pixel Valley Studio will focus on real-time machinima animation and traditional 3D digital animation Kerria Seabrooke and Paul Jannicola will specialize in virtual world builds, experiential design and artistic machinima Not much more…
Awesome “Back to School” Sign in Brooklyn
I love this "Back to School" painted sign on my local grocery store in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Cool things about this sign: "School" is in quotes Girl in full muslim garb on right Sorta scary white kid in the middle Asian kid in the back who almost has no face Blonde girl with one orange…
Switchcraft Project #1: Vest with LED Epaulets
I finished my first real switchcraft project tonight: a vest with LED light epaulets. It seemed deceptively simple and easy, but actually took a lot longer than I thought to complete (about 2.5 hours). Components: 2 battery holders with batteries 2 slide switches 8 white LED lights Conductive thread Sewing needle Vest Glue (optional, but…
“I Charleston New York”: Frenchies bring Charleston Mania to Manhattan
As I mentioned about a month ago, I participated in the "I Charleston New York" flash mob in Times Square along with a bunch of other local lindy hoppers. Organized by those wacky dancers from Montpellier, the Swingjammerz, "I Charleston…" is a video project where they go from city to city around the world, spreading…
Co-hosting a Podcast from NYC and Cali over Skype
This was not the most fantastic day I've ever had. But it ended on a high note with a recording of another Yehoodi Talk Show podcast with my buddy Manu in California. Manu and I have been doing the Yehoodi Talk Show for more years than I care to count right now. He's a great…
Global Kids is Hiring a Technical / Program Assistant
My organization Global Kids is looking to round out our awesome team of digital media experts and educators with a Technical / Program Assistant. If you have LEET web skills, a passion for digital media, and a heart for urban teens, we could use you! Global Kids is a great place to work with a…
Krumping as Transcendent Expression
This morning at Quaker Meeting I couldn't stop thinking about krump. Krumping, of course, is the hyper-energetic, aggressive dance style that emerged out of some of the roughest neighborhoods in LA in the 90s, and has since become an international phenomenon. I've long had difficulty understanding krump as an artform. It appeared to me to…
Adventures in Lindy Hop: Dancing with Zac Posen at Saks
Tammy, who runs You Should Be Dancing Studios, invited me and a friend to participate in a cool promotional event at Saks Fifth Avenue department store last night. The gig was a dance party as part of "Fashion's Night Out," a series of parties going on all over the city as part of Fashion Week….
Wanted: Computer Mice for At-risk Teen Programs in NYC
Do you have an extra computer mouse you aren't using? My nonprofit Global Kids could use any working USB, two-button mice for our digital media programs with at-risk teens. Starting in a couple of weeks, I'm running a science, culture and technology project in Brooklyn, and realize that our laptops don't have computer mice. For…