“Some people are like slinkys, they’re good for nothing but are sure fun to watch fall down the stairs.” – Anonymous
LINKS TO OTHER COOL STUFF
Collaborators/Cool People
abrasiveMedia.org – abrasiveMedia is FALL’s benefactor and parent organization…check out their site for lots of great information on art in Nashville, and to discover all of the other amazing resident artists that they sponsor.
theagorastudio.com – metal work artist Robert Cortner of The Agora Studio has collaborated with FALL to create custom “climb-able” sculptures…aerial apparatus’ that are themselves works of art, and allow the dancers to become part of the design.
justinharvey.net – a man of many, many talents, Justin Harvey is one of our most frequent collaborators…photographer, video editor, web guru, resident tall person to help with rigging aerial equipment, and real life ninja always willing to teach us new tricks and flips to add extra elements of excitement to our choreography.
katjonesmusic.wordpress.com – fellow abrasiveMedia resident artist, Kat Jones is a badass songstress/superhero from Fresno, California …and with whom we have numerous collaborative projects in the works. Keep your eyes and ears open.
the-anomaly.com - another resident artist of abrasiveMedia, David Landry is a painter, illustrator and all-around artistic genius. He is currently working to create the World’s Largest Graphic Novel, based on the infamous inventor, Nikola Tesla.
rosedance.org – Company Rose is Nashville’s pre-eminent modern dance company. The company’s work explores the poetics of the body in subtle, playful, dynamic and spontaneous ways, and creates some astoundingly beautiful aesthetics in the process.
forthouston.com – Fort Houston is an artists’ collective that provides a facility with creative, innovative, and technological resources for members of the community; it is for those who wish to teach, and those who seek to learn.
Things that inspire us/Cool stuff
Sarah Kay, poet & storyteller…listen/watch/read everything you can get your hands on that she’s written. Here are a couple of our favorites
Japanese Tron light suit dance routine…no other explanation needed
Replace head with instrument…again, pretty self-explanatory. We wonder what it would look like if this was done with other types of artists…
So we’re obviously pretty much in love with OK GO, but can you blame us?
This is kind of what dance is all about
Beeker, Swedish Chef & Animal…all our favorites in one place
“The first time I heard Rodrigo y Gabriela‘s music, I was actually astonished, honestly. I mean, I just couldn’t believe what was happening”…we totally agree
“When you sleep, where do your fingers go?”
Sometimes kids come up with the best designs
Links to other cool stuff archive