This work was created to commemorate how the communities of Reno, Sparks, and Carson City rallied in support of all of its residents and businesses during what has been termed \u201cthe 100-year flood.\u201d It was my largest and most ambitious work to date with 15 dance performers; making the rain sticks; dyeing and fitting the costumes, including acquiring appropriate hand, leg, and footwear for outdoor performance; writing the grant; informing emcee, Reno-based comedian, David (last name unknown) of the work, . . . . Rehearsals began spring of 1997; summer performance premiered for Reno\u2019s moth-long ARTOWN Arts Festival, July 1997. <\/p>\n
FLOOD\/Mayim, Mayim <\/em>is structured by 9 sections: I) Mercury Falling <\/strong>– the divining, rain; II) Mikveh<\/strong> (ritual bath) – rolling on the river, no boundaries\/no quarter; III) Mayim, Mayim<\/strong> (water, water) – angels of lightning, wall of breath; IV) Mitzvah<\/strong> (gift, good deed) – passion, the last wave, fin (Man Who Walks on Water).<\/p>\n[aesop_gallery transition=”crossfade” galleryType=”thumbnail” id=”427″]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This work was created to commemorate how the communities of Reno, Sparks, and Carson City rallied in support of all of its residents and businesses during what has been termed \u201cthe 100-year flood.\u201d It was my largest and most ambitious work to date with 15 dance performers; making the rain sticks; dyeing and fitting the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-highlight"],"metadata":{"_edit_lock":["1672674039:301"]},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n