Tag Archives: Marie Martin

Open Stage 3/12/12

The second year of the Open Stage project launched a freak with Moxie, original music, a solid shimmy, gritty hoopdance, first-time spoken word and a lovely lady from Cincinnati! Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Cyran J. Harrington, Joanne Stegawski, Matt Vanecek and Sheri Hall

Hazards of the Stilting Lifestyle

Starchild Stilts has been one of my circus inspirations, and several of our crew have gotten the chance to work with her when she came to Texas. She showed me what a stiltwalker can be and trained me to fall without hurting myself badly. She’s taken a nasty fall that she couldn’t prevent, and she is facing surgery for a broken wrist and 4 months of recuperation without her main source of income. If your life or your fancy has … Continue reading

Open Stage’s First Birthday!

An entire year of Monday madness means the Open Stage is officially the coolest one-year old we know. Happy Birthday! Videos Open Stage Extras Photos photos by Joanne Stegawski, Matt Vanecek, Robert Still and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 2/27/12

With just a week before its anniversary, the Open Stage yawped a battle cry, danced a bit of Monkey Jazz, revealed classic burlesque, enjoyed some gaming music, put all of our stuff in a box and sang…just for the two of us. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Chris Brackman and Robert Still

Open Stage 2/20/12

Lola wants the Open Stage dressed up for Mardi Gras, and so Lola gets dancers in shiny pants, festive masks, misleading hoods, strewn beads, scene-filled hats and all of us playing our hearts out in a variety of languages. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Joanne Stegawski and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 1/23/12

Last week’s Open Stage granted a brief glimpse into the creative mind…with tales of highs and lows, anniversary burlesque, hip hop confessions, uncategorized love, silk in motion, cultural differences, blood turned blue, and the innermost struggles of mimes. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt, Joanne Stegawski, Matt Walker and Sheri Hall

Open Stage 1/16/12

Last week’s Open Stage was a whirlwind of dance, gypsy jazz, language lessons, moralistic hallucinations, songs for chosen family and a couple of brothers of the Spoonfed Tribe. Videos Open Stage Extras Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Alicia Holston, Diana Warrendorf and Matt Bradshaw.

Open Stage 12/26/11

On the day after Christmas, the Open Stage gave to thee: “divorceaversary” verse, piracy and parley, a trio of tribalists, flirtatious fans, shaggy singers and an acapella murder of birds. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Eric Malmgren and Matt Bradshaw

Open Stage 11/21/11

Last week’s Open Stage survived an onslaught of impressively broken bones, colorful whirling dervishes, bizarre cover songs, a case of acute thin-mint angst and the raciest card trick yet. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Bobby Hitt, Eric Malmgren, Jason Butler, Marco Cervone and Sheri Hall

Spooky Stage 10/31/11

Halloween’s Spooky Stage summoned up an army of musical zombies, un-heavenly hosts, black magic women, nearly-invisible ninjas, maternal dragons, haunting voices, ghost stories and a surprisingly sexy animal. Videos Photos This is only a small sampling of the amazing images captured at the Open Stage. Please see the photographer’s websites, linked below, for more. photos by Alicia Holston, Doyen Rainey, Eric Malmgren, Firebird Images, Joanne Stegawski, Kelly Crawford, Matt Walker and Sheri Hall