Melatti

Melatti (Rocket Garage Amsterdam), by Ron Harrell...on assignment in Holland.

Celia Rowlson-Hall Receives A Bessie Award

Celia Rowlson-Hall has received a Bessie Award for performing in Faye Driscoll's "837 Venice Boulevard. Here is an excerpt from another review by Deborah Jowitt:

"The 60-minute piece ends with a long disintegrating sequence in which the two of them carry Rowlson-Hall through an extended ballet “solo.” It’s both funny and excruciating. Rowlson-Hall is slender and long-limbed, and this is an aspiring dancer’s fantasy-nightmare. Her friends gamely hoist her and twist her, lift her legs high, make her soar. She feels (and is) beautiful. Most of the time. But this is exhausting for all three. At one point, they shove her up one of the two additional poles, and park her there, clinging like a monkey, while they take a panting time-out. Eventually, the positions they maul her into are blurred beyond recognition, and you ache for all three performers."

"In the most arresting and disturbing sequence, the three perform in unison what might be a dance-school recital number wearing gold and red capes. Out of nowhere, Rowlson-Hall calls a halt—no, howls at them to stop; they’re screwing up the routine. She then launches into a hair-raising monologue, morphing from what might be an angry chum to a disappointed teacher or ranting parent into a hatred-spewing, homophobic, racist bigot. What she snarls at them for what seems a very long time is so shockingly over the top and eventually so absurd that you laugh even as you cringe. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Rowlson-Hall’s performance is how she begins to crumple—her voice breaking, her eyes filling—so that this time when she says, “You might as well die,” she’s talking about herself, and the others take her hands and make them stroke her into calmness."

We at Rocket Garage would like to congratulate Celia on her accomplishments as a dancer, and express how very proud we are to work with such a talented, young performer!

Amsterdam Rocks.

From: kim vos
Date: October 6, 2010 8:53:09 AM EDT
To: Lance LaBreche
Subject: This is rocket garage amsterdam...


1.Dan, 19 years old and besides his graphic design school, he spends his time as a singer/song writer and the base payer of his band. music on video from WOOT
http://rocketgarage.net/RGA.dan.mov

2.3&4.Maurice & Sander, 21 years old, twins and they have their own fashion label:LAF-ware..music on video from The Kills
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGAmaurice&sander.mov
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGA.maurice.mov
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGA.sander.mov

5.Steven, 21 an actor, a dancer and studying art and cultural history.. music on video from Blues brother castro
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGA.steven.9.2010.mov

6.Sarah, 22 a fun and free spirit that works with disabled people...music on video from WOOT
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGA.sarah.9.2010.mov

7.Thijs, 20 years old and drummer in his band WOOT...music on video from their band WOOT
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGA.thijs.9.2010.mov

8.Yerry, 26 Artist and in her final year studying fine art..music in her video from Kim Jansen.
http://www.rocketgarage.net/rga.yerry.7.2010.mov

9.Laureanne, 20 years old and at the moment Free as a bird and travelling...music in video also from WOOT
http://www.rocketgarage.net/RGA.laureanne.mov

10.melatti and Micheal are coming

This Is CRAZY Cool!

Did someone say solar-thermal, form-fitting...graphene body suits of armor? Remarkable. Full article here...