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Watch Fleming's Shapes. This is an artist who not only understands there is no such thing as Becoming Another Person, but is so completely present, and so authentically there, she literally expands and contracts for each 14 second moment. She grabs her head when speaking about Miley Cyrus. She raises her fist when speaking about Hillary. And she ( Read more... )

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Chrisanne and I met in 1976. I was sitting under a desk in our High School drama club meeting. Her eyes caught me off guard. I'd never seen anything like them before. She looked at me when I said my name out loud and she saw me clearly. She knew me. She and I had been old friends from the very beginning ( Read more... )

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The passing by of the in laws and the parents and the Grandparents is gorgeous. The joy and the release in their Shapes as they glide by waving and giggling is heart breaking and beautiful. But watch all the way to the end. The hug between Spencer and his fiancee is huge. They create a duet Shape that fits without argument. They belong together and ( Read more... )

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The path in front of us all is individual and magnificent. It beckons us and it yearns for our voice. We hear it through everything we do and in everyone we meet. Sometimes we receive it, sometimes we don't. But that's a choice we make. Other people don't have the power to stop us from following it or from being in it. That's a lie. That's a lie ( Read more... )

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Voice teacher Sarah Horn, who is fast becoming an internet sensation, was randomly picked out of the audience at Chenoweth's latest concert at the Hollywood Bowl. Her instrument is amazing enough as it is, but watch until the end. The goose bump inducing experience is enough to catapult even the most hardened heart into a place of softness and ( Read more... )

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There is something extraordinary about Gaga. This is more than just another pop icon, this is genuine madness and beauty wrapped in a complicated and gorgeous package. Gaga is in the middle of her music. She doesn't "play at" at style, or comment on who she is or what she's trying to do;. She simply IS those things. She is living someplace distant ( Read more... )

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Marie's throw back to old vaudeville is contagious and invigorating. She's filled with a joy and a brilliance that is both radiating from within her, and shining from her skin. You can feel it. You can hear it in her voice, and you can certainly see it. Her Shapes are wondrous ( Read more... )

I decided to get lost today. I decided to drive. Going into the unknown for a day, I wanted to travel far and stop when I needed, see what I wanted, and just keep going. As I drove with the radio on, starting around 10am this morning, I passed by the familiar. In LA, the freeways are like donuts with occasional breaks in them. You can go and go and ( Read more... )