Late night/early morning poem for DAI

Winking drivers and sometimes drinking drivers.
This is Motor City.

Oh, but a wealth of inspiration.
We worked alongside the works in progress of Tyree,
walked past larger than life mural de Diego Rivera housed at the DIA,
and were invited to perform in a marble room with high ceilings and encased suits of armor,
and in the room next door, the Saline Fiddlers were gettin' down.

And yes, the Temptations are still alive, a pulse still present.

Most unbelievable, is the real fun is yet to be had.

by: Zoe Kumagai

First performance... (for each other too)

Today was an extremely productive day of planning and discussions about why we volunteer and how to create curriculums and lesson plans!

On top of that, today was the first day we showed one another our art!!

We worked through potential performance pieces and presented them for each other... and may I say wow!! This is going to be a great week of performances!

From original poetry to dance improv with solo bass music, the pieces are thoughtful and meaningful. Truly, a performance made for Detroit.

We have many performances but our first is tomorrow!!

See us at the Detroit Institute of Art. Friday, June 24, 8 pm

and remember... Free ; )

First day, Great day

Gathering today, for our first team meeting/orientation far exceeded any expectations I could have had!

At once, it was as though we had all been friends for years!

Bringing together students/young artists from around the country, it was exciting to discuss the importance of our arts and what we want to work to accomplish.

It is a varied group, in discipline and background, but in spirit we were very much on the same page!

How wonderful to be in a room with eight (soon to be ten) exuberant, passionate, dedicated, talented and smart young artists who want to make a change in the world not just live in it "as is".

After spending time playing various "name games" and discussing what drew us all to the program, we were able to compile a list of words and phrases of what we want to accomplish (specifically for the workshop portion).

What follows is a first draft of our personal mission statement. A phrase we can keep with us and return to throughout the week.

"By establishing respect and open communication with exposure to the arts, we hope to encourage positive change in order to celebrate with love, each person's unique greatness."

Here's to a great start!

Bree

List of our Performances!

Our performance flyer is out!

We have many great free performances coming up and we would love to see you there!

Click on the image to enlarge it and read our performance flyer

First Performance

Our first performance will be this Friday, June 24: 8:00pm at the Detroit Institute of Art!

Join us for a night of multi-disciplinary art.
Including Dance, Drama, Music, Comedy and Visual Art!

We will be performing in the beautiful Great Hall, next to the Diego Rivera mural.

Check out the link: http://www.dia.org/calendar/event.aspx?id=2815&iid=

"Drawing inspiration from Detroit, the pieces performed remind the students of the city and aim to support the spirit of art and community found here. As a group of young artists they demonstrate the vitality of the arts, as well as its future direction. This group performance will feature all of the arts working together to create the final product!"