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Melissa Almaguer "Angel of Air/ Angel of Water"

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photo by Ariella Villefranche

 

Melissa Almaguer -tap dance
Christina Carminucci -tap dance
Samantha Feliciano -harp
Shinya Lin -electronics
Franklin Rankin -guitar
Natalie Greffel -bass
Lesley Mok -drums

Inspired by the album Illuminations by Turiya Alice Coltrane and Devadip Carlos Santana, Angel of Air Angel of Water is an improvised performance that intends to explore the concepts of life-death, water-air, and parallelism by way of sound. 

“We are like amphibians: We can live on land, but not forever, not without trips to the water and to home. Everyone must return”.  - Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With The Wolves


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