Celebrate Abundance

This image was created during the performance piece, Celebrate Abundance, performed at Dance-A-Rama, in Western Sky Studio on May 3rd, 2009. Dance-A-Rama is a National Dance Week event. During the performance the camera was placed in the middle of the performance area, so that as it rotates it captures the entire studio. The adience was invited to make a circle around the performance area. One volunteer from the Audience, Beth, served as reader, reading the lines from the poem below. The audience then, responded with the refrain Celebrate Abundance. A special thanks to the dancers, Minoo Hamzavi, Mary Reid, and Jim Beatty for their participation, and to all the other Terrain members for their dedication and support. I'd also like to thank the member of the audience also, who were willing to come forward and participate. If you have any questions or comments regarding this image, or if you would like to order prints please email Treve.

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Here is the text from the reading:

Money in your wallet

More food than you can eat

In an elevator with a stranger I strike up a conversation

Short on time. A homeless man. I bless him with a smile and a quarter

Tiring day. Pantry empty. Two carrots and a peanut butter sandwich

Phone rings. Father is in the emergency room. I drop what I’m doing and visit.

Knock on the door. A neighbor presents me with a bottle of wine.

Bills to pay. Check from a client sent to the wrong address.

Overwhelmed with work. I walk the dog.

Grocery store. Woman short on cash. I cover the shortage.

Toll plaza. The toll taker informs me the car ahead paid my toll.