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Ms. Txi ('Chi') Whizz's Blog

Friday, January 29, 2010

Physical Theatre Performance Workshop in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas






After I taught a 15 hour weekend performance workshop in 'teatro fisico', a group of 13 performers improvised for an hour in the streets of San Cristobal de las Casas - 6 Mexicans, 5 Argentinians, 1 Spaniard & 1 Italian. They were incredible !

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Performer Portraits

















My last weekend in San Cristobal de las Casas I was gifted with a group of incredibly talented workshop participants - intense, highly imaginative & beautiful. I can't believe it ever gets better than this! I am so grateful for my life. Those are rubber gloves on their heads. They were pollxs, chickens who play with their eggs! There was a rubber chicken too. Here is a photo of the group doing close-up magic with the tiny rubber chicken who lays an egg. It probably sounds nuts. With this madness we all learned a lot individually plus had a profound group experience.


Thank you to the greater forces that allowed each of us to be present for this collision of energies. Thank you too to Gabriela Ottogalli, the local great force who keeps the traditions alive in San Cristobal de las Casas & creates opportunities for performance.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Colors of Chiapas














Friday, July 10, 2009

Living Pictures Class - final day's performance

Sculpture Garden adjacent to Palo Alto's Main Library.




Picasso's Familia de Saltimbancos

Portrait Gallery




Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Palo Alto Art Center - Living Pictures Class





Sunday, June 21, 2009

Camp Winnarainbow for Adults - Solstice




The labyrinth, a rock sculpture in the creek & Wavy Gravy being confronted by his evil twin, Lumpy Gravy.