Monthly Archives: October 2010

High Key in Low Light

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Weidong Yang

High key in low light?! This sounds oxymoron. High key is a lot of high light in the picture, how can you do it in low light? We planned on a out door photo shooting for Sunday Oct 24. But … Continue reading →

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Rebetika in ODC’s new theater

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Weidong Yang

After 2 years and 9 million dollars, ODC’s new theatre is opening this month. That completes the trinity of ODC Dance, ODC School and ODC Theater. Marking the opening this two weeks, are Kunst-stoff’s Rebetika and LevyDance’s Our Body Remembers. … Continue reading →

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Over the bridge

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Weidong Yang

On Facebook Album Oh We had so much fun. Can’t believe 8 months have passed already. In a weekend of late February 2010, a group of friends decided to take some photos. Weather forecast of the day was not very … Continue reading →

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Something monkey don’t know about taking photos, formal elements in Dance Photography

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Ok, give monkey camera and they can take interesting photos, but can they make master pieces? Or better yet, do monkey know what make their work interesting? I’m afraid monkey won’t pass this intelligent test. They don’t yet have language … Continue reading →

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A sad lost of San Francisco dance community

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Weiferd Watts, his art works are still greeting hundreds of dancers going through Lines Ballet Dance Center, passed away on Oct. 14th, 2010. Weiferd has worked with dancers in San Francisco extensively and has created many inspiring works. His bunkers … Continue reading →

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Carmina

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Weidong Yang

In July 2009, Labayendance/SF premiered Enrico Labayen’s “Carmina Burana: Revisited”, a work inspired by a Philippine matriarchal ritual called “tadtarin” (Tagalog, lit. chopped/minced) and set to Carl Orff’s iconic score Carmina Burana. Carmina Burana was composed by Carl Orff in … Continue reading →

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Letting go of control, random photos from Market St, 2010-10-09

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Weidong Yang

(To see more photos related to this blog, watch my Flash post cards, or the Album on Facebook) While I was documenting Sailing away on market St, I was fascinated by the people walking by on street. Who are they? … Continue reading →

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Sailing away

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Weidong Yang

San Francisco based Zaccho Dance Theatre is currently showing a project, Sailing Away, on Market St between Powell and Battery, from Oct 7 to 10, 2010. The project reenact a painful page in San Francisco history. (Quote from the free … Continue reading →

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Limitation is the mother of creativity, who is the father?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Hmmm, Limitation is the mother of creativity. That sounds strange. Isn’t creativity about being free? (Copious Dance Theater) Yes and no. Creativity is about discovering patterns that previously haven’t been noticed. It means breaking the rule. So it is about … Continue reading →

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Using iphone to photo dance

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Weidong Yang

Can the camera on Iphone 4 be used for photoing dancing? Give monkey a camera, it can produce some very interesting image, so give human being a iphone camera, he/she must be able to shoot some interesting dance photos. Iphone … Continue reading →

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