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Author Archives: Weidong Yang
Carmina
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
Letting go of control, random photos from Market St, 2010-10-09
(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
Sailing away
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
Limitation is the mother of creativity, who is the father?
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
Using iphone to photo dance
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
Give monkey camera
Question: give monkey a typewriter, how along will it take for it to produce a meaningful article? Answer: you will have to wait couple millions of years for monkey to evolve into next human race. What if you give monkey … Continue reading
Infrared Dance Photography
In the old days, infrared photography implies keeping the films refrigerated, changing the film inside a dark bag, and hoping there is no artificial mark produced by camera. And you never know what will come out (that might be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dance photography, Infrared Dance Photography, Paco Gomes & Dancers
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Lines Ballet Training Program at mint
The kick off event for 24 days of Central Market Arts lasted three days over the weekend of September 26, 2010 at the Mint Plaza in downtown San Francisco. Mint Plaza is a historical location. In the old days the Mint … Continue reading
Photo-ing environmental dancing
More often these days, dances are performed in a environmental setting rather than on a stage inside a theatre. We have so used to quietly listening to a concert or watching a ballet inside a magnificently built theatre, and never … Continue reading
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Tagged Dance photography, Kunst-Stoff, San Francisco, Site specific performance
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Dance Photography Blog
Welcome to my Dance Photography Blog. The Blog is dedicated to the techniques and artistry involved with Dance Photography. What made Dance Photography difficult? Well, like sports photography, dancers are usually moving very fast, unlike most sports photography, dancers changes … Continue reading