Art Installation: Video Presentations (Featuring Multiple Artists)

Buoyant Stage Video presentations featuring multiple artists. The entire program length is 46 minutes and 14 seconds. Below you will find the descriptions, artist, and individual length for each performance.

Art Title: The Cat-Friend Cloud

Artist: Wolfberry Studio

Length: 1:02

An animated short celebrating Redmond's linguistic diversity. Friendly felines fall from a cloud, along with the words for "friend" in multiple languages.

Art Title: Lighting Up the World, Bringing Cultures Together

Artist: Akhilesh Vadari

Length: 3:43

Light has special significance to people all over the world. It is the spiritual and the divine, it is illumination and intelligence, it is good over bad.

Art Title: Convergence

Artist: Raúl Sánchez City of Redmond Poet Laureate in collaboration with Jack Straw Cultural Center

Length: 7:20

Light is also a spiritual symbol of hope. As the days grow shorter during Fall and winter, these symbols of light—fire from the Diwali lantern, candles on the menorah, lights that adorn homes during Christmas, and also as a revelation that enlightens believers of Islam all offering us comfort and strength. They are a reminder of the heart’s capacity to overcome darkness and an assurance of brighter days to come.

Art Title: For Redmond, with Love and Light

Artist: Redmond Artist-in-Residence Xaviera Vandermay

Length: 34:49

For Redmond, With Love and Light is a collection of video and still images curated for Redmond Lights 2020 by Artist-in-Residence Xaviera Vandermay.

1) 0:00-2:10 "Love and Light" takes us into an open rehearsal at YAW Theater with 3rd Shift Dance as we prepared for our full-length performance originally slated for May 2020 at Redmond Downtown Park. Choreography by Xaviera Vandermay, dancing by Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, Alli Montecillo, Brittany Smith, Elise Walker, Gillian Monty, Ian Howe, Kirstyn Pagano-Jackson, Megan Hauk, Morgan Moeller, Risa Nagel, Sharonda Young, Susie Ahn. Filmed by Lars Myren of HMMM Productions January 2020.

2) 2:11-2:27 Redmond Lights promotional shoot with photographer Megan Hauk of HMMM Productions/Megan Hauk Photography featuring dancers from 3rd Shift Dance (Gillian Monty, Ian Howe, Risa Nagel, Morgan Moeller, Alli Monticello)

3) 2:29-9:19 "Ephemem" by Chrysalis Circus

In the midst of the global pandemic, an artist reflects on a past moment when she performed on stage. It was carefree, joyful, and in the physical company of friendship. The moment is brief, but the effect is everlasting, as life continues to exist and persevere with vivacity. We continue to move in spirited ways and are as animated as the the many lights of the urban city.

Chrysalis Circus is a Redmond-based circus production company. Owner and artistic director, Vivian Tam, is a professional circus artist and has also been a long-time aerial instructor, helping create a fun local community of aerialists. Chrysalis Circus may be tiny, but it is so full of love. They have performed for Redmond’s So Bazaar for the past 3 years. It is a privilege to be able to reach out to the community and collaborate with artists of all media through circus arts.

4) 9:20-9:49 3rd Shift Dance performing at Redmond's So Bazarre as photographed by Arturo Ortiz. Dancers featured: Gillian Monty, Sarah Joy, Colleen Kearnes, Morgan Moeller, Sharonda Young

5) 9:50-10:05 A Tea Light Ballet, Part 1: Stop Motion Creation by Xaviera Vandermay in celebration of Redmond Lights 2020

6) 10:06-11:00 Excerpt from film Love, Pain, Sevdah featuring 3rd Shift Dance company members Alli Montecillo, Elise Walker, Ian Howe, Megan Hauk, and Sharonda Young dancing choreography by Xaviera Vandermay with additional dancing by Jackie Muratti - the Director and Writer of Love Pain Sevdah. Scenes from this film were first shared with Redmonders at Virtual So Bazarr 2020.

7) 11:01-11:20 Dancers caught in motion by photographer Megan Hauk at Redmond Downtown Park. Featuring Alli Montecillo, Xaviera Vandermay, Ian Howe, Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, Susie Ahn

8) 11:21-14:42 A Fulgam Film presents Watch Your Step...

Brought to you by Redmonder Sarah Fulgam. From the director: If your phone is distracting you, you might just miss the beautiful sights and memories around you. Enjoy the trip.

9) 14:52-15:07 Joyful play at Redmond Downtown Park as captured by photographer Megan Hauk. Featuring Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, Alli Montecillo, Brittany Smith, Ian Howe, Susie Ahn, Xaviera Vandermay, and the much beloved kiddos of the Shift.

10) 15:08-15:32 Redmond's Gotta Dance Performing Arts Ensemble onstage. These talented youth were photographed by Christopher Nelson. Images 1+2 are from "Whatever Lola Wants" choreographed by Eddie Strachan, images 3-5 are from Kirsten Barron Kinney's "Submission". Audiences of Redmond Lights 2019 were treated to a collaboration between the Gotta Dance Ensemble with Raul Sanchez which brought the power of poetry and dance together.

Gotta Dance is located off of Eastlake Sammamish Parkway near the back entrance of Marymoor Park. We occupy a 12,000 square-foot facility featuring five studios, a homework room and parent lobby. www.gttadance.com

11) 15:32-16:50 Pandemic Ballet excerpt featuring camera work and editing by Justen Weber, dancing by Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, and choreography by Xaviera Vandermay. This project is in collaboration with musician Nick Nihil as we work to build a dance film from scratch over Zoom. https://nicknihil.bandcamp.com/

12) 16:51-17:02 Dancers Brittany Smith and Susie Ahn as photographed by Megan Hauk on Buoyant Stage at Redmond Downtown Park

13) 17:03-17:28 Redmonder Exclusive Sneak Peek of a new project in works by the creative teams at VNDRmade and Artviz! Dancing by Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, choreography by Xaviera Vandermay, filmed and edited by Justen Weber.

14) 17:30-17:58 Redmond Lights Promotional Still by Megan Hauk of 3rd Shift Dance company members Alli Montecillo, Susie Ahn, Morgan Moeller, Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, Ian Howe, Sharonda Young, Kirstyn Pagano-Jackson, Gillian Monty

15) 17:58-18:14 A Tea Light Ballet, Part 2: Stop Motion Creation by Xaviera Vandermay in celebration of Redmond Lights 2020

16) 18:15-18:29 Dancers at play at Redmond Downtown Park as photographed by Megan Hauk, featuring Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, Alli Montecillo, Brittany Smith, Ian Howe, and the kiddos of the Shift.

17) 18:29-20:16 Redmonders Exclusive Premiere: Dance scenes from upcoming Dance Film/Music Video directed and choreographed by Xaviera Vandermay, filmed by HMMM Productions, featuring performances by Whitney Monge, Alli Montecillo, Colleen Kearnes, Ian Howe, and Sharonda Young. Filmed at A Contemporary Theater.

18) 20:17-20:35 Redmond Lights Promotional Stills as photographed by Megan Hauk, featuring Risa Nagel, Ian Howe, Alli Montecillo, Brittany Smith, Kirstyn Pagano-Jackson, Morgan Moeller, Megan Hauk

19) 20:36-34:49 "For Redmond, With Love and Light" presented by Xaviera Vandermay and featuring dancing by 3rd Shift Dance. Filmed on site at Redmond Downtown Park and YAW Theater by Justen Weber of ARTVISIONAIR. Dancing by Ahnaleza Vandermay Weber, Alli Montecillo, Brittany Smith, Elise Walker, Gillian Monty, Ian Howe, Kirstyn Pagano-Jackson, Megan Hauk, Morgan Moeller, Risa Nagel, Sharonda Young, and Susie Ahn. Inspired by the music of Naomi Wachira.

Video will remain on a repeating loop from 4pm to 11pm.