A Song of Years
by Tedd Robinson, Genevieve Johnson (Nanaimo)
and Holly Bright (Nanaimo)
A poem in motion acknowledging the cycle of life choreographed by Tedd Robinson for Genevieve Johnson and Holly Bright, A Song of Years evokes the unwrapping of our past to reveal our presence in the present moment. It offers a metaphor of the aging body dancing as it is now, letting go of what once was, sharing a lifetime of embodied memories.
Image Credit: Genevieve Johnson
Dreamscapes for Solo Cello
Rufus Cappadocia
A multi-lingual musician, performer, composer and recording artist of incredible range and diversity. Cappadocia has made a career of going where few cellists have gone before. His deep understanding of poly-rhythm and modal music has led to performances and recordings with a broad spectrum of musicians and dancers, such as “Bonga” and the Vodou drums of Haiti , Odetta, Urban Tap Dance Company, RossDaly, Yacouba Moumouni, David “Fuze” Fiuzynski, The Paradox Trio , and Stellamara. He also performed with Aretha Franklin, Kasse Mady, The Peace Poets, Vishal Vaid, The Black Rock Coalition,Kif, Vernon Reid, The Campbell Brothers and many more. Cappadocia has toured throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia and has also performed in Mali Niger and Nigeria .
In the words of Ross Daly: “In Rufus’s playing, one can clearly discern the influences deriving from as far afield as Jimi Hendrix, rhythmic and melodic patterns of west African music, the phraseology of Balkan work, Cretan lyra technique as well as innumerable other influences, all of which point to a deep extended relationship within a rich variety of musical traditions. Particularly noteworthy is his improvisational, original and individual way.”
