Cherry Calendar

INFO- https://thecherry.org/spring24-workshops/#storytelling-body
TICKETS- https://ci.ovationtix.com/35407/production/1195915

Explore the creative potential of movement and physicality through this exploration of physical theatre with Robin Guiver. These sessions will draw from Robin’s own training in Lecoq-based actor created theatre, and his professional experience over nearly two decades in film and theatre, to move through theatrical territories, and look at the building blocks of making work that begins with movement. Through games, exercises and play we will work as an ensemble to discover different artistic starting points as storytellers, and discuss how each might be used to develop an idea.

FINN MACOOL AND HIS BAND OF IRISH SUPERHEROES

Friday, May 10th, 7:30-9:00
Saturday, May 11th, 7:30-9:00
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Cherry Artspace, 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca
Music by the Calliope Chorus
$10-20 suggested donation

For more info and to book: http://www.jayleeming.com/events.html
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On the border between our reality and the Otherworld lives a band of outlaw superheroes whose skills in magic, battle, and poetry defend the kingdom of Ireland against invaders of all kinds. These thousand-year-old stories bring us the wisdom of the outlaw even as they awaken us to the magical depths of the everyday.

https://thecherry.org/hindrance-flow/

Works by Arthur Bucknor
March 29-May 12
Cherry Gallery
130 Cherry St, Ithaca

Saturdays & Sundays, 1-5 pm
Opening Reception: March 29, 5-7 pm

Hindrance and Flow (Inheriting the Sculptural Idiom) is a solo exhibition of works by Ithaca-based artist Arthur Bucknor. Bucknor is the son of celebrated Ghanaian painter Kobina Bucknor, and Arthur grew up living in both Ithaca and Ghana. Bucknor senior’s paintings channeled the three-dimensional language used by traditional Ghanaian wood carvers. He called the process the “sculptural idiom”, and his work has profoundly inspired and influenced Arthur’s.

The paintings in this show reflect Arthur’s life-long exploration of his father’s technique, but more than that they tell the story of a profound and traumatic reinvention of his own artistic practice. In 2010 Bucknor suffered a traumatic brain tumor that left him without the use of his dominant (left) hand, and needing to use a wheelchair for mobility.

The unexpected loss of control forced Bucknor to relearn the basic mechanisms of painting as well as living. Though full of struggle, Bucknor’s journey of reinvention became transformative. He describes his right hand, initially weakened by the trauma, emerging as a newly-freed vessel of expression, infusing newfound fluidity and emotion into his paintings.

“The more challenging the piece, the more fun it is. … Hindrance is mostly opportunity. … Initially, the pain showed in the paintings … but after a while, I learned to roll with the flow.”

—Arthur Bucknor

https://thecherry.org/hindrance-flow/

Works by Arthur Bucknor
March 29-May 12
Cherry Gallery
130 Cherry St, Ithaca

Saturdays & Sundays, 1-5 pm
Opening Reception: March 29, 5-7 pm

Hindrance and Flow (Inheriting the Sculptural Idiom) is a solo exhibition of works by Ithaca-based artist Arthur Bucknor. Bucknor is the son of celebrated Ghanaian painter Kobina Bucknor, and Arthur grew up living in both Ithaca and Ghana. Bucknor senior’s paintings channeled the three-dimensional language used by traditional Ghanaian wood carvers. He called the process the “sculptural idiom”, and his work has profoundly inspired and influenced Arthur’s.

The paintings in this show reflect Arthur’s life-long exploration of his father’s technique, but more than that they tell the story of a profound and traumatic reinvention of his own artistic practice. In 2010 Bucknor suffered a traumatic brain tumor that left him without the use of his dominant (left) hand, and needing to use a wheelchair for mobility.

The unexpected loss of control forced Bucknor to relearn the basic mechanisms of painting as well as living. Though full of struggle, Bucknor’s journey of reinvention became transformative. He describes his right hand, initially weakened by the trauma, emerging as a newly-freed vessel of expression, infusing newfound fluidity and emotion into his paintings.

“The more challenging the piece, the more fun it is. … Hindrance is mostly opportunity. … Initially, the pain showed in the paintings … but after a while, I learned to roll with the flow.”

—Arthur Bucknor

INFO- https://thecherry.org/spring24-workshops/#storytelling-body
TICKETS- https://ci.ovationtix.com/35407/production/1195915

Explore the creative potential of movement and physicality through this exploration of physical theatre with Robin Guiver. These sessions will draw from Robin’s own training in Lecoq-based actor created theatre, and his professional experience over nearly two decades in film and theatre, to move through theatrical territories, and look at the building blocks of making work that begins with movement. Through games, exercises and play we will work as an ensemble to discover different artistic starting points as storytellers, and discuss how each might be used to develop an idea.

INFO- https://thecherry.org/spring24-workshops/#storytelling-body
TICKETS- https://ci.ovationtix.com/35407/production/1195915

Explore the creative potential of movement and physicality through this exploration of physical theatre with Robin Guiver. These sessions will draw from Robin’s own training in Lecoq-based actor created theatre, and his professional experience over nearly two decades in film and theatre, to move through theatrical territories, and look at the building blocks of making work that begins with movement. Through games, exercises and play we will work as an ensemble to discover different artistic starting points as storytellers, and discuss how each might be used to develop an idea.