perfos adrian

The Big Questions poetry Reading

2011-10-18T11:55:00.000-07:00

Nina serrano & Adrian Arias, Nov. 3, 2011

Cruzando Fronteras / Crossing Borders, poetry reading May 21, SFPL

2011-05-17T01:11:00.000-07:00

Come and enjoy "El ultimo día del planeta" con Poesía en Español y traducción simultanea al Inglés via proyeccion.

MAPP, Feb. 5, 2011 "El Amor es como el Tren" ................... "Love is like the Train"

2011-02-07T11:11:00.000-08:00

Mural-installation of 196 plastic zipper bags with digital images and garlic skin
"We are what we eat" / SMOS LO QUE COMEMOS

images from the night of MAPP February 5th 2011@ The Red Poppy Art House.....

Rupa!

Adrian Poema-performance
Photos by Claudio

...and the old poema-sonoro "El Amor es como el tren", "The Love is like the Train"

"Somos lo que Comemos"....

2011-02-05T03:33:00.000-08:00

Autoretrato con comida, aprés Klimt
196 Zip-locks, digital prints y piel de ajo
Adrian Arias 2011
parte del MAPP, Febrero 5, 2011
Red Poppy Art House

Adrian es parte de TANGOS CON CHILE

2010-11-11T23:46:00.000-08:00

El Sabado 13 de Noviembre a las 7pm, junto a YosiMar Reyes, Jack Hirschman, MamaCoAtl y su banda, que esta preparando una buena coleccion de Tangos sensuales (picantes!)

En el RED POPPY ART HOUSE
esquina de Folsom St. y la calle 23, San Francisco,
una noche llena de sorpresas poeticas y musicales, llena de calor en pleno invierno,
la puerta abre a las 6:33pm

Adrian Perfos in August 2010

2010-07-26T13:17:00.001-07:00

AUGUST 1st
special guest of Meklit Hadero in Stern Grove Annual Festival

2-3 pm Meklit Hadero (Adrian will perform a new poem)

3-4 pm Ricky Lee Jones.
Stern Grove Link here

AUGUST 4
Red Poppy Art House Wednesday saloon, Adrian will be showin g some footage of his project "Beautiful Trash" and a group of musicians (TBA) will be improv. over the images.
More info about BEAUTIFUL TRASH here

AUGUST 12
"PROBLEM#1070" @ MCCLA with Jack Hirshman, Yosimar reyes, Lakin Valdez and many more, in a night for the rights of inmigrants
More info here

AUGUST 29
"Floricanto en la Mission", Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts

with poets: Francisco Alarcon, Cathy Arellanos, Adrian Arias, Devreaux Baker, Charles Blackwell, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Estela De la Cruz, Patricia Fernandez Villaseñor, Xisco Gonzales, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, QR, Leticia Hernandez-Linares, Beatriz Herrera, Juan Felipe Herrera, Jack Hirschman, Genny Lim, Devorah Major, MamaCoAtl, Jacqueline Mendez, Dorinda Moreno, Alejandro Murguia, Joe Navarro, Gerardo Pacheco, Reina Alejandra Prado, Naomi Quinones, Tomas Riley, Margarita Robles, Miguel Robles, John Ross, Mary Rudge, Nina Serrano, Jorge Tetl Argueta, Alfonso Texidor, Roberto Vargas, Roberto Ariel Vargas, Vickie Vertiz, Nellie Wong.

Cumpleaños 106 de Pablo Neruda

2010-07-09T06:06:00.000-07:00

Red Poppy and The WORD Party invite you to a fiesta de la poesia—a special night of poetry and performance to celebrate the 106th birthday of Chilean poet and activist Pablo Neruda! The evening will feature readings of Neruda’s poetry in English and Spanish, as well as poetry inspired by the humanitarian Nobel Laureate. We will also show a VIDEOPOEM of Pablo Neruda, "Poema XV" directed by Adrian Arias, as part of "The Poet's Calling", the critically acclaimed work-in-progress documentary by Mark Eisner.

Performers:
Adrian Arias
Jennifer Barone
Neeli Cherkovski
Ingrid Keir
Nina Serrano
Jonathan Siegel

POEMAS de Adrian en el MAPP - June 5th, 9:47pm - Bilingual Poetry Reading

2010-05-28T07:07:00.000-07:00

Visual artist & poet Adrian Arias,
in collaboration with poet & activist Nina Serrano
"Poemas para mi madre muerta" (poems for my dead mother)
Dedicated to the memory of Maria Asuncion Lopez Rocha (1937-2010)

a poetry reading of Adrian's poems, bilingual spanish-English,
with translation by Nina Serrano
JUNE 5th, 9:47pm @ MAPP
RED POPPY ART HOUSE

Adrian OPEN STUDIO: Saturday JUNE 5 & Saturday JUNE 12 - Noon to 6:33pm

2010-05-27T04:57:00.000-07:00

WHAT?

Adrian Arias
Visual Poetry Studio
Mixed Media and Photography

WHERE?

3501 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610

DATE & TIME?
ONLY two SATURDAYS
JUNE 5 & 12
Noon to 6:33pm

Questions:
adrian@adrianarias.net

Back to Adrian´s website www.adrianarias.net

organize by PRO ARTS Gallery

Photos & Poems by Adrian: (abrazo)

2009-09-23T23:59:00.000-07:00

( a b r a z o )
16 images with 16 poems
as part of the work in progress CUERPOEMA
Adrian performance at 7:37pm (surprise)

OCTOBER 3rd, 2009
7pm
@ NO RIGHT TURN STUDIO
2988 Mission St. @ 26th St
San Francisco CA, 94110
2nd Floor

thanks to Chelis Lopez & Carlos Cartagena, curators and producers,
thanks to my models: Sandra, Diana Marcela, Maisa, Petrice, Violeta, Estrella, Millaray, Diana, Tania, Carolina, Nefertiti, Tiffany, Noemy.
More images about CUERPOEMA HERE

BOHEMIAN NIGHT with Luis Arias Vera

2009-09-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

CLICK over the image to enlarge and read:

SABADO 19 de SETIEMBRE, 2009
de 6 a 9 PM
POTLUCK con arte, musica, baile, performance.....

BOOK OF THE BODY / LIBRO DEL CUERPO en GALERIA DE LA RAZA, 2 de Mayo 7:37pm

2009-05-01T12:22:00.000-07:00

BOOK OF THE BODY / LIBRO DEL CUERPO

2009-04-08T06:30:00.000-07:00

Special edition Book release
Poetry-Performance Show
with the new VIDEO-POEMS of Adrian:
"206 Pretexts", "Cuando abro los ojos" & "Frida in the mirror/Frida en el espejo"
GALERIA DE LA RAZA
Saturday May 2, 2009, 7:37pm
2857 24th Street @ Bryant, San Francisco CA 94110

Featuring:
Sandra Durand, flamenco dance
Rachael Bouch, percussion
Ryan García, guitar
Kata Miletich, voice
Sonia Caltvedt, flute
Mamacoatl, perfo-voice-poetry
Nina Serrano, all translations of Adrian poetry

Adrian Arias BLOG of Poetry in Spanish HERE

Adrian Blog of poetry in English HERE

Adrian collaboration with NEFASHA AYER ( FOREST SONG-POEM)

2009-02-08T14:36:00.000-08:00

NEFASHA AYER is "the wind that travels" y viaja de ayer hasta mañana, de nunca hasta siempre... this is a magical group of musicians...ellos guardan magia para compartir...here pictures by Anais & Adrian at the concert in February 6th...

...Aqui Adrian performea THE FOREST, una cancion-poema, musica de Todd Brown y Nefasha Ayer, poema de Adrian (fotos de Anais!)

THE FOREST SONG (poem)
…Mmmhhh it seems like at last I have arrived…this is the famous NOTHINGNESS…
It is a little empty…but this we can fix by drawing something…
…a box…a box of nothingness…
mmmhhh inside this box it seems there's something more
yes…it is something round, smooth and luminous…
it is the moon…the moon of nothing…we take it out and zas!
Now we have a little light in the nothingness
Mmmmhhhh…I think that inside the box there's more…
Yessss, here are clouds and birds…we take them out …
But….What are they doing there so still?...ahhh it's that they need something else….
mmhhh… hidden in that corner there is the….
…the wind…oohhh…oohhh….
Mmhhh…now the birds fly and write poems in the air
Now the clouds strech and make drawings in the sky
….mmmhhh… but there is more in the box of nothingness….
..there are earth and seeds…zas! There are mountains, rivers and trees…
…There are fish, frogs, butterflies and fireflies….zas!
Now we have a forest… a marvelous forest
made of things found in the box of nothingness…mmhhhh
how good nothingness is when we can make so many things with it
now I am a little tired…
I am going to take a nap next to these rabbits and these elephants…mmmhhh…it seems there is
something else in the box. Let's see
…oh oh … it is a small two-legged being and a big head that wants to get out
…mmmhh I think that one we'll leave for later…now we're going to dream
(chorus)
…I dream We are trees, tree that are birds and the birds are rivers
and the rivers unicorns and the unicorns songs and the songs
a forest where we all live though in reality we are drops of water dreaming that we are trees…

(aa)

Adrian poema-perfo in NEFASHA concert, Friday 6 & Saturday 7 at BRAVA Theatre

2009-02-05T06:03:00.000-08:00

NEFASHA AYER ~ THE SPACE OF IN BETWEEN
A Transcontinental Odyssey of Music

Friday February 6th & Saturday February 7th. 8pm.
At the Brava Theater Center - 2781 24th Street (at York)

This February, get ready for an extraordinary concert collaboration bringing together some of the Bay Area's most dynamic musicians and poets! It's Black History month, and Nefasha Ayer is performing at the Brava, telling the tale of the way in which the African diaspora is still weaving its course throughout the world today.

A Red Poppy Art House resident artist ensemble, Nefasha Ayer is an eight-member music ensemble that tells of a transcontinental odyssey of multiple characters who find themselves caught between national identities, cultures, and politics. Headed by Ethiopian-born vocalist/lyricist, Meklit Hadero, and composer/multi-instrumentalist Todd Brown, Nefasha Ayer joins melodies, rhythms, and poetic texts from the continents of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas. Through this interweaving, the ensemble explores the intangible quality of living in a world where borders have given way, where identity is fluid and moving, no longer framed by nation or tradition, but born in the space between the many.

NEFASHA AYER:
Keenan Webster: balafon, kora, m’bira (bandleader of Pan-African ensemble Talking Wood)
Michael Warr: poetic text (author of the book, "We Are All the Black Boy.")
Mohini Rustagi: drums (from the all-women jazz-indian trio "Ambika")
Prasant Radhakrishnan, tenor saxophone (composer/saxphonist/band leader of South Indian carnatic jazz trio VidyA)
Abdi Jibril: percussion (percussionist from Talking Wood)
Meklit Hadero: voice, lyrics/composition (Nefasha bandleader)
Todd Brown: guitar, composition (Nefasha bandleader)

GUEST ARTIST:
Howard Wiley: tenor saxophone (composer/band leader, 2007 release, "the Angola Project")
Gabriel Teodros: emcee (first generation Ethiopian-born Emcee, flying in from the North West's hip-hop community)
Marcus Shelby: upright bass (acclaimed composer/bassist/band leader of the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra)
Lalo Izquierdo: cajón (Founding member, musician and choreographer, of the world-acclaimed Afro-Peruvian performance troupe Peru Negro)
Adrian Arias: poetic text & performance (Peru-San Francisco interdisciplinary surrealist and creator of "Ilusion")

Show at 8:00pm
Tickets: $18 in advance, $25 at the door
Tickets are $7 less in advance, so buy now! HERE

Brava Theater Center
2781 24th Street (at York)
San Francisco, CA 94110
PHONE: 415-647-2822
Box Office HOURS: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Monday - Friday

top image by Dan Won.

TARDE O TEMPRANO UNA NARANJA SE CONVIERTE EN POEMA - en SEVILLA

2009-01-06T10:11:00.000-08:00

LECTURA DE POESIA EN SEVILLA
- - - BAR RAYUELA - - -
Calle FERIA 52, Sevilla
Sabado 10 de Enero 2009
21:39 horas
(9:39 pm)

Adrian Arias presentara una serie de poemas escritos sobre naranjas (!)
inspirados por los naranjos de Sevilla
en una lectura interactiva gracias a la invitacion de Susana, la jefa del Rayuela

Adrian esta colgando una serie de 123 poemas en los naranjos de la calle Feria y alrededores

El sábado se leeran algunos poemas de sus libros "Sueños y Paranoias", "Castigo Divino", "26-10-2028" y "Poema del Dia"

....el nacimiento de un silencio
está escrito en la agonía de un suspiro...

... el silencio es el esclavo del miedo
cuando al miedo lo tratamos como a un rey...

Ademas el poeta preparara un ceviche-poema

(((la virgen de los 30 kms por hora))))

(en esta pagina una serie de dibujos que adrian realiza en Sevilla, influenciado por las naranjas, las calles, las virgenes y los azulejos)

Más poesia y dibujos en:
poemadeldia2008.blogspot.com

EL LIBRO DEL CUERPO en Madrid

2008-12-18T23:58:00.000-08:00

Adrian Arias (Peru 1961) ha sido invitado a leer poesía el día de la clausura del evento "El Ritual de la Papa", en Madrid, España, en la FUNDACION ALIANZA HISPANICA. Este espacio de arte y cultura ha servido para que artistas visuales y poetas rindan homenaje a un ícono alimenticio, cultural y social de la humanidad, "La Papa".

Sintiendo la profunda raiz que esto encierra, Adrian ha preparado la presentación de una selección de poemas pertenecientes al LIBRO DEL CUERPO, un libro que estuvo publicando virtualmente en su Blog desde Mayo hasta Noviembre del 2008.

Tambien se proyectará la última selección de video-poemas del artista visual y poeta.

CUANDO? ... El martes 23 de Diciembre
A que hora? ... 8 pm
DONDE? ... en la ALIANZA HISPANICA, la calle San Pedro nº 22 Madrid 28014 (Atocha)

El libro a presentarse consta de 41 poemas y 11 fotografías, escritos y fotografías han sido producidos durante el 2008.
Las imágenes pertenecen al portafolio CUERPOEMA, que Adrián sigue trabajando gracias a la colaboracion de sus modelos: Diana, Sandra, Maisa, Tania F., Carolina, Hokulani, Millaray, Tania L, Tiffany, y a más que serán fotografiadas en el 2009.

CUERPOEMA es un portafolio dedicado a explorar el arte poetico del cuerpo femenino, escribiendo poemas-visuales con la expresión del cuerpo, la superposición del cuerpo femenino en espacios no convencionales, la conversacion entre el sueño y la vigilia de un cuerpo, la búsqueda de lo sensual integrado al lenguaje poetico.

Se puede leer el LIBRO DEL CUERPO en el blog:
http://poemadeldia2008.blogspot.com/

y se pueden ver más imagenes del portafolio CUERPOEMA aqui:
http://cuerpoema-fotos.blogspot.com/

POEMA DEL DIA / POEM OF THE DAY at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

2008-09-15T03:03:00.000-07:00

This Saturday September 20th at 2:02pm, bilingual poetry reading and show, with Nina Serrano, the official translator of Adrian; Meklit Hadero singing the poem DAY 255, Nadja Haas dancing fragments of THE BOOK OF STONES, La Tania dancing fragments of THE BOOK OF THE BODY -in progress- and the special presentation of 2 video-poems, "Frida in the mirror" and "206 pretexts". Admission FREE

Este Sábado 20 de Seteimbre a las 2:02pm, lectura de poemas bilingues, video, música y danza. Con la participacion de Nina serrano, que traduce todos los poemas de Adrián, Meklit Hadero cantando el poema DIA 255, Nadja Haas creando un baile basado en 18 poemas cortos del LIBRO DE LAS PIEDRAS y Tania bailando fragmentos del LIBRO DEL CUERPO. Con la presentación del video-poema FRIDA en el espejo, que canta Mamacoatl, con música de Greg Landau y del video-poema 206 PRETEXTOS con música de David Molina. La entrada es GRATIS.

POEMA DEL DIA at the SF Public Library -May 14th, 2008

2008-09-14T03:33:00.000-07:00

Chelis Lopez presents POEMA DEL DIA, thanks to the SF Public Library & Alvaro Sanabria

Adrian read a poem, in the back a video-poem with images of the poems-objects from the Blog Poema del dia.

Nina Serrano en equilibrio. She is the official translator of Adrian´s poetry

Meklit Hadero sing the poem-song DIA 255 / DAY 255

Mamacoatl sing the poem DIA 121, in company of Rachel Bouch & Ezra Gale

Adrian shows a special edition of his grand-father poet Carlos Maria López-Rocha, from 1905.

Rupa & Pawel Walerowski singing the poem-song DAY 327 / DIA 327

Adrian reading a poem in front to a video-poem

La Tania dance the poem DIA 216 / DAY 216, with Mark taylor in guitar, Chus Alonso in flute & Sage Baggott in percussion.

The complete crew of POEMA DEL DIA....(left to right) Nina Serrano, Ezra Gale, Mamacoatl -with flowers- Paloma Parra, Pawel Walrowski, Rupa, Mark Taylor, Chus Alonso, Meklit Hadero, La Tania, Adrian, Anais Arias-Aragon & Todd Brown

Here the program...El programa de la noche...

POEMA DEL DIA in SF Public Library May 14th

2008-05-04T13:45:00.000-07:00

A bilingual evening of poetry, music and dance
Miercoles - Wednesday May 14th, 6:06 pm
A group of artists friends will interpretating my poems with their artistic expression: music, songs and dance.
Un Grupo de amigos artistas interpretarán mi poesía con su forma de hacer arte: música, canciones, danza
(((click to enlarge image)))

Rupa Marya singing DAY 327 accompanied by Pawel Walerowsky in cello;
Meklit Hadero with her guitar singing the poem DAY 255;
SF icon poet Nina Serrano reading some of my poems in English;
MamaCoAtl performing DIA 121 with Rachael Bouch & Ezra Gale
&
La Tania dancing an special poem,
accompanied by Chus Alonso in flute, Mark Taylor in the guitar and Sage Bagott in the Cajon.

Moderated by Chelis López. Cosponsored by the International Center.

-paz y poesia-
Adrian

ABOUT THE ARTISTS in POEMA DEL DIA

2008-05-04T13:40:00.000-07:00

ADRIAN ARIAS
a Peruvian prize-winning poet, visual artist, curator and cultural promoter, working in San Francisco, CA since 2000. His four published books of poetry include: “Habits” (1984),“Dreams & Paranoia” (1996), “Divine Punishment” (1999), and “26-10-2028” (2000), as well as a collection of limited special editions from all his poetry readings.
His poetry appears in anthologies in Peru, Spain and the US. Arias publishes a poem daily on his blog Poemadeldia2008.blogspot.com, and an English version, translated by Nina Serrano poemoftheday2007.blogspot.com.
His visual art, like his poetry, explores the absurd, the sensuality of elements, and the connection between reality and dreams. He uses found objects, boxes, clothes, doors, drawings, photography and writing poetry on canvas. He also creates video installations. Arias has participated in international exhibitions in individual and collective shows in Japan, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Peru and the US.

LA TANIA
a world renowned performer and master teacher. She grew up in "Andalucía", southern Spain, in the heart of the flamenco culture where she began to learn this art form at a very young age. By the age of 17 she was performing professionally. She made Madrid her base and performed in many "Tablaos" as a featured dancer such as “Corral de la Morería", "Zambra" and toured internationally with many companies including Mario Maya, Paco Peńa etc. She began her own company in 1991 and performed in the US for the first time in 1993. Since then she has toured with her company Nationally and Internationally winning many awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship, the California Arts Council Fellowship, the National Endowments for the Arts Fellowship, the James Irvine Fellowship in Dance and the Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Artistic Excellence in the category of Individual Performance. Currently she is based in San Francisco where she teaches and performs regularly.
www.latania-flamenco.org

NINA SERRANO
is the official English language translator for Adrian Arias’ poetry, beginning in early 2003 during the anti-Iraq war protests. She spontaneously interpreted his poems at the first event and on route to the next, they co-authored a poem.
Since then, she has translated many of Arias’ works including his unpublished book of dramatic poems, “Silencio Acumlado/Accumulated Silence” which deals with femicide and the disappeared women of Juarez. She also produced and aired the English version for radio (KPFA-fm).
Serrano’s translations of Arias’ poetry appear in the peace anthologies edited by Alameda poet-laureate Mary Rudge, “Farewell to Armaments”, “Flaunt Peace in the Face of War”, and “For You World Peace IMAGINE”.
Most recently she translated twenty poems from his 365-poem blog series “Poema- del-Dia 2007”, which they read at a bilingual reading and chapbook publication release at Red Hill Books in San Francisco in February 2008.

MAMACOATL
From Blues to Son, to Funk to Poetry, MamaCoAtl has
worked the stage from San Francisco to Cusco, from Performance Art and Installation to Butoh, Ritual and Spoken Song. As a multidisciplinary Artivist she has curated ceremonies to heal the Amazonic River Mother of God, concerts for peace on places desecrated by femicide in Mexicos highways and has organized blessing days in city corners and public plazas. BroderCrossingDiosa is a fusion of musical traditions originated in the Spirit of Emancipation, it’s a reARTiculation of la cancion de protesta that migrates from North to South to North and tells the stories of a border crossing creature metabolizing culture, conjuring new paradigms.

MEKLIT HADERO
singer, musician, arts organizer and Director & Resident Artist at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco. Born in Ethiopia, Meklit has since lived in twelve cities, on three continents, and brings her international, inter-cultural experience to all her creative work. As a solo artist writing original compositions, Meklit draws on her folk, blues, and Ethiopian roots to create her songs. Lyrically focused with intimate, spare arrangements, her music imparts a kind of tenderness towards life, a sweetness that soars. Meklit has been commissioned to write music by the San Francisco Foundation Fund for Artists, as well as by the Brava Theater. In December of 2007, she released a limited edition pressing of her first EP titled, "Eight Songs." Meklit has been profiled twice by the San Francisco Chronicle (with a third article set to come out this spring), once by the quarterly arts journal Hoboeye, and has interviewed/performed on the KPFA morning show. In mid 2009, Meklit will be a resident artist at the De Young Museum.

CHUS ALONSO
was born in Spain. During his childhood he played guitar, Spanish lute, piano, and sang in folkloric groups. At age 18 he moved to Madrid to study flute and percussion in the Conservatory. Looking for an alternative education he studied with Pedro Iturralde, the first Spanish musician who explored the fusion between flamenco and jazz. Later, in Barcelona, Alonso continued learning from jazz composers such as That Jones and Chuck Israels. In 1984 Alonso moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he has been active in both the flamenco and Latin artistic communities. He played with numerous flamenco companies and Latin music ensembles. Since 1996 Alonso has played flute with Orquesta La Moderna Tradición, an 12- piece band dedicated to Cuban Danzón , Chachachá , and Guaracha. The ensemble has played extensively throughout the United States. Since 1992 Alonso is the musical director of Potaje, an ensemble that creates new music rooted in flamenco, Latin music and jazz.

MARK TAYLOR
was a professional classical guitarist when he first began traveling to Spain in 1987. He has studied flamenco in Madrid, Granada, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera. He returned to the United States to form the Aire Flamenco Dance Company and The Mark Taylor Flamenco Quartet. He has four recordings to his credit all consisting of Spanish music from flamenco to classical guitar selections. Taylor has been interviewed by Jose Maria Velasquez on Spanish National Radio in Madrid and Michael Krazny on KQED Public Radio in San Francisco. His music has also been featured on the Discovery Channel program “Bizarre Foods” Spain and Morocco episodes, available on DVD. Videos and sound samples can be found at his website: www.marktaylorflamenco.com

RUPA MARYA
Rupa is an Indian woman who grew up in the Bay Area, France and India. Rupa's music is a whimsical magic carpet ride through time and place, mixing sounds from the Far East, Europe, Latin America & the US. Rupa works as a physician at UCSF and her experiences moving between cultures and being close to people at varied stages of life and death bring a unique flavor to her music and a depth to her voice which is both celebratory and poignant. She plays solo and with her vibrant band, Rupa & the April Fishes. In the past year, she and her band have headlined at several of San Francisco's top venues. They have opened for Michael Franti, Spearhead, Aterciopelados, Susana Baca, Rodrigo y Gabriela. They have worked with jazz master Marcus Shelby who appears on their debut CD "Extraordinary Rendition." The band has toured successfully in Europe where they played to capacity crowds in Switzerland, France and Mexico.Rupa's band was recently awarded the 2007 MASTERMIND grant to artists who are changing the cultural landscape of San Francisco.

PAWEL WALEROWSKI
originally from Poland, was formally trained in his native country and graduated from the Conservatory in Poznan in Cello Performance. During his formative years, he played in various ensembles, touring Europe, served as the principal cellist in Jeuesse Musicales Youth String Orchestra in Slovenia and recorded for radio and television.   Pawel came to the United States on a scholarship to the University of Arizona and subsequently toured the Americas on a boat before winds blew him to the San Francisco Bay Area. He has quickly become part of the bohemian Bay Area music scene while developing his unique style of playing cello and singing. Pawel plays a beautiful, one of a kind avant-garde cello made in Tatra Mountains by a prominent Polish luthier Stanislaw Mardula.

SAGE BAGGOTT
is a third-generation drummer who was raised in Berkeley, California and Austin, Texas, and grew up listening to Wille Nelson, Muddy Waters, The Beatles, and Perez Prado. He has a diverse musical education. Having studied classical percussion from an early age, today he plays many different styles, including Afro-Cuban, Flamenco, Jazz and Mexican music. He performs with Los Cenzontles, which plays traditional Mexican music combined with rock and other styles; Orquesta La Moderna Tradicion, a group dedicated to the performance and preservation of traditional Cuban dance music; and plays drumset and percussion with various Bay Area bands.

RACHAEL BOUCH-DIMONDSTEIN
has been teaching and performing for the past ten years. Multi-percussionist, she plays drum set, congas, timbales and cajón and is well versed in various musical styles. She has studied extensively in Cuba and Spain, specializing in Cuban Son/Salsa and Flamenco. She has performed and led workshops throughout the United States, as well as in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Spain and Austria. Certified in Orff Schulwerk (an integrated method for teaching the creative arts to children), she currently teaches music in schools, as well as private lessons, to students of all levels and ages. She resides in Berkeley, California.

EZRA GALE is the bassist and founder of Aphrodesia, the Bay Area's internationally acclaimed 11-piece afrobeat ensemble. He is also the leader of his own innovative Latin jazz group, The Ezra Gale Trio, and can also be seen with local groups Mas Cabeza, Carne Cruda and many others.

POEMA DEL DIA poetry reading at RED HILL BOOKS

2008-01-25T08:02:00.000-08:00

Dear friends my next poetry reading will be at the
RED HILL BOOKS in Bernal Heights
401 Cortland @ Bennington
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9
6:30 pm
BILINGUAL session, Spanish & English
with the special participation of Bay Area poet
NINA SERRANO
who translate all my poetry
-Gracias Nina!-

"POEMA DEL DIA y EN LA NOCHE"

2008-01-04T18:05:00.000-08:00

Adrian Arias, Raul Mendizabal y Kike Sanchez
se reunen en torno a unos pisco sours a contarse lo que sucedio en el mundo de las musas, los fantasmas y los arlequines que les ayudan a dibujar la forma de sus proximos poemas.

SABADO 5 ENERO 2008, 7:47 pm LA NOCHE de BARRANCO

---
PAZ Y POESIA
-adrian-

ACTIVIDADES EN LIMA - Diciembre 2007

2007-12-11T08:31:00.000-08:00

LUNES 17 DICIEMBRE 7PM

VIDEO FEST de San Francisco a Lima en
LA NOCHE DE LOS CORTOS
Centro Cultural LA NOCHE de Barranco

La Tania bailara y se proyectara una seleccion de videos del San Francisco VideFest

Programa: 7:07 pm
Baile Flamenco de la Tania
con el video Poema TUS MANOS

VIDEOS:
“Flor” . Carolina Stankiewich. Argentina. Mejor Video del Barrio VF 2005 (6min )
“Danzante”. Sergio Bátiz. México. Mejor corto experimental, VF 2005 (15min)
“Esteroscopía”. Diego Lama. Perú. Gran Premio VF 2006 (2)
“Catástrofe”. Marcelo Zeballos. Perú. Mejor corto experimental VF 2006 (1,30min)
“3 pies sobre tierra”. André Doria. Brasil. selected VF 2006 (7min)
“M((o))rning”. Won-Tae Seo. Korea-USA. Mejor video experimental VF 2007(6min)
“Nosotros no jugamos golf aquí!”. Saul Landau. México-USA. Roxie Award VF 2007 (11min)
“Sin pronóstico”. Baldeón & Ayala. Perú. Mejor corto VF 2007 (5min)
“Los gigantes, Alcibíades y el bosque de piedras”. Miguel de la Barra. Peru. Gran Premio VF 2007 (15min)

San francisco VideoFest es una producción del departamento multimedia del MCCLA de San Francisco. Adrian Arias, productor del festival, Sabina Nieto, asistente. MCCLA 2004-2007 en colaboracion con el NEW COLLEGE de California y el Roxie Cinema.
preguntas: videofest@gmail.com / www.missionculturalcenter.org

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MARTES 18 DICIEMBRE - 5PM

VIDEO ARTE - POEMA en La Casa MARIATEGUI

Selccion de videos de Adrian del 2000-2007
PLUS: lectura de algunos poemas de su blog POEMA DEL DIA:
http://www.poema-del-dia.blogspot.com/

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DRAW-WINGS -the opening-

2007-11-23T22:59:00.000-08:00

Anais lighting candles over flower petals

The first visitants

In the middle Todd Brown, founder of the Red Poppy 5 years ago

Adrian asking Riaz to play 3 Gymnopedies of Satie for the first set of poems

Poems hanging… The Genie and friend waiting….

The first set of poems of the night was selected by the audience…”, Día 266, Día 244, Día 305, Día 255,“Los Besos (old poem from 2002)…

Curators and cultural activists, Renee Baldocchi, Rene Yañez and Cheliz López

Painters Sue Matthews and Luis Arias Vera –mi padre-

Painter Tiffany Graham –and Amariluna inside her-

Draw-wings… in the middle up “UTERUS” inspired by music of Lulacruza and Bjork, in the middle down, “Les Abeilles” inspired by the last concert of Rupa & the April Fishes

Meklit, Tania, Todd & Aaron starting the “Flamenco Blues”

La Tania…

The audience…

In first row the poet Nina Serrano…

Flamenco spirit in the Art House

The Genie starts with his scratching guitar

The Genie with Adrian digital images

Meklit and audience listening The Genie

…more poems…Adrian ask Marina to choose another poem…and she weep some for future inspiration of her songs…

friends of the Art House listening...

the last poems…

Thank you for coming friends…

Sarbji in front of 2 of her new acquisitions…

Tiffany and Carlos

Thank you Todd…

Thank you beautiful Meklit -co-director of the Red Poppy Art House-

GRACIAS mis adoradas Tania y Anais

Thanks to all Red Poppy Staff and volunteers, Diane Rea, Kim Mondelli, Aimee Ewell, Christina Johnson,
y Gracias a todos los amigos-lectores que me ayudaron en esta primera etapa de la antologia del POEMA DEL DIA: Tania, Nina, Chelis, Silvina, Fidel, Verita y Maria.

…and Todd Brown wrote this for the catalog….

ADRIAN ARIAS
I have known Adrian Arias now for more than half a decade, and it is easy for me to say that that I have met few individuals who live so fully as an artist as he. Many practice an artistic craft. There are few who live by it. But there are even fewer who live as if artful craft were a manner of being, permeating all aspects of one’s movement and thought. Adrian Arias is such an artist-person; there is no separation. Poet, videographer, performance artist, innovator of installations, and a talent of pen and brush, Adrian moves between mediums as if tied to a giant kite of imagination. As both friend and colleague, I have watched time and time again the movement of Adrian’s creative imaginative power. It begins with an object, a room, a word, a sound, a fruit, a fillet of sole, and departs, shape-shifting into one transformation upon another. Amidst conversations at a table he will utilize all manner of random objects at hand to forge some kind of momentary creation. He seems inwardly compelled to create and create, no matter where he is.
It is with this intimate knowledge that I view Adrian Arias’s present body of drawings. No, I am not an objective viewer (is anyone?). I see the mind of the artist that I know, in motion. One form morphs into another, and another, always present; the sentiment of some desire lingering. This is Adrian, the artist, his work – an endless and boundless journey of desire. Everything is a testimony to this journey, it’s illusion, it’s dreamlike joy, and its shadowy secrets. Of the drawings, I know many were sketched in the midst of other creative happenings; flamenco classes, tiny concerts in tiny places, sitting in corners, observing and translating the energy of his experience into visual form.
I believe that, in the mind of Adrian Arias, any moment is a potential point of departure, of one world into another. This is what I see in his drawings, so characteristic of his manner of being in the world. I have the impression of a bird caught continually in its first moment of flight.

Todd T. Brown
November 12, 2007

drawWINGS

2007-11-13T07:07:00.000-08:00

DRAW-WINGS by Adrian
Opening reception, performance and poems: Thursday November 15 at 7:07 pm
with very special guests: La Tania, Meklit Hadero, Todd Brown, Riaz Abdulla & The Genie

This collection of drawings are an exploration in the momentum of creation, inspired by live concerts at the Red Poppy, performances of dance, music and poetry, the movement of the elements in nature, my dreams and the Flamenco classes and performances of La Tania.
The show includes some poems and digital creation for Adrian´s blog “Poema del Dia”:
http://poema-del-dia.blogspot.com/

here a taste...

"Penetrating time", inspired in Aaron and the Albatross playing at the Red Poppy Art House, June 29, 2007

"Like a child", inspired in Nefasha Ayer concert, November 10, 2007

"La Pecheuse de la Lune" inspired in many concerts of Rupa

"Flamenco Dancer, Bull and Red Moon", Inspired in a special dance by La Tania, september 2007

THANKS to all the musicians, singers, dancers and poets playing at the Red Poppy and around San Francisco for inspired me with art and life, Gracias, Tania, Anais, Todd, Meklit, Diane, Casey, Riaz, Genie, all Red Poppy staff and volunteers

PASSION FOOD

2007-09-18T20:42:00.000-07:00

A night of Poetry + Food to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox

Celebrate the harvest on a night designed to delight all five senses.
Eight local poets, including some of your local open mic hosts, will
read odes to their favorite foods as well as provide an array of
homemade dishes for the audience to taste! Expect a variety of tastes,
abundant verse and expressions of gratitude for every discerning
palette.

Original poetry + original dishes by featured poets:
Adrian Arias
Jennifer Barone (host of Wordparty Tuesdays)
Charlie Getter (Host of 16th & Mission)
Guinevere (Host at Brainwash Cafe)
Ingrid Keir (host of Wordparty Tuesdays)
Stephen Kopel (Host of Wordpainters and Poetry Scene)
Jacques Korn
Pablo Rosales

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
From 7–9pm, Doors open at 6:30pm
$10 Suggested Donation, Free Food tasting!
Hosted by Jennifer Barone

@ The Red Poppy Arthouse
2698 Folsom Street, (at 23rd St) SF, CA

DANCE DAY PERFO

2007-05-20T21:36:00.000-07:00

Because dance is one of the best way to enjoy life...

La Tania and me dancing on the top of Bernal Heights, San Francisco.

In friday April 20 -one month ago- we was dancing ANYWHERE thanks to the initiative of National Dance Week and Beth Fein.

VIDEO-DANCE-POEM with LA TANIA

2007-04-01T05:52:00.000-07:00

Images from LUNA NEGRA event, March 29 at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco, flamenco dance by La Tania, over the video-poem TUS MANOS by Adrian

POEMA DEL DIA EN VIVO

2007-03-19T15:33:00.000-07:00

Lectura de una seleccion de los POEMAS DEL DIA que Adrian ha estado enviando a sus amigos y lectores en estos ultimos 3 años, ademas de un poema-ceviche ( ? ! ) y un poema-piel. Sera en Castellano de PERU (Español y diferentes dialectos latinoamerINCAICOS), con inclusión de sonidos y expresiones guturales de uso poético aceptados por el Diccionario de la Real Academia de las CONFESIONES, algun VIDEO-POEMA y Poemas-Objetos que serán creados in situ si la Luna así lo permite

Miércoles 21 de Marzo a las 8:13 pm, hora absolutamente inexacta y variable, en la flamante GALLERY 25 que dirigen Indira y Eli, en el 3418 de la calle 25, en la esquina de las calles 25th Street @ Mission Street, San Francisco

RECUERDOS DE LIMA

2007-02-25T06:16:00.000-08:00

In Lima, Peru, August 2006, 6 months ago....

Empece interviniendo la calle con masking tape, encerrando pequeños objetos y creandoles un espacio propio y dandoles una prescencia que ususalmente no notamos

HISTORIA DE AMOR EN EL PERU I
with Lucia Lora, Todd Brown and Adrian

La primera perfo fue con Lucia y Todd. Una conversacion muy tranquila sobre nuestra situacion de libertad.
The first Perfo with Lucia and Todd, is a very quiet conversation about how free we feel in our relations...

((( PAUSA)))
Here images of the people who was my inspiration for the second performance
Sra Dina, and her daughter Elenita -en la espalda- with HUEVOS DE CORDORNIZ cocidos

Sr Luis con sus cascaras de naranjas recien peladas -el jugo estaba muy bueno y fresco-

Srta Marisela, vendedora de Emoliente, una bebida caliente de hierbas que se consume mucho en las calels de lima, ella me la dio en una bolsa plastica -to go-

Me gusta usar elementos de la realidad circundante parea crear la idea de la performance. Ellos me dan parte del contenido y me permiten interactuar con mayor confianza con el publico que me rodea en las performances callejeras.

HISTORIA DE AMOR EN EL PERU II
with Lucia Lora, Adrian and children from the audience

The second performance in the street was about create a NEW VIRGIN
La segunda perfo fue para crear una NUEVA VIRGEN
Kids and adults participating eating the little huevos de codorniz
I work this perfo with elements who i buy 30 minutes before the performance: The Little Egs from Sra Dina, the skin of the oranges from Sr Luis, The white sand -Chalk, Tiza- La Escoba, the chains and the Emoliente Caliente from Srta Marisela

Despues de la prefo algunos niños empezaron a improvisar con los elementos que quedaron en el piso

HISTORIA DE AMOR EN EL PERU III
with Lucia Lora, Gisella Estrada, Adrian and children from the audience

The last perfo on the street: Papel Higienico, un hombre de negro, dos mujeres, cinta scoth, un arbol, silencio, ruido y algunos textos tales como: dime lo que quiero que me digas, no te escucho, no me digas nada, presión, ganas de decir y no poder, a lo que se agrego el juego de niños, una ronda alrededor del arbol y el juego de adultos acompañando la tonada de una cancion. Simbologia para expresar la dura realidad del silencio acumulado...

thanks to Lucia Lora, Todd Brown, Gisella Estrada, Javier, all the teachers and friends from Teatro La Cabaña -escuela de teatro- and all GENTE DE LIMA, especialmente los niños que jugaron con nosotros.
y gracias alos amigos que tomaron fotos, Todd, Christian, Javier y las primas y primos, Esteban, Laura, Maisa, Lolo aqui en la foto tomada por Lucia:

M E N D I N G - H E A R T S pictures

2007-02-17T11:11:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the amazing eye of Anais, we have this secuence of images from our presentation in Counterpulse

MENDING HEARTS / REMENDANDO CORAZONES
es un trabajo de work in progress de 11 minutos que experimenta la mezcla de flamenco con acciones corporales performaticas y texto. La escencia del montaje radica en el absurdo y las conexiones emocionales que se provocan al enfatizar en simbolos como corazones -la viscera real- la linea de papel blanco dividiendo el espacio, y el video constante de una playa sin huellas humanas, junto a la presentacion de los personajes: la mujer vestida de negro que recuerda y baila con sus manos, el hombre desnudo en una playa desierta construyendo algo con palos que ha encontrado en la orilla y la mujer vestida de novia que acaba de escapar de su octavo matrimonio y que confieza haber matado a sus anteriores siete maridos, elementos para crear una iconografia del absurdo y las conexiones para disgregar la idea del CORAZON REMENDANDOSE a través del tiempo.
11 minutes piece of surreal and absurd, mixing poetry, body actions, flamenco and video

Gracias a todos los conocidos y desconocidos que asistieron y dieron sus valiosos comentarios
thanks to all the people coming to see our first officil presentation of MENDING HEARTS, we spend a beautiful afternoon sharing our comments, fellings and reflextions about the 3 pieces presented at Counterpulse.
Thanks to Anais for the photos and thanks to Counterpulse for the opportunity

MENDING HEARTS
Tania Leullieux
Adrian Arias
Tania Figueroa

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NEXT Adrian video-installation at the MAPP, April 7, 7:07 pm
OPUS-011 PINK
at the petit garage, Folsom @ 23th Street, San Francisco

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ALETEO images

2007-02-06T01:25:00.000-08:00

At noon, making the video installation...

by night...

Performance stars with poetry and ceviche...
-photos by Carlos Castillo-

Tania starts dancing and adrian read poems outside

Tania Figueroa visiting the video installation and taking a BAILE DE MANOS lesson from La Tania

GRACIAS/THANKS/MERCI
to Michael Cozzi for provide the garage
Carlos Castillo, Meklit and the Red Poppy Art House
RUPA for the music for the video FLY ME TO THE MOON and YAAD for Las Abuelas
to las abuelas Judith, Ata, Elena
to Anais for her eyes
Gracias Tania Leullieux por tu enorme corazon, por la magia de tu baile y por tu amor

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NEXT PERFORMANCE...
+ + + MENDING HEARTS / REMENDANDO CORAZONES + + +
SUNDAY FEBRUARY ELEVEN 2007
poetry, body actions, flamenco and video
performers: tania-adrian-tania
at COUNTERPULSE
1310 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94103

ALETEO

2007-02-01T06:33:00.000-08:00

Improvisación de poesía en castellano y flamenco
- - - improvisation of poetry in spanish and flamenco dance - - -
Petit Garage, Folsom @ 23th Street
as part of MAPP
---Mission Arts Performance Project---
Saturday February 3rd, 2007
door opens at 7:17 pm
performace 8:11 pm
with La Tania and Adrian Arias

MENDING HEARTS - Counterpulse

2007-02-01T06:26:00.000-08:00

in February Sunday 11, 2007, at 2pm we will have our first official presentation of the work in progress:
“Mending Hearts / Remendando Corazones”

11 minutes piece of surreal and absurd, mixing poetry, body actions, flamenco and video
performers: tania-adrian-tania

at COUNTERPULSE
1310 Mission Street, San Francisco CA 94103

MENDING HEARTS is part of
---2nd Sundays PROGRAM---
A monthly salon with Dancers Group and CounterPULSE
Sun. Feb. 11, 2pm FREE
Second Sundays continues with new dance, physical theater, and
Performance art followed by discussion.
Featuring works by Brittany Brown Ceres,
Change of State Performance Project,
and Adrian Arias in collaboration with Tania Figueroa and La Tania.

AMADO & ARIAS

2006-11-13T02:22:00.000-08:00

Next Sunday, November 19th Peruvian storyteller Marissa Amado and Peruvian poet and performer Adrian Arias will share a mysterious and tasty night of stories, food (ceviche!) and drinks (pisco sour). Bring your appetite and curiosity.

The show will be in Spanish- adventurous English speakers are welcome.

Una misteriosa noche de historias, comida y bebida de este duo de artistas peruanos por primera vez juntos en San Francisco, preparando ceviche y pisco sour. La performance sera en español y se creara el nuevo CEVICHE-POEMA

Doors open at 6:30. Show at 7:00 pm.

Marissa Amado- Puertas del Paraíso

El espectáculo “Puertas del paraíso” surge, cómo casi todo lo que cuento, de mis viajes, los físicos y los imposibles, de esos en que nos vemos de pronto decimos ¿y yo cómo vine a parar aquí?: los viajes del corazón.
A partir de quiénes somos y de dónde venimos, es como miramos e interpretamos el mundo. También los caminos por los que andamos nos cuentan todo eso. Hay muchos caminos, y están llenos de risas y llantos, como en una radionovela cualquiera, eso lo sabe bien quien nace en nuestro país –Perú- y sueña, quien espera y construye su propio milagro, milagrito, milagrote, aquí o en otro lugar. Entrañables, enormes y minúsculos: esos anhelos escultores que nos modelan.
Tal vez por eso cuento acerca de eso: de los viajes, de los milagros, de la gente que podemos tocar y la que no.
En este espectáculo hay carretera y desierto, estampitas y fantasmas, sonrisas, penas, amores y misterio .Un hombre entrañable que a lo mejor consigue volar, Sarita Colonia y la bisabuela, un pirata enamorado y el puerto de Paita en el Perú donde nací, el anhelo de lo pasado y lo presente ¿y el futuro…? Ahí, que nos pisa los talones…pero… ¿el futuro? mañana pensamos en eso ¿sí?
Ahorita mejor vamos por aquí. Cuentera y escucha: a pelo.
Mar Amado

PERFO DE AMADO & ARIAS en LIMA
Encuentro casual en LA NOCHE, Barranco, Agosto 2006
parte de la gira de teatro-accion de Adrian Arias

ALTAR para las ABUELAS, Dia de los Muertos

2006-11-09T05:55:00.000-08:00

This project was conceived by Adrian, La Tania and Nina Serrano. Thanks to the support of MARIGOLD project and Siouxsie Oki, we create a communitary ALTAR para las ABUELAS que estan en todas partes at the Garfield Park in the DAY OF THE DEAD 2006.

La Tania altar for her grandmother Judith Deim, painter, 1911-2006

Adrian altar for his abuelitas Elena Vera Payrazamán 1916-2006 and Maria "ATA" de la Cruz Alaniz Frías 1913-1993

Days before the installation we was creating pieces of the altar to put together on November 2nd.

Piece of sky part of the cementery for wishes and altars

Day of the dead start with rain, fog and beautiful energy with the help of the Family and friends, Luis Arias –mi padre- and Maisa Arias –la prima Chiquita- y la siempre lista Anais Azul. Also we have amazing helpers like Luis Vasquez, Iris Clearwater and Joscelyn.

Luis, Verita, Maisa and La Tania building the big tent

Iris and La Tania

My father writen the name of his mother ELENA -my abuelita- who passed away 2 months ago

The Altar was open for the public during and after the procession, around 7:30 pm. People was bringing flowers, candles and stories about their ABUELITAS until midnight.

people come dressed like calaveras and creating altars around the big ABUELITA tree

A kid making an offering sugar skull altar next to the sky door

People creating their own altar around the tree

some special visitors

Rupa and Lars visiting the altar

Knocking door of MAS ALLA

"Write a message inside the butterflies for your love ones"

Nina Serrano was the abuelita -cuentista telling grandmother tales of the all the grandmothers who have struggled to pass
on love and blessings.

The MARIPOSAS BLANCAS / White Butterflies space for writing stories an wishes visited for some artist from the community

People writing messages inside the butterflies

Candles on Nina´s altar

The cementery of sky pieces now tranformed in altars

Flamenco performance by La Tania, special choreography piece for her grandmother who recently passed away.

La Tania was accompanied by her uncle Benjamín Flores and “cantaor” amigo.

El pasillo - The corridor behind the ABUELITA TREE

La Tania reading Tarot in her altar and people visiting

Eduardo Waller and La Tania

La Tania with the new life, Dante

more friends visiting the altar, Ana Maria and Achille

Anais and Adrian with flowers in the Elena and Ata altar

Sabrina visit our altar

Maica and Adrian

two hearts Altar by Anais for her BISABUELAS Elena & Ata

Last minute visitor

Adrian, Luis -"Verita"- and Maisa Arias

Nina and Adrian

Thanks to the Nina Serrano Family, La Tania Family and Arias Family.

see you next year in this beautiful celebration of LIFE

ALTAR para ATA y ELENA

2006-10-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

This box is full of feathers and leaves
the smell of the ocean and the country

Gracias abuelas
por haberme enseñado a hacer barquitos de papel para navegar mejor en este mundo

AA

NEW PERFORMANCES

2006-10-23T11:44:00.003-07:00

Saturday October 28th, 8pm
guest of MAMACOATL at the Red Poppy Art House

Sunday November 5th, 3:33 pm
As part of the Earplay MAIZ project, post-Mexican composer Guillermo Galindo and performance artist Adrian Arias will be honoring the presence of cyber-totemic/sonic object MAIZ in the bay area during a ceremonial lecture/presentation including microscopic foto-novela and live ceviche preparation. With special guest in live video, Jen Cohen.
- - - Red Poppy Art House - - -

MAIZ - CEVICHE at the ROXIE

2006-10-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

That was a performance for the opening of the VIDEO FEST 2006
photo by Michelle Gutierrez

MENDING HEARTS for LAS ABUELAS en SOMARTS

2006-10-16T05:55:00.000-07:00

honoring the memory of Elena Vera Payrasaman y
"Ata" Maria de la Cruz Alaniz Frías

With Tania Figueroa this performance about ABUELITAS stories, ceviche making and CORAZON REMENDADO en VIVO
thanks to my lovely daugther ANAIS for the amazing photos

Y AHORA EN CORAZON REMENDADO...

PIRAMIDE PARA LAS ABUELAS

2006-10-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

En mi ultimo viaje a Lima perdi a mi ultima abuela, la bella ELENA que me enseño el aroma del mar y el amor por la comida casera, y hace trece años perdi a la que me crio por varios años la ATA, diminutivo de A-bueli-TA, que me enseño a no tenerle miedo a la vida y vivirla con todos sus sueños. Para ellas dos, que son mis raices eternas, esta piramide invertida, hecha de papel y que esta flotando sobre el cielo de los que aun estamos vivos, donde hay un espejo y dos sillas rojas, en la galeria-museo de SOMARTS, que hoy inaugura la muestra del Dia de los Muertos 2006.

Una enorme piramide de papel se eleva sobre nuestras cabezas creando una sensacion de que el mundo esta al reves. Si nos colocamos debajo de ella experimentamos la proyeccion de la piramide que se refleja en un espejo en el piso y crea la illusion de una piramide debajo de nuestros pies pero en posicion correcta, colocandonos en el mundo intermedio, el mundo real. El concepto de VIDA esta en el medio de esa luz, en la permanencia del cuerpo entre lo real y lo virtual. Ambas piramides, la real y la imaginaria, son ofrecidas a mis abuelas y a las abuelas de todos porque todos las tenemos o las hemos tenido, y de ellas siempre algo hemos aprendido y algo sigue aprendiendose.
Nuestros antepasados estan en nuestra sangre y su luz aun circula nuetros ojos. Si nos colocamos en medio de sus recuerdos los volvemos a tener y volvemos a experimentar la maravillosa experiencia de sus enseñanzas y la delicada luz de su amor.

Esta noche realizare una performance especial para las abuelas con Tania Figueroa, hablando de abuelas, recordando sus historias y cocinare un ceviche para ellas.

FRONTERAS y ENCUENTROS

2006-08-18T08:04:00.000-07:00

At the entrance of La Casona de San Marcos, with Anais Azul, showing the the announcement of the show
En la foto de este cartel usamos el cuerpo pintado de Tania Figueroa, de la ultima performance de FRONTERA DEL CUERPO en Somarts, San Francisco

Anais checking the space
Espacio vacio dos dias antes de la performance

Todd Brown preparando su canvas

Before the performance Lucia and Adrian recording images for the tv monitors

Previo a la performance se grabaron imagenes que luego se proyectarian en el piso y televisores del espacio escénico

FRONTERA DEL CUERPO
with Lucia Lora - Todd Brown -Adrian Arias
and DJ Javier de Souza

The space waiting for the audience

Lucia Todd and Adrian starting the performance

Todd painting around Adrian, the Canvas of the Body Frontier

Lucia writing words all over the paper
Palabras que el publico nos regalaba para poder improvisar

Todd talking with his blue guitar, before the Frontera del cuerpo song

Lucia over Adrian

Adrian play the shadow game
Contando historias de sombras que se pierden y se recuperan

Aqui un poema inspirador de Anais Azul:

La sombra se fue de paseo
porque el hombre se quedó dormido
el dormido despertó
y la sombra regresó

Maestra Lili Zeni improvisando un momento con Adrian -eso fue un sueño hecho realidad-

Adrian say good bye after talking about the sound of heart
El sonido del Corazon cuando poniamos la mano al pecho para cantar el Himno Nacional del Peru en nuestra infancia y adolescencia

Todd Brown terminando mural para Frontera del Cuerpo, of course now, one week later is totally diferent, he still working in the mural

Si vienes a Lima y quieres ver el mural de Todd, visita La Casona de San Marcos en el Parque Universitario, una obra de arte que pasara a formar parte de la colección del Museo.

Thanks to Raul Goyburu, Mauricio and Christian for the video and digital photos

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- - - ENCUENTRO CASUAL - - -
- - - CASUAL ENCOUNTER - - -
in La Noche Bar and Cultural Center

Adrián hablando con el publico que llego al Bar, cada performero hizo lo mismo en diferentes mesas, diferentes historias provocadas por un guion escrito por la casualidad del ENCUENTRO

Multiplicación de las historias, lo real y lo virtual, estar aqui y alla, volver a vernos después de tanto tiempo
Confrontation with the other person living inside you, the shadow and body projection in the constant present
El futuro no existe

Todd Brown drawing in the wall

Lucia y Marissa cuentan un cuento en otro espacio de La Noche

Adrian improvisation about BAR concept in other space of La Noche.
Encuentro casual con Ximena Goyburu, en la foto tambien Lucia, Marissa y el maravilloso cello de Jose Quezada Márquez

Adrian and Marissa painting Lucia
-mientras el video reproyectaba infinitamente la secuencia-

Aqui Javier, Lucia, Todd, Ferni, Adrian, Marissa, Jano y Juan Luis "Jota" en frente del Mural que pinto Todd

if you are thinking to come to Lima, don´t forget LA NOCHE in Barranco, the bohemian district, when now live part of San Francisco, Todd´s mural and all the memories...

The all group this night in ENCUENTRO CASUAL
Marissa Amado, Fernando Añaños, Todd Brown, Jose Quezada Márquez, Lucia Lora, Javier de Souza, Danni Martinetti, Adrian

Thanks to Raul Goyburu, Raul Loayza y Marie Claire for the video and digital photos
y gracias a la bella Anais Azul
-paz y poesia-
Adrian

MONTARA LIGHTHOUSE - - - 36 roll (+) 3

2006-07-23T22:46:00.000-07:00

Hola my dear friends, here part of the happines to be part of The Lighthouse show, the last night.

The space inside...

Rupa and chicos of El radio Fantastique planning the night

final meeting

And outside... a microphone capturing the voice of the Abuelo El Mar for the show

A piece of poem atrapado en las cuerdas...

Ceviche before the show

Last sound check, before the sunset

El cielo me quiere decir algo....

La noche start with the amazing group EL RADIO FANTASTIQUE, I ´m sorry but I was totally in shock listening every song and I didn’t take any picture...

and after that. Rupa and the April Fishes !

Calm and passion of Ed baskerville

Aqui leyendo poems in english, was my first time just in english...
---thank you Ella for the pictures---

before the sea
there was only ocean and ocean
now tears

the ocean tells me
things that the sky
doesn’t want me to know

the waves sing
love songs for
the lonely rocks

the sea breeze
enters my closed eyes
crying within

the smell of the sea
is the best transportation
towards childhood

the skin of the sea
shining and silky
always waiting

how the sea shines
how it tells me things
when you see it

the sea feeds
on written words
on the shore

keep the shore
the only secret
your name and mine

---Translation by Nina Serrano---

A bailar con Rupa !

I wrote this poem in the midlle of Rupa singing...

Rupa rasga la guitarra con los ojos cerrados
su mente se llena de mar
de pájaros azules en el agua
de peces anaranjados en el aire
su corazón quiere salir de su pecho
las palmas del publico son las gaviotas sobrevolando la orilla
Ed hace llorar el cello
Caleb despeina palabras con voz ronca
Erick las recoge y las convierte en latido
Adrian inventa colores y Marcus los pone a bailar
la guitarra se derrite
es el cielo de la locura
es hora de un vino tinto

Bravo rupa and the April fishes !

...at the end of the night the amanecer jamm...

Awaking with the smell of the sea... is like come back towards chilhood...

El paisaje before and after the ALTAR for meditation, ---was created this morning---

The edge of the sea...

El camino que nos lleva a la caida de agua

Carlos Castillo never tell me about his piece but I suppose is this...

- - - Chau faro, hope to see you soon - - -

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Aqui el PLUS, like the old 35 mm films, when we had the option to take 2 or 3 more shoots.
Flowers and beautiful view, sea and Rocks, ceviche and friends, para que mas?

paz, poesia y ceviche
-adrian-

FRONTIER OF THE BODY - FRONTERA DEL CUERPO

2006-07-16T06:38:00.000-07:00

Was part of ENCUENTROS - ENCOUNTERS, a series of shows in Somarts, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts and Galeria de la Raza in San Francisco. Master curators at Somarts: Rene Yañez and Rio Yañez.
The performance was part of the CUADERNO AFRICANO video-installation, a series of visual poems with images from Uganda. Photos by the lovely Anais Azul and Adrian.

Performance created by Adrian with the collaboration of Tania Figueroa (body painting), and Mara Brown (drawings).
The performance start with Tania dress with a wedding dress

Tania was painted in white and exploring the video-installation and herself

Mara drawing Tania

Adrian painting Tania

ready to go

- - - OUTSIDE - - -

in the Mexican Bus

entrance of the Mission Cultural Center

Tania and me at the entrance of Galeria de la Raza, the final station of the Mexican Bus and ENCUENTROS show

We come back to SOMARTS and Tania finish the black Adrián for the final performance

video camera stills

and the last one is an amazing drawing of black Adrian by Mara, thank you Mara, you are Mara-villosa

Next performance is POETRY at MONTARA LIGTHHOUSE with Rupa & The April Fishes, El Radio Fantastique, Lars Howlett and Carlos Castillo, Saturday July 22 at 7pm.
check this sites:
http://tothelighthouse.net
http://www.rupamarya.com

to read my poetry: (sorry just in spanish)
http://poema-del-dia.blogspot.com

AND Next presentation of Frontier of the Body in Lima, August 12, Teatro de La Casona de San Marcos.