“Mr. Van Peebles, best known for his pioneering 1971 independent film, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, … is making his public debut as a visual artist. That adds to a résumé that includes filmmaker, composer, actor, novelist, Wall Street trader, San Francisco cable car driver, playwright, bandleader, vocalist and, by his own account, bon vivant.”
Tag: 09.20.13
Remember That Dance For Garbage Trucks? Now There’s One For Power Company Cherry-Pickers
Allison Orr, artistic director of an outfit she named Forklift Danceworks had a YouTube hit with The Trash Project, which she choreographed for the workers and vehicles of Austin’s Solid Waste Services Department. Now she’s finishing up a new work, PowerUP, for the folks at Austin Energy.