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Accepting Talent Submissions!!

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Some creative directors start putting together a show & think “I need a flute player & a ballerina” and then go on a talent hunt to find someone to fit the bill. My creative directing style is far less contrived….and possibly totally backwards.

I look for DUENDE, and DUENDE is universal. When I plan a show, I pool talent resources by seeking out artists, dancers & musicians that move me. If you give me the DUENDE goosebumps I will rework my entire show to make sure you fit into it. I don’t mold my talent to suite my production. My productions are an evolving entity shaped by the DUENDE of the talent that agrees to participate.

Having said that, its difficult for me to put together a list of the specific skills or genres I’m looking at. I am more interested in the spirit & feel of potential acts.

So….our show’s theme is about Making Love….making love to yourself, making love to the world.  We will be exploring the concept of seeing the beauty in the dark parts of the human experience, learning to gently embrace and fall in love with our inner turmoil. We understand that what we resist persists, and that darkness cannot live in the light. So in this production, we are exposing our darkness to the light, in order to transcend our limitations. We learn to love ourselves…our whole selves….love ourselves enough to embrace total honesty & transparency.

You know what happens when you truly fall in love with your whole being? You start to see the world that way too. suddenly you are free of your shit, and your consciousness expands to wanting to see the world as whole…and perfect, even in its complexities…and you fall in love with it, make love to it, thereby healing it as well.

This show will be about the concept of making love, in every possible context. Making love to music, to nature, to lovers, to enemies…maybe especially.  We celebrate our oneness…our shared human experience in all its decadence.

Before the eyes of our Creator, whatever that might be, we are naked. This show will have some tasteful nudity in its most innocent and spiritual representation. You don’t have to be nude to be part of this production, however, if you are inclined to, it can be accommodated.

If this is a production that resonates with your muse, please introduce yourself. I don’t care what your talent is per se as long as you are EXCEPTIONAL performing it.  Don’t waste my time with mundane no-message drivel. If you are a soulful artist, one that wants to make a positive change in the world…I want to meet you.

Please send me a link to your website, youtube videos whatever you have to show me. Tell me a bit about yourself and your work.  We always book seasoned tenured talent, but if you are just starting out, don’t be shy. Gifted is gifted, and if you can hold your own, there is room for you. We all need a break, and DUENDE Art Productions is happy to give new talent a chance. We always give you lots of pics & video on disc for you to use in your portfolio as well, and if you do a great job, I’ll be an awesome reference.

daniela@duendeartproductions.com

Submission deadline: yesterday. hurry up, I have a show to create!

photo by www.marypics.com

NEW SHOW: Dec 21, 2012 Reserve The Date

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photo by MARiA GAGLiARDi taken at our show DUENDE

“Make Love”

I live and breathe our live art productions, and after doing 2 full scale productions in one year, we all needed a BIG break. Glenn started a new collection of music, Maria shot a wicked nude collection being released soon, and I published 2 books & nursed myself through a traumatic brain injury that has left me permanently disabled. I never once thought my art days were over, but I certainly expected my show days to be done.

Recently I’ve been getting the DUENDE itch, and one day admittedly listening to Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 on repeat as I physiotherapized myself, I kept getting image flashes of me on stage again but with my cane (I was dancing with it lol). I saw really sexy models (like at all my shows) and a wicked stage production. It was SO intense. Then I shrugged it off, but it kept haunting me.

This morning Maria & I did a catch-up text session.

MARiA GAGLiARDi is fashion obsessed and one of our pet names for her is fashion police. Being a photographer for so many years gives her a unique analytical perspective of fashion. She has also done a lot of her own styling for many of her shoots/productions/videos- being the control freak perfectionist that she is. (something her & I have very much in common.)

When Maria told me she was currently creating a fashion line, I thought “Of course you are, its about time.”

Somehow – 3-4 texts w/in 5 min later, we have a show….as usual. lol

I haven’t even seen her collection yet….but I know Maria, it’ll be sexy sexy sexy and somehow peace related because Maria is all about love & peace & her work always somehow reflects that.

Then the words “Make Love Not War” came to mind…perfect….but you know, I don’t want war anywhere near the human consciousness anymore. I don’t want it to exist, so I ‘ll just stop observing it. Instead of Make Love Not War….how about just “Make Love.” Can’t get sexier than THAT!

The date: Friday December 21, 2012  -We figure, if its the end of the world at least we’ll die doing something uber cool with people we love. If its the dawn of a new era, what a classy way to ring it in! If its a day as usual, at least we made it decadent!

The gossip I know so far:

I will be painting live

I am creating the whole show around Maria’s fashion & photography/video so there will be multi-media elements

The theme of the show will be related in making love to the world.

It will be uber sexy-there likely will be a classy hint of nudity possibly. At my shows, that tends to happen.

It will be a party, if you love to dance, you’ll love this.

It will be a dinner theater production with afterparty. its a FULL night out!

Glenn is hunting for an AWESOME DJ to be our spin master for the night

I want dancers/models besides the clothes models …if I had my way, it would be burlesque…but will see how it goes…

Here’s some images from past shows, so you get an idea of what we are about:

 

 

 

 

looking for musical acts to perform Nuit Blanche at the lower Ossington theater…

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This year at Nuit Blanche Daniela will be showcasing her artwork at the lower Ossington theater in Toronto (just off of Queen West). Daniela will also be painting live throughout the evening while she paints the energy of the crowd and the multiple musical acts that will be showcasing their music throughout the evening. We want to do something totally different for Nuit Blanche, not only will we be combining the amazing world of music and art, this year’s Nuit Blanche crowd will have the opportunity to witness something new as Daniela paints live throughout the evening. People can enjoy the music while they admire many of Daniela’s works of art and they can watch Daniela work her magic while she intuitively paints the energy of our wonderful city, the culture, the music, the people and of course our party! Whenever Daniela paints live the audience is ecstatic! — people love to watch Daniela paint!… As you might imagine, in order for us to make this night a success we must find a few musical acts to perform that evening…

Our first idea was to have multiple DJs spinning beats throughout the evening. Sticking to more of a lounge/trance vibe than a dance club vibe. We have to keep the party going for 12 hours and because we do not want to make things too confusing with 12 different DJs we would have a few DJs play 2-4, one hour sets. This kind of party will have people coming and going throughout the evening and it is very unlikely that any one group will stay longer than 1-3 hours at a time as they will move on to other exhibits throughout Toronto. The opportunity to play multiple times throughout the evening will give artists a chance to showcase their music to a wider audience! We are definitely still looking for this type of DJ for the evening but at this point we have decided that we are also willing to consider other musical acts and musical stylings for the evening as well.

Daniela is a refined artist with a discerning taste which means that we must be very selective with our choice of musical acts for the evening. It is very unlikely that we will find 12 different musical acts  for the evening and this is why we would like each artist to perform multiple sets. Interested DJs and musicians should forward their bio and demo to – glenn@duendeartproductions.com.

Nuit Blance is a very busy night for Toronto with people coming from all over the country and the world. We are looking for artists to perform without payment but we are not willing to sacrifice quality. We are looking for talented artists who are looking to showcase their music and gain exposure.

This is an excellent opportunity for up-and-coming talent to showcase their music to a large number of people!