28th Dancing Poetry Festival Act 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaCShOK5zzA
Program, Act 1, 2021
for photos of Act 1, please scroll down
Introduction with montage from Dancing Poetry Festival history
In Passage written and read by Richard Angilly in 1986 as the Grand Prize Winner of the
International Poetry Film Festival, performed by the Poetic Dance Theater Company
videographed by Bill Levinson
Connection written and read by Natica and Richard Angilly, performed by Poetic Dance Theater
Company, 2019, 26th Dancing Poetry Festival at the Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco
Introduction of Natica Angilly, Richard Angilly, Arthur Levinson, Cindy Levinson, Judy Cheung,
Artists Embassy and Dancing Poetry Festival staff present for Zoom poetry readings
Sara Quayle, Dorchester, MA, presents her Voices, read by her daughter, Charlie Quayle
Allegra Jorstad Silberstein, Davis, CA, The Night is a Dark Wind
Gayl Teller, Plainview, NY, Off to Work
Cecelia Roberts Ward, Marshall, NC, I Am a Flower
Dave Holt, Concord, CA, Easter Sunrise
Welcome to Wonderland one of the original performances by Richard and Natica Angilly as
The Poet and the Dancer circa 1985
Voyage Into Today performance of Poetic Dance Theater Company circa 1985
Suzanne B. Cottrell, Oxford, NC, Harmonious Healer
Diana Woodcock, Midlothian, VA and Doha, Qatar, Indigenous State of Mind and Secretary
Cathy Dana, Alameda, CA, To Her Class from Her Computer
Essence Makes the Stretch from the book Prompts That Make Your Poetry Dance, written and read
by Natica Angilly, danced by Poetic Dance Theater Company
Johanna Ely, Benicia, CA, Time of Poetry
Evie Groch, El Cerrito, CA, Uncertain Prayer
Garrett Murphy, Oakland, CA, Califia, Original Californian
Power of Water, Ikebana performance, written, choreographed and danced by Takako Miyashita, read
by Natica Angilly
Jose Alcala Cruz, Hayward, CA, Sticky Rice
Jabez Churchill, Ukiah, CA, The Art of Pruning
Eliza Shefler, Albany, CA, Photo Album: Prayer to Lucy Kennedy Miller, Suffragette
Judy Hardin Cheung, interview for her book Poetography, recipient of Artists Embassy International's Literary Arts Book Award, recently published on Amazon
Creation of a Swan, written and read by Richard Angilly danced by Richard and Natica Angilly as the
Poet and the Dancer
John Curl, Berkeley, CA, The Lake of Our Emergence
Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA, Dancing With Veils
Deborah B. Schmidt, El Sobrante, CA, The Warmth of Other Sons, and The Dissident
Tanya Joyce, Emeryville, CA, Infinity
I Welcome the Dragonfly written and read by Richard Angilly, danced by Cindy Levinson circa 1985
Introduction to the book Journey to Wisdom, Memoirs of Althya Youngman founder of Artists Embassy International, by Mary Rudge, edited by Alisha Rodrigues and Natica Angilly, recently published on Amazon
Carmine Dandrea, Pine City, NY, Letters to Bangalore and A Miracle of Elephants
Diane Elayne Dees, Covington, LA, Learning Oceanography
Linda Eve Diamond, Port Orange, FL, Art Beats
Brief reading from Journey to Wisdom read by Natica Angilly
Poetic Dance Review, written and read by Mary Rudge, danced by Poetic Dance Theater Company
circa 1985
Welcome to Wonderland, written and read by Richard Angilly, performed by Poetic Dance Theater
Company, 2019
We Need to Send Out More Birds, written and read by Richard Angilly, danced by Poetic Dance
Theater Company, circal 1985
Appreciation for Dancing Poetry Contest entries
After-shots montage
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| Artists Embassy International celebrates its 70th Anniversary by presenting the 28th Dancing Poetry Festival. AEI is the parent organization for the Poetic Dance Theater Company |
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| Our opening number was "In Passage," poem written and read by Richard Angilly, performed by the Poetic Dance Theater Company, videographed by J. William Levinson, father of DPF 2021's videographer, Arthur Levinson. This performance includes many innovative video effects that were not previously available on non-digital video equipment. e.g. Pixelation was close to unheard of. This video won the Grand Prize of the International Poetry Film Festival, 1986. |
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| "In Passage," written and read by Richard Angilly, danced by Poetic Dance Theater Company, videoed by Bill Levinson, grand prize winner of International Filf Festival, 1986, Performers: Reader Richard Angilly, Dancers: Natica Angilly, Darcel Dean, Cindy Levinson,Wanda Ingmire |
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| "Connection" written and read by Natica and Richard Angilly, performed by Poetic Dance Theater Company, 2019, 26th Dancing Poetry Festival at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. This was the finale of our final performance in the Gunn Theater, formerly the Florence Gould Theater, of the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Performers: Readers: Natica and Richard Angilly. Dancers: Ronda Hollie, Takako Miyashita, Wanda Ingmire, Lee Salomon, Shantee Baker, Kismet |
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| Natica introduces Richard, then Cindy, Arthur and Judy, members of Artists Embassy International board and staff of the Dancing Poetry Festival |
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| Arther Levinson, videographer, and Cindy Levinson, AEi Secretary and DPF awards chair |
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| Judy Hardin Cheung, AEI 2nd VP, Dancing Poetry Contest Chair |
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| Sara Quayle, Dorchester, MA, "Voices" |
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| Sara Quayle's poem was read by her daughter, Charlie Quayle |
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| Allegra Jorstad Silberstein, Davis, CA, "The Night Is a Dark Wind |
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| Gayl Teller, Plainview, NY, :Off to Work" |
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| Cecelia Roberts Ward, Marshall, NC, "I Am a Flower" |
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| Dave Holt, Concord, CA, "Easter Sunrise" |
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| "Welcome to Wonderland" by Richard and Natica Angilly as The Poet and the Dancer circa 1985. This number became the signature piece of the Poetic Dance Theater Company and for the Dancing Poetry Festival with the choreography growing from The Poet and the Dancer, to include, at times, nearly 20 performers |
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| "Voyage Into Today" performance of Poetic Dance Theater Company circa 1985 Performers: Reader: Richard Angilly Dancers: Natica Angilly, Alisha Rodrigues, Bob Rodrigues, Sarahanne Lum, Wanda Ingmire, Zanuba, Cindy Levinson, Darcel Dean |
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| Suzanne B. Cottrell, Oxford, NC, "Harmonious Healer" |
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| Diana Woodcock, Midlothian, VA and Doha, Qatar, "Indigenous State of Mind" and "Secretary" |
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| Cathy Dana, Alameda, CA, "To Her Class from Her Computer" |
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| "Essence Makes the Stretch" from the book "Prompts That Make Your Poetry Dance," written and read by Natica Angilly, danced on Zoom by Poetic Dance Theater Company. Performers: Shantee Baker,Takako Miyashita, Cindy Levinson, Richard and Natica Angilly, Wanda Ingmire all dancing from their homes to provide for Covid safety prior to the Poetic Dance Company returning to their rehearsal hall. |
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| Johanna Ely, Benicia, CA, "Time of Poetry" |
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| Evie Groch, El Cerrito, CA, "Uncertain Prayer" |
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| Garrett Murphy, Oakland, CA, Califia, Original Californian" |
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| "Power of Water," Ikebana performance, written, choreographed and danced by Takako Miyashita, read by Natica Angilly. Takako is the first to create poetry and dance based on the traditional concepts of ikebana flower arrangements. She is professional ikebana creator and instructor in the San Francisco East Bay Area. She is a frequent presenter at the Palace of the Legion of Honor Art Museum's "Bouquet de Arts annual presentation where artists are invited to represent anything in the museum in another form such as painting, sculpture or, in Takako's case, ikebana flower arrangement. |
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| Jose Alcala Cruz, Hayward, CA, "Sticky Rice" |
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| Jabez Churchill, Ukiah, CA, "The Art of Pruning" |
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| Eliza Shefler, Albany, CA, "Photo Album: Prayer to Lucy Kennedy Miller, Suffragette" |
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| Judy Hardin Cheung, interview for her book Poetography, recipient of Artists Embassy International's Literary Arts Book Award. "Poetography" is available on www.amazon.com |
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| "Creation of a Swan," written and read by Richard Angilly danced by Richard and Natica Angilly as the Poet and the Dancer, circa 1986 |
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| John Curl, Berkeley, CA, "The Lake of Our Emergence" |
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| Claire J. Baker, Pinole, CA, "Dancing With Veils" |
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| Deborah B. Schmidt, El Sobrante, CA, "The Warmth of Other Sons", and "The Dissident" |
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| Tanya Joyce, Emeryville, CA, "Infinity" |
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| "I Welcome the Dragonfly: written and read by Richard Angilly, danced by Cindy Levinson circa 1985 |
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| Introduction to the book "Journey to Wisdom, Memoirs of Althya Youngman founder of Artists Embassy International," by Mary Rudge, edited by Alisha Rodrigues and Natica Angilly, available on www.amazon.com. Althya Youngman was the founder of Artists Embassy International, parent organization of the Poetic Dance Theater Company. It traces Althya's life from a child in New York, to becoming an international force in presenting art of all genres from around the world with the theme of promoting understanding of peace through the universal language of the arts. |
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| Carmine Dandrea, Pine City, NY, "Letters to Bangalore" and "A Miracle of Elephants" |
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| Diane Elayne Dees, Covington, LA, "Learning Oceanography" |
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| Linda Eve Diamond, Port Orange, FL, "Art Beats" |
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| Brief reading from "Journey to Wisdom" read by Natica Angilly |
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| "Art of Awe and Your Artists Statement", reading by Natica Angilly, of words by Althya Youngman |
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| "Poetic Dance Review," written and read by Mary Rudge, dance montage performers: by Poetic Dance Theater Company Performers: Richard and Natica Angilly, Cindy Levinson, Wanda Ingmire, Alisha Rodregus, Darcel Dean, Zanuba |
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| "Welcome to Wonderland," written and read by Richard Angilly, performed by Poetic Dance Theater Company. This became our signature piece and was used at the end of numerous shows to introduce all Poetic Dance Theater performers of that performance before a grand invitation for the audience to come on stage for photo ops to take home as personal souvenirs. |
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| We Need to Send Out More Birds, written and read by Richard Angilly, danced by "Poet and the Dancer," circa 1985 |
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