Crystallizing Space

Join Catherine Cabeen as she breaks down the Leap into the Void!

March 2nd 1-2pm
A lecture on historic research and contemporary choreography
@ the University of Washington, Meany Hall Dance Studio 266
This event is free and open to the public!

March 4th 12:15-1:15pm
A panel discussion on collaboration in the arts
@ Cornish College, Main Campus Gallery
This event is free and open to the public!

March 11th 8pm
An installation/ preview performance
@ SAM Remix
20$

March 18th 6:30 pm
A "My Favorite Things/ Highly Opinionated Tour"
@ Seattle Art Museum
free with museum admission

The Divine Normal

"The gold of the ancient alchemists can actually be extracted from everything. But what is difficult is to discover the gift that is the philosopher's stone and that exists in each of us" (Y. Klein quoted in Yves Klein: A Retrospective, Nice, 2000).

"A painter should only paint a single masterpiece, himself,constantly." (Y. Klein quoted in Blue Company or,Yves Klein Considered as a World-Economy)

Klein’s conception of art as an aspect of life that hinges on an artist’s daily practice is familiar to me as a dancer.

“Practice is the means of inviting the perfection desired.” –Martha Graham

His study of Judo led him to believe that his body was a channel for powers that were greater than himself. The way to honor this power is to see all of life as a work of art that we are constantly engaged with. This same awareness has come into my life through both the practice of yoga and dance. I find Klein’s faith in the idea that by becoming the best person you can be you will create the most powerful work, refreshing in a culture that romanticizes the “struggling artist.”