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<![CDATA[hydrangea sky movement arts - journal]]>Wed, 06 May 2026 01:21:11 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Valentine's Day 2026 - Hydrangea Sky at Old Town Center for the Arts]]>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:56:14 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/valentines-day-2026-hydrangea-sky-at-old-town-center-for-the-artsHydrangea Sky Artists Emerald Forest & Marie Turner photographed by Cathy Ransom at Old Town Center for the Arts, Valentine's Day, February 14, 2026.

]]><![CDATA[Best of the Best Readers Choice Awards 2025 Kudos and The Verde Valley Independent - Old Town Center for the Arts]]>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:12:07 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/best-of-the-best-readers-choice-awards-2025-kudos-and-the-verde-valley-independent-old-town-center-for-the-artsHydrangea Sky's home venue Old Town Center for the Arts won in two Arts & Entertainment categories in the Best of the Best Readers Choice Awards 2025 in Kudos and The Verde Valley Independent: Best Live Theater Experience (Sedona Kudos) and Best Film Festival (Verde Valley Independent).

Thank you to Kudos and The Verde Valley Independent, thank you to Cliff Castle Casino for hosting the event (location), and thank you to our wonderful patrons who attend our events and keep live theater alive! Thanks for voting!

OTCA Staff: William Eaton (Co-Founder, Co-Director), Christine Eaton (Co-Founder, Co-Director, Interior Designer), Elena Bullard (Co-Director), Marie Turner (Co-Director, Studio B Manager, Hydrangea Sky Founder/Director), Logan Turner (Live Sound, Lighting Design, Hydrangea Sky Musical Director), and Patrice Isham (Friends of Old Town Center for the Arts nonprofit).

Pictured: Marie and Logan Turner (OTCA/HSMA), James Ball Theater and Choir Director from A.T.O.R.T. at Mingus Union High School (voted Best Live Theater Experience in The Verde Independent), Tommy Rocks (live music), and James Whedon (Audience Development & Editorial, The Verde Valley Independent).

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]]><![CDATA[Anthology: Storytelling & Poetry in Motion premiers at OTCA November 16, 2024]]>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 06:16:19 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/anthology-storytelling-poetry-in-motion-premiers-at-otca-november-16-2024Anthology: Storytelling & Poetry in Motion

Anthology

Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts is a multi-disciplinary movement company exploring the space from floor to air through dance, acrobatics, martial arts, flow arts, and aerial arts based out of Northern Arizona. Anthology follows the success of Ephemera, Unfurl, and CIRQUE – three original shows each premiered to sold-out audiences at Hydrangea Sky’s home venue, Old Town Center for the Arts.
Hydrangea Sky is a professional performance company dazzling audiences with high flying feats, mesmerizing movement arts, and a storytelling soul.

Anthology is a collection of stories shared through motion, exploring a range from the poignant beauty in the mundane - life’s collection of simple sequential moments - to the ethereal magic of the otherworldly and extraordinary. A man grapples repeatedly with the Sisyphean task to wake up from a deep sleep. A Forest Fairy Queen evokes the elements and summons both earthly and celestial creatures in a celebratory starlight dance. A dancer stricken with grief and loss navigates through a series of obstacles that ultimately give rise to joy, serenity, and acceptance. A flustered librarian pursues a cheeky mouse who has wrought chaos into her sacred reading space. Audiences will enjoy these stories and many more.

The event will include an intermission, concession stand with snacks, and signed cast posters available for purchase.

TICKETS

"Anthology" photographed by Armando Kiyama

]]><![CDATA[CIRQUE by Hydrangea Sky premiers at Old Town Center for the Arts]]>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:52:03 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/cirque-by-hydrangea-sky-premiers-at-old-town-center-for-the-artsCIRQUE premiers November 3 and 4, 2023 at Old Town Center for the Arts, Cottonwood, Arizona

CIRQUE Photography by Armando Kiyama

CIRQUE

CIRQUE will transport you back in time to an 1800s-inspired vintage circus with a modern twist, following the story of a lovable troupe of characters of the past remembered through a nostalgic lens by 'silent narrator' Adelaide La Ballerine played by Christine Eaton (present) and Marie Turner (past). Full of wonder, awe-inspiring stories, acrobatic and high-flying feats, CIRQUE rekindles the imaginative, unbridled joy of childhood dreams of running away with the Circus...

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with special guest artist Christine Eaton

]]><![CDATA[HSMA Performs at "Celebrate Sedona" for Sedona Arts Center April 5, 2023]]>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:15:54 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/hsma-performs-at-celebrate-sedona-for-sedona-arts-center-april-2023

(left to right) Emerald Forest, Lilith Velarides, Marie Turner, Logan Turner, Stephan Barber

Photos by James Ismert Photography

Marie Turner and Emerald Forest

Hydrangea Sky Company Artists Emerald Forest and Lilith Velarides perform at "Celebrate Sedona" April 5, 2023 at Sedona Arts Center (Sedona, Arizona). Thank you to CEO Julie Richard and the staff at Sedona Arts Center!
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Lilith Velarides

Emerald Forest

Marie Turner

]]><![CDATA[Highlight Reels from Ephemera November 2022]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:15:09 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/highlight-reels-from-ephemera-november-2022Highlight Reel from Ephemera - Short Version

Highlights from Ephemera

]]><![CDATA[Q&A with Mingus Union High School Students - Ephemera Dress Rehearsal]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:02:01 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/qa-with-mingus-union-high-school-students-ephemera-dress-rehearsalQ&A with Mingus Union High School Students after Ephemera Dress Rehearsal

Special thanks to James Ball, head of the theatre and choir department at Mingus Union High School and the Head Lighting Designer for Ephemera, and to Elena Bullard, Lighting Designer for Ephemera, for facilitating a Q&A opportunity with theatre and choir students engaged in and learning about the arts. This event was held after the students viewed the Dress Rehearsal performance of Ephemera Tuesday November 8, 2022. Students were invited to ask any questions about aerial arts and other movement art forms featured in the show, any behind-the-scenes questions regarding rehearsals, training, and performing on stage, and what it means to become a professional dancer in a company, and any other related subjects they were curious about.

Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts is dedicated to education in the arts, especially in our local community in the Verde Valley.

]]><![CDATA[Ephemera Premieres November 11th and 12th]]>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:17:49 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/ephemera-premieres-november-11th-and-12th

Old Town Center for the Arts presents
Ephemera - A World Premiere Performance at OTCA

If You Go . . . .
What: “Ephemera” By Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts
When: Friday, November 11th, 7:00 PM and Saturday,
November 12th, 7:00 PM
Where: Old Town Center for the Arts, 5th Street & Main, Cottonwood
How Much: $25 advance, $28 door, $30 priority seating and $35 VIP includes backstage pass and autographed playbill
More info: (928) 634-0940
www.oldtowncenter.org

OTCA hosts the World Premiere Concert “Ephemera” by Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts

‘Ephemera’ is a captivating, enthralling evening of aerial dance, acrobatics, modern dance, martial arts, and flow arts, unfolding on and high above the stage at Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood, Arizona on Friday and Saturday evening, November 11th & 12th, at 7:00 PM. This multi-media event will be a stunning array of aerial arts, colorful lighting, evocative music and sound.

‘Ephemera’ is created by Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, a company of diverse artists in Northern Arizona, performing high-flying stunts on aerial silks, corde lisse (rope), trapeze, lyra, aerial chains, sling, and straps; transitioning into the grounded movement arts of Kung Fu, Tai-Chi, modern dance, acrobatics, and Poi spinning.

Exploring the space from floor to air, through dynamic movement, each act is woven into a cohesive storyline that summons ethereal elements – the intangible and the profound – that connect us all. ‘Ephemera’ explores the dichotomy of time and memory being at once fleeting and eternal; juxtaposing the graceful and the primal, the groundedness on earth and the limitlessness of atmospheric space.

For this special event, several guest artists will be joining the staff, including James Ball as lighting designer, John Compton as stage manager, with special thanks to aerial rigging consultant Greg Fishell.

This debut full-length show of Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts dance company is the first show of its kind to be presented at Old Town Center for the Arts. To get a glimpse and preview of Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts dance company please visit: hydrangeasky.com.

Doors open at 6:00 PM for a special viewing of visual artist Marrin Robinson’s mixed media landscape paintings on display at OTCA. Marrin's solo exhibition is entitled "Light Across Time".

Greeting you at the door will be guest artist Deborah Heron Williams of High On Life Stiltwalking.

Tickets for Ephemera are $25 in advance, $28 at the door, and $30 priority seating and $35 VIP. Tickets for this special event are available online at www.showtix4u.com or in Cottonwood at Mount Hope Foods and Mysterium, and in Sedona, you can find tickets at The Mary D. Fisher Theatre. For ticket prices and more information about these and other upcoming events, visit www.oldtowncenter.org, or call Elena Bullard at (928) 634-0940.

Check out our article in Kudos

]]><![CDATA[Behind the Scenes: Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts photo shoot with James Ismert Photography at Old Town Center for the Arts]]>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:43:44 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/behind-the-scenes-hydrangea-sky-movement-arts-photo-shoot-with-james-ismert-photography-at-old-town-center-for-the-arts

Behind the scenes: Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts photo shoot with James Ismert Photography at Old Town Center for the Arts, August 14, 2022.

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See photos by James Ismert Photography:
https://www.hydrangeasky.com/james-ismert-photography.html

On Instagram:
@hydrangeaskymovementarts
@jamesismert
@otcaaz

YouTube:
@hydrangeaskymovementarts

Facebook:
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Music in video: Jermi the BeatSmith
On YouTube: @Jermi the BeatSmith
On Instagram: @JermitheBeatsmith
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]]><![CDATA['Ephemera' November 11th and 12th, 2022 at Old Town Center for the Arts]]>Sat, 09 Jul 2022 22:20:24 GMThttps://www.hydrangeasky.org/journal/november-11th-and-12th-2022-at-old-town-center-for-the-artsHydrangea Sky Movement Arts presents:
"Ephemera"
Full-Length Show Debuting at Old Town Center for the Arts

Venue:
Old Town Center for the Arts
633 N 5th Street, Cottonwood, AZ 86326

oldtowncenter.org

TICKETS: https://www.showtix4u.com/events/317

Old Town Center for the Arts Presents ‘Ephemera’
A World Premiere Performance by Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts

Two Showings: Friday November 11th & Saturday November 12th, 7:00 pm

‘Ephemera’ is a captivating, enthralling evening of aerial dance, acrobatics, and flow arts, unfolding on and high above the stage at Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood, Arizona on Friday and Saturday evening, November 11th & 12th, at 7:00 PM. This multi-media event will be a stunning array of aerial arts, colorful lighting, sound and music.

‘Ephemera’ is created by Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts, a company of diverse artists, performing high-flying stunts on aerial silks, corde lisse (rope), trapeze, lyra, aerial chains, and straps; transitioning into the grounded movement arts of Kung-Fu, Tai-Chi, modern dance, acrobatics, Cyr wheel, and Poi spinning.

Exploring the space from floor to air, through dynamic movement, each act is woven into a cohesive storyline that summons ethereal elements – the intangible and the profound – that connect us all. ‘Ephemera’ explores the dichotomy of time and memory being at once fleeting and eternal; juxtaposing the graceful and the primal, the groundedness on earth and the limitlessness of atmospheric space.

This debut full-length show of Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts dance company is the first show of its kind to be presented in the Verde Valley / Sedona area.

Website: hydrangeasky.com
Instagram: @hydrangeaskymovementarts

First Showing:
Friday November 11, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Second Showing:
Saturday November 12, 2022
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/1Q32RJNcV