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Hydrangea 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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Anthology: Storytelling & Poetry in MotionHydrangea 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. "Anthology" photographed by Armando KiyamaCIRQUE premiers November 3 and 4, 2023 at Old Town Center for the Arts, Cottonwood, Arizona  CIRQUE Photography by Armando Kiyama 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...           with special guest artist Christine Eaton
      (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! sedonaartscenter.org  Lilith Velarides  Lilith Velarides  Emerald Forest  Emerald Forest  Marie Turner Highlight Reel from Ephemera - Short VersionHighlights from EphemeraQ&A with Mingus Union High School Students after Ephemera Dress RehearsalSpecial 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.  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 KudosBehind the scenes: Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts photo shoot with James Ismert Photography at Old Town Center for the Arts, August 14, 2022.
hydrangeasky.com jamesismert.com oldtowncenter.org See photos by James Ismert Photography: https://www.hydrangeasky.com/james-ismert-photography.html On Instagram: @hydrangeaskymovementarts @jamesismert @otcaaz YouTube: @hydrangeaskymovementarts Facebook: Facebook.com/hellohydrangeasky Music in video: Jermi the BeatSmith On YouTube: @Jermi the BeatSmith On Instagram: @JermitheBeatsmith https://wlo.link/@JermitheBeatsmith Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts presents: |
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