Groundhog Day here, meaning every day runs into the next. I have my uniform, which is khaki BDU pants, black boots, and a blue HI- DMAT shirt. Other than that, I have one pair of pants I have worn, and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arts
Hurricane Sandy Deployment – Day 6
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Today, I could feel the tension starting to build. We are at about the halfway point, the impending holiday is ahead of us, and people are tired and cold. Even the patients seemed more on edge today. We had a … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Deployment – Day 5
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Today was pretty uneventful overall, so I went around and got some pictures of the BoO’s (Base of Operations, aka tents), and other facilities. We got washers and dryers today!!! I needed to get off base, and really pushed to … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Deployment- Day 4
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I am actually now on Day 7 or 8, I think, so trying to remember back, and it’s all a big blur. If I didn’t date my photos, I think all the events would run together. Eternal Groundhog Day… Ah! … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy Deployment- Day 3
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This day, I finally got to see some of the destruction from Hurricane Sandy. A few of us signed out a vehicle, since I didn’t start until noon, and the others didn’t start until 4pm. We headed out into Long … Continue reading
149- Tuning Out to Tune In
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“The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades … Continue reading
145- For all the times I had no voice
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For all the times I had no voice, for the spirit within that is unseen, unacknowledged, unheard. For all women and the times they had no voice.
My God, how sad that I have so often felt Just. Like. This….
Vit Gestalt performance from Karolin Kent on Vimeo.
Excerpt from the site:
‘Vit gestalt’ is inspired by the research around the issue of female oppression within societies. This piece discusses her social restrictions whilst portraying her as a proud and strong creature, fighting for recognition. Kent utilizes the mediums of performance and live-art in order to discuss this matter. ‘Vit gestalt’ delivers a strong visual and expressive image by blending subtle and grotesque expression, through a structured improvisation of movement and voice.
Performance at Halmstad gatuteaterfestival 2012
144- In One Breath
This video touches so beautifully on the dance where two are one breath, and the disconnect that happens when we go from being One to being Two. Enjoy
Stillness is motion. Motion is stillness from Karolin Kent on Vimeo.
143- So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
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This excerpt of T.S. Eliot’s work from Four Quartets: The East Coker speaks to my need for silence, and the innate uncomfortable-ness of that space between the light and the dark. It is in the anticipation of what lies beneath … Continue reading
139- Nobody Cares
It took me many years to find this to be true in many ways. A technician without passion is no fun to watch, but someone with true passion can draw you in and move you, even if their technique is lacking.
It’s the same in the dance of life. If you aren’t passionate about it, it doesn’t matter how good you are. People won’t be moved by you. Do what moves you, and it will inspire others to do the same.