VaBang! has begun its collaboration with post-beat jazz poet Steve Dalachinsky. Steve performed in VaBang!’s world premiere in NYC March 29 and 30 for two of the three shows. Check out Steve’s first poem about VaBang! here:
VaBang!
dance dappled damsels
radiate outward from the circle’s center
stepped within
dare devil darlin’s illuminate the dark
dance rapidly lightly gaily musically
let the movement guide you
this commitment to the membrane of community
imagined landscapes
identity love
endless possibilities of gesture
dance dappled damsels
move body & feet through the violence of politics
& life
let the moment guide you DANCE
VaBang - Claim your space
VaBang - here within the human race
VaBang - rise with honor & with grace
VaBang VaBang VaBang………
dalachinsky nyc 3/30/08