![]() I mean, yes, there is a certain technology that allows Weebles to wobble but not fall down, but I don’t know if the chairs worked on the same principle.) ![]() (I made up the part about Weeble Wobble technology. I would have played in the chair for the next half hour if little kids hadn’t been waiting their turn. Once I realized I was safe in the chair, I relaxed, leaned back, and had a good ol’ time. Nolagirl and I both tired out a chair, but I think I enjoyed my experience more. Based on Weeble Wobble technology, the chairs swayed, tipped, and rolled, but never dumped the occupant on the ground. Before we found the restrooms, we found magnificent wobbly chairs. Performers dressed as waiters…compose and arrange the finished “food” within the still-life.Īfter looking at the art cars, Nolagirl and I went off in search of a restroom. During the festival, colorful clay given out to festival-participants with a prompt: to make food that they associate with family tradition. ![]() The sparks! website calls this participatory activity led by Elliott Kayser a “ Community Still-Life in Clay.”Ī dining room table set in the style of a classical still-life painting, complete with ceramic serviceware, created prior to the event. We didn’t stop to watch the performance, although we did pause briefly to see the vast array of “food” that festival participants had molded and shaped. Teams of youth and adult artists work together to explore the public transit experience with original plays from a youth perspective…Performers…travel between platforms to maximize the number of people who can experience performances! We were fascinated by the cacti created from what the aforementioned website calls “woven recycled fabric and translucent porcelain clay.”Īs we moved through the Shadow Walk between the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum building and the Ikeda Theater, we encountered another stage where Rising Youth Theatre thespians were performing Light Rail Plays. The music was good, and I’m sure I was tapping my foot and swaying my hips, but it was The Night Garden by Jenneva Kayser of Tempe, AZ that really got our attention. We could hear the music of the 1950s being performed by Come Back Buddy as we approached. We entered the festival from Main Street. I was glad to see the event wasn’t packed we could still move around just fine and experience everything that was happening. The crowd consisted of a lot of families with kids, but there were plenty of adults without children out there too. spark! celebrates the imaginative spark in all of us, by showcasing Arizona artists and performers and inviting visitors to explore and enjoy live music, aerial dance performances, hands-on experiences, live art-making, installations, demonstrations, a variety of foods, a beer, wine and cocktail area and more. This year’s Festival of Creativity will feature an exhibition of 16 art cars, multiple hot rods and lowriders, and interactive arts experiences for people of all ages. If Nolagirl likes a cultural event, I’m probably going to like it too. Nolagirl always finds the quirkiest, funkiest, grooviest, all-around-most-fun activities in the greater metro area, and I’m pretty open to trying new things. She’d been thinking about checking out the free spark! event at the Mesa Arts Center. ![]() I have to bring my kid to Mesa, she said.
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