Writings by the ensemble and Director Jay Ruby
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Etchings of a Village – Farewell to Carmen de Viborral
Etchings of a Village – Carmen de Viborral, Colombia The Carpetbag Brigade came to Carmen de Viborral to participate in a theater laboratory with Nemcatacoa and begin working on a collaborative performance. Our backdrop for this exchange was the small … Continue reading
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Cordial Kidnappings and Visceral Elders
Cordial Kidnappings and Visceral Elders We arrived in Carmen de Viborral a week ago. It was a long 11 hour busride from Bogota to Carmen de Viborral and we traversed two mountain ranges and the valley of the Rio Magdalena. … Continue reading
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Forming a more perfect union through cultural exchange
In celebrating the 235th birthday of the U.S.A. I am drawn to these 8 words of the preamble of the constitution “In order to form a more perfect union”. The Carpetbag Brigade and their non-verbal performance works travel abroad and … Continue reading
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The Embers of Mudfire
Time is fascinating. It is the fourth dimension that is sculpted by performance. Through repetition and refinement a performance can channel the precision of action not only measured by width, height and depth but also in the measure of time. … Continue reading
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Berlin, Glasgow & Sheffield – A Late Summer Journey
I am just finishing up a month long journey to Berlin, Germany; Sheffield, England; and Glasgow, Scotland. I went to Europe to teach an introductory Stiltasana in Sheffield at Greentop Circus and a Stiltasana intensive with the company Bright Night … Continue reading
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Torgeir Wethal
Torgeir Wethal from the Odin Teatret in Denmark passed earlier this week. He was a point of inspiration, an actor who committed his life to the work of his company. He was a founding member of the company and joined … Continue reading
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Cumbre Tajin – Festival de la Identidad
The senses circulate at Cumbre Tajin. Music drifts in layers, traditional, contemporary, three-piece acoustic, pre-colombian in traditional outfits, darkened faces weathered by agricultural rhythms; marching bands with majorettes, midnight popstars, shaman floutists dancing… On 80 foot poles… As humans spin … Continue reading
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Happy 13th Birthday
The Carpetbag Brigade was born on the 21st of June 1997, a solstice baby of sorts. Under Granite Creek Bridge – Prescott, Arizona 1997 David Campbell and Jay Ruby performed an excerpt from John Fowles’ “The Magus” at Arcosanti to … Continue reading
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Carpetblog
Carpetblog is a vehicle for capturing and transmitting the experiences of The Carpetbag Brigade and their work in the realm of performance culture. It is an experiment in using media to document and connect essays, stories, images, and actions as … Continue reading
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Pablocity
Pablocity – The speed at which desire becomes suffering. A poetic rant prayer analysis of Medellin. There is a city on a river in between mountains, a beautiful bowl, more appropriatelly a giant spoon lit up with lights at night … Continue reading →