BELLA GAIA

PHOTOS: HOUSTON MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE

Kenji — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:52:42 +0000

BELLA GAIA Ensemble Performs for 5000 people outdoors at the Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston TX. Kenji Williams’ 4 month old daughter Amara also made her debut performance in Bella Gaia’s Egypt section playing the role of future generations we must protect. Click photos to enlarge. Read press and comments here.

5000 people attending Irina Akulenko & Läle Sayoko (India)

Kaeshi Chai, Läle Sayoko, Amara, Irina Akulenko in Egypt Section

Kristin Hoffmann

Yumi Kurosawa Kenji Williams & Deep Singh

RECENT RADIO, NASA PRESS, COMMENTS

Kenji — Thu, 03 May 2012 06:41:27 +0000

- SunFM 91.3 Mornings in Sonoma

- BELLA GAIA A Smash Hit at Sonoma International Film Festival

NASA education

- NASA Article http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/beautiful-earth.html

- Bella Gaia: Beautiful Earth – NASA DLN was broadcast on NASA TV

Houston

- http://www.artshound.com/event/detail/441585069/Bella_Gaia_A_Poetic_Vision_of_Earth_from_Space

radio interview KUHF

- http://www.thefrontrow.org/articles/1334693353-Bella-Gaia-A-Poetic-Vision-of-Earth-from-Space.html

Facebook-Twitter comments:

April 23 at 10:02pm ·
Gloria Villalobos It was a wonderful show . . . enjoyed every minute!

Shira Davida Goldberg
The coolest movie, presentation and soundtrack I have ever witnessed! This movie should be in every school around the world! (& IMAX too!)

Noe Gonzales
April 21 near Houston, TX
Wonderful Event here in Houston for truly it was a blessing to visions and sounds. you are such great artist and dancers , musicians but most of all beautiful people for sharing your gift , thank you Kenji and crew

Steve Hagstrom
April 15 near Sonoma, CA
People in Sonoma are still talking about the amazing performance art piece, “Bella Gaia”. Such imagination and delivery are so rare. True genius. Thank you!

MAY 15 & 16 (Tue, Wed) EYEBEAM NEW YORK CITY

Kenji — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:48:33 +0000

The full 80min Ensemble Show Debut in New York City! Collaborating with Cutting Edge Digital Arts Lab EYEBEAM, the full 8 piece BELLA GAIA Ensemble presents for two spectacular nights May 15th & 16th @ 8pm! BUY TICKETS NOW:

April 27- Pollak Theatre- Monmouth University

Ken — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:35:27 +0000

Bella Gaia Ensemble Live!

April 27- 8:00pm

@ Pollak Theatre, Monmouth University

400 Cedar Ave, West Long Branch, NJ

Sponsored By: Monmouth University’s Center for the Arts

Cost: $35/25 Contact Box Office for information on group rates

‘BELLA GAIA’ CAPTURES EARTH’S BEAUTY THROUGH EYES OF ASTRONAUTS IN A PERFORMANCE CELEBRATING EARTH DAY 2012

Employing high definition projections of breathtaking scenes, realized through state of the art (and science) photography as well as computer generated images alongside live musicians, Bella Gaia offers an astronaut’s-eye view of a world that’s changing right before our eyes. Continue reading here.

April 21- Miller Outdoor Theatre- Houston Texas

Ken — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:09:37 +0000

BELLA GAIA Live Full Ensemble Performing Earth Day-
At Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, TX
April 21st (Sat) 8-10pm.

UPDATE: PHOTOS FROM THE SHOW:

5000 people attending Irina Akulenko & Läle Sayoko (India)

Kaeshi Chai, Läle Sayoko, Amara, Irina Akulenko in Egypt Section

Kristin Hoffmann

Yumi Kurosawa Kenji Williams & Deep Singh

Miller Outdoor Theatre

6000 Hermann Park Drive

Houston, TX 7030

BELLA GAIA is thrilled to perform for Earth Day at Miller Outdoor Theatre this coming April 21st, 2012. This historic venue has been the premier outdoor theater for the performing arts in Houston, Texas since 1922. The ampitheatre-style hillside fits 4,500 people on the 80,000 square ft. lawn, and the theatre seats 1,705 people.

This is the first time the show will be performed by the full BELLA GAIA Live Ensemble with three dancers! The show will also be customized for Houston, showing satellite imagery of the record breaking fires that occurred in Texas in 2011.

Performing Members:

Kenji Williams- Director, Composer, Violin
Kristin Hoffmann- Voice, Keyboard
Yumi Kurosawa- Koto
Deep Singh- Tabla, Percussion, Voice
Lety ElNaggar- Saxophone, Nay
Läle Sayoko- Dance
Irina Akulenko- Dance
Kaeshi Chai- Dance

April 16- Fortune Brainstorm Green- Laguna Niguel California

Ken — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:50:23 +0000

The Fortune Brainstorm GREEN community is a diverse cross-section of Fortune 500 CEOs, leaders from the environmental movement, senior government officials, and provocative thinkers. Previous participants have included Sir Richard Branson of Virgin, former President Clinton, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, REI CEO Sally Jewell, Wal-Mart’s Lee Scott, and many other leaders and visionaries.

Kenji Williams will perform a short solo sample of BELLA GAIA , with an introduction by Howard Gould on April 16 at 4:20pm

Details Here

April 18- Live Webcast on NASA’s Digital Learning Network

Ken — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:23:46 +0000

BELLA GAIA Education: Beautiful Earth

April 18 (Wed) 2012 13:00-14:00 Live!!!

Link to watch Live Webcast on NASA’s Digital Learning Network

In honor of Earth Day, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is holding a special event. Kenji Williams is back on NASA’s DLN (Digital Learning Network),

and this time the event will be broadcasted live straight to your computers!

Through this program, NASA continues the agency’s tradition of investing in the nation’s education programs. Continue reading.

APRIL 13,14 – SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

Kenji — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:03:22 +0000

Set amidst the unparalleled beauty of the Sonoma Valley wine country, the annual Sonoma International Film Festival welcomes filmmakers and film-lovers to a sun-drenched, luxurious extended weekend in mid-April, pairing great food, fine wine and more than 130 new independent films from around the world.

BELLA GAIA is honored to take part in the 2012 Sonoma International Film Festival. The festival will take place April 11-15 in the beautiful valleys of Sonoma, CA. Kenji Williams is scheduled to perform two BELLA GAIA shows during the festival: April 13th and April 14th. Sponsored by The Baum Foundation.

April 13- (6pm-7pm)
Sonoma Community Center
276 East Napa Street Sonoma,
CA 95476 (707)938-4626
www.sonomacommunitycenter.org

April 14- (6pm-7pm)
Sebastiani Theater
476 1st Street East, Sonoma
CA. (707) 996-9756
www.sebastianitheatre.com

STUDENTS HEAR & SEE INDIAN TABLA DRUMS FOR FIRST TIME

Kenji — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:47:29 +0000

Another standing ovation in Wisconsin! High school students hear & see Indian Tabla drums for 1st time @ percussion workshop w Deep Singh. What a treat for the kids !

MARCH 4 (Sun) – SPENCER, WISCONSIN

Kenji — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:02:04 +0000

UPDATE: Post-show Comments:
@ludditelouie the sun’s arrival this am in Northern Wi. seemed much more meaningful after being immersed in your beautiful prensentation Sun.

Terry Gillespie “I just saw this brilliant presentation! This is a must see for all human inhabitants of Earth. We are truly are in need of this modality of presentation concerning our planet!”

Barb Mott Gillespie Thank you for sharing your presentation with us in the beautiful “middle of nowhere” Central Wisconsin. It was breath-taking and we look forward to the DVD so we can share it with everyone we know. I hope our friends who organize the cultural fair will consider inviting you to share it at that venue next year.

Clint Gosse Thanks for a great show! You two do great work!

Stef Mueller I enjoyed your show very much today!

Please Join us in Spencer Wisconsin, at the Lucille Tack Center for the Arts!
Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m
Tickets:
http://www.lucilletackcenter.com/shows/bella_gaia.php