#ArtQuake

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The Knickerbocker scale

~ On January 28, 1922, the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, D.C. suffered a catastrophic roof collapse during a film screening, killing 98 people and injuring over 130. The disaster was caused by a heavy snowstorm and poor architectural planning, but it quickly became a symbol of theatrical hubris and institutional oversight. The theatre was an ornate venue built to impress, brought down by nature and negligence. I’ve named my rating system The Knickerbocker Scale in its honour. This is not meant to trivialize the tragedy, but to draw a line between spectacle and stability. Some shows are built strong. Others crumble under pressure. Either way, the tremors are felt. ~

Low scores = a stable performance. High scores = duck and cover.

1.0 – Rock Solid - Performances were grounded. Direction clear. No structural damage detected. A rare, stable theatrical plate.

2.0 – Minor Tremor - Slight accent slippage. One shaky scene change. Felt mostly in the back row. Not show-threatening.

3.0 – Noticeable Shift - Some cracks forming in the blocking. Emotional aftershocks. The lighting board may have wept.

4.0 – Moderate Quake - Dialogue tremors. Character motivations liquefying. Some audience members already reaching for their coats.

5.0 – Structural Collapse - One or more cast members are miming like their lives depend on it. The ghost is mouthing everyone’s lines. Stage left is now a sinkhole.

6.0 – Full Meltdown - Show imploded. Emotional carnage. Audience texting during the final monologue. Even the standing ovation felt like a hostage situation.

7.0+ – Extinction Event - This wasn’t theatre. This was ritual humiliation in two acts. The director’s notes were written in crayon. We are all changed.

~ That's Your Fault Line?

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Bill Naito and Karen Whitman, 1979

William Sumio Naito was a Japanese American Portlander, businessman, and civic leader (1925-1996). He was known for his initiatives to revitalize downtown Portland through historic preservation, property development, and cultural events such as Artquake. Artquake was a Labor Day arts festival held from 1977 to 1995. Bill Naito served as the festival’s Chairman while Karen Whitman was the…

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Video: Ice K (Artquake) - Reliable

Video: Ice K (Artquake) – Reliable

Living legend and icon, Ice K formerly Artquake releases his new single and music video “Reliable.” Over gritty drum patterns and mid-tempo bass, Ice K paints a melodic picture that is reminiscent of Afro beat chill vibe. “Reliable” sees Ice K culminating his extraordinary two-decade career showcasing his many talents and has proven to be an evergreen artiste. Last month also saw the launch of…

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ADX Artquake Ft. Sean Breezy – O’Dende

ADX Artquake Ft. Sean Breezy – O’Dende

Adx Artquake drops new single, ‘O’dende‘

Hip hop maestro, and ‘Honourable Shaku Shaku’ crooner, Adx of the now-defunct musical duo, Artquake has again hit the airwaves with yet another banger, O’dende.

ADX, whose real name is Adeniran Adegbite, has been on the game for about two decades, though with his friend and erstwhile partner, Ice K.

After the separation two years ago, the famous Labule…

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Poison love"

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The Ballad of Maria Marten – A Song Sung Flat in Two Acts 

bal·lad /ˈbaləd/

noun

1. A slow sentimental or romantic song.

2. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditionally passed on orally through generations.

Since this production was neither sentimental, romantic, nor particularly melodic (though certainly slow) it’s safe to assume the intention was the latter. A passed-down tale with meaning, weight, and purpose.

And on that front, The Ballad of Maria Marten does offer something worth preserving. The text itself is potent, its themes timely. The story of a woman silenced, erased, and buried (both literally and figuratively) is still alarmingly relevant. When the writing is allowed to speak for itself, the blade cuts deep. Unfortunately, this is also where the sweetness ends and the tragedy of the Leduc Drama Society’s staging begins.

Let’s begin with the high notes, because yes…there were a few.

The standout of the night was undoubtedly the Character of Anne. Her presence was focused and grounded, her accent (blessedly) consistent, and her performance lived quietly and confidently in the world. She brought nuance, intention, emotional weight, and restraint that only highlighted the chaos around her.

Next, the alive Maria, played by a younger actor with strength and sincerity. She carried the role well, even as she battled through awkward blocking, an overly literal ghost, and costumes that did her no favours. Her work was clean and emotionally available (a difficult feat while being actively upstaged by her own afterlife.)

Now… let’s talk about the ghost.

In what can only be described as a baffling directorial choice, Maria was double cast - alive and dead. Rather than use the stylized transitions meant to move between narration and flashback, the role was split, physically, into two bodies. This would be fine if those bodies even remotely resembled each other. They did not. One was youthful and alive with energy. The other was… louder.

The ghost, wrapped in blazing clean white (certainly too clean and too white for a dead woman who had been brutally murdered in men’s clothing) and nearly always onstage, not only shadowed her living counterpart, but upstaged her at every turn. She even took to mouthing her lines, gesturing dramatically, and making bizarre, fourth-wall-breaking eye contact with the audience. At one point, she crossed downstage mid-scene to remove a prop, winking at the crowd and pulling all focus away from an important scene. At another, she hovered like a Walmart banshee during a moment of quiet grief.

To be clear: this was not a haunting. This was heckling - from within the cast.

Worse still, the performance was marred by a truly spectacular accent carousel. In one monologue, we were treated to Cockney, Irish, Newfie, and a smattering of rural Albertan. It was like watching a ghost possessed by the entire Commonwealth.

And if that weren’t enough, in Act Two we’re introduced to a new love interest - played by the same actor as the first, but now wearing a black mesh veil and a cloak like he wandered in from a high school production of Phantom of the Opera. Whether this was an artistic choice or just a lack of available men, the effect was comical. Particularly as he attempted a love scene in full funeral garb, opposite a ghost and a woman clearly trying to exit the moment with her dignity intact.

The music, though ever-present, did little to support the production. Aiming for folksy and haunting, it instead felt like elevator muzak softly underscoring the show’s descent, not into tragedy, but into theatrical purgatory. The kind of underscore that quietly asks, “Have you tried turning it off and back on again?”

And the accents. Oh lord, the accents. No unified dialect coach, no consistent world. Just a mess of attempts that clashed scene to scene, character to character. At times, it was difficult to know where we were. England? Canada? Narnia?

But perhaps the most jarring misstep came in the opening scene, where the ensemble of adult women are meant to portray ten-year-old girls. No costumes, no vocal work, no physicality to suggest youth. We were treated to grown women delivering lines about being children. It wasn’t until the dialogue revealed their supposed age that the audience could even begin to adjust.

To the ensemble’s credit, some moments together had exuberant chemistry, especially in the lighter/comical group scene. When the production allowed them to connect, to be, it was enjoyable. But those moments were buried beneath the rubble of concept, poor casting, and a directorial vision that prioritized “ideas” over execution.

The show received a standing ovation, but only from those willing to rise for the effort, not the execution. Half the audience remained seated, perhaps in solidarity with the ghost of the real Maria Marten, rolling in her shallow grave.

In the end, this ballad didn’t sing. It rambled. As the audience checked their watch and phones for the time, and in the echo chamber of clashing choices, the truth of Maria’s story - the one that should have cut straight to the heart - was upstaged by the ghost of a production that could have been.

4.6 on the Knickerbocker scale - moderate quake.

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Adx Artquake – Shapally Ft. Chinko Ekun Formal member of the defunct group artquake, Adx artquake premieres new Single "Shapally" on which he teams up with Chinko Ekun to make it a Hit! DOWNLOAD MUSIC

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Today’s mix:

Beats 4 Freaks by DJ Dan 1998 House / Breaks / Big Beat

Listen to the full mix here.

Pretty great mix that’s got a lot of funky disco flavor and finishes with a transition into some late 90s big beat and breaks fare. Lovely.

Highlights:

DJ Technique - “My Definition (Technique)” Gene Farris - “Visions Of The Future (DJ Skull Remix)” Artquake - “H.C.” Groovezone - “Eisbaer (Groovezone Mix)” Groovezone - “Eisbaer (Soul Hooligan Mix)” MZ Allstars - “Dope Jam” Fuselage - “Seize The Time (Sol Brothers Electric Boogie)” Cirrus - “Back On A Mission (DJ Dan Remix)”

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Si Benedicto Reyes Cabrera (ipinanganak noong Abril 10, 1942), na mas kilala bilang "BenCab", ay isang Pilipino pintor. Siya ay iginawad ng Pambansang Alagad ng Sining ng Pilipinas (Pagpinta) noong 2006. Siya ay ang "pinakamabentang pintor ng kanyang henerasyon ng mga Pilipinong pintor. "

Sa Malabon noong Abril 10, 1942, si BenCab ay ipinanganak kina Democrito Cabrera at Isabel Reyes. Siya ang bunso sa pamilya. Ang unang pagkakalantad at pagtuklas ni BenCab ng sining ay nangyari sa pamamagitan ng kanyang nakatatandang kapatid na si Salvador, na siya ay isang matatag na pintor noong bata pa si Bencab.

Nagpatuloy siya sa pag-aaral sa University of the Philippines Diliman, kung saan sinubukan niya ang iba`t ibang mga art visual form - potograpiya, draftsmanship, paggawa ng print - habang kinikilala ang kanyang napiling pabor bilang isang pintor. Noong 1963, nakatanggap siya ng kanyang bachelor's degree sa Fine Arts

Umalis si Bencab sa Pilipinas upang kumatawan sa bansa sa kilalang VI Paris Biennale, kasama sina Virgilio Aviado at Lamberto Hekanova, na may isang hanay ng mga pinturang spray, at abstract na mga pagpipinta. Naglalakbay din sa Thailand, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Switzerland, Italy bago pumunta sa London kung saan ikinasal niya ang fiancée niya si Caroline Kennedy, isang British journalist.

Nagpasya ang mag-asawa na manatili sa London. Nagkaroon silang tatlong anak. Ang panganay, si Elisar, ay ipinanganak noong 1971 at ngayon ay isang tagagawa ng pelikula at serye sa web, kasal sa nagwaging award na manunulat ng dula at manunulat ng serye sa web, si Lisa Gifford, na nakabase sa London; Ang kanilang gitnang anak na si Mayumi, ay ipinanganak sa Maynila noong 1973 at naging isang modelo sa London at Los Angeles. Ang kanilang bunso, si Jasmine ay ipinanganak noong 1977 at nakatira sa siyudad ng Quezon.

Sa London, nagbebenta si Bencab ng oriental na mga antigo sa isang palengke sa Chelsea upang madagdagan ang kanyang kita.

Ang mga unang taon ni Bencab bilang isang pintor sa London "ay hindi gaanong madali", ngunit ang kanyang mga talento ay agad na kinilala. Sa sumunod na apat na dekada, itinatag niya para sa kanyang sarili ang isang pangalan ng pang-internasyonal na kahalagahan, na may hawak na mga eksibisyon mula sa London hanggang New York hanggang Macau, at nanalo maraming pangunahing mga parangal sa sining sa isang karera na sumasaklaw sa apat na dekada.

Noong 1985, ang 16-taong kasal ni BenCab kasama si Kennedy ay nagtapos sa diborsyo, at kalaunan ay nagpasya siyang umuwi sa Pilipinas.

Bumalik siya sa Pilipinas, at nanirahan sa lungsod ng Baguio sa Luzon. Nagtayo siya ng isang studio at isang maliit na sakahan sa Asin road sa Benguet. Siya at mga ibang kapwat artista – iskultor na si Ben Hur Villanueva, pintor sa sining biswal na si Santiago Bose, at tagagawa ng pelikula na si Kidlat Tahimik, bukod sa iba pa, ay nagtatag ng Baguio Arts Guild (BAG). Sa panahong ito nagsimula si BenCab na mas tuklasin ang paggamit ng papel upang gumawa ng likhang sining.

Noong lindol sa Luzon sa 1990, tumulong si Bencab at ang BAG sa pamamagitan ng pagtaguyod ng mga programa tulad ng workshop ng ArtAid para sa mga na-trauma na bata, at isang pangangalap ng pondo sa sining na pinamagatang "Artquake."

Sa bandang huli ng dekada 1990, ang kontribusyon ni Bencab ay importante sa paglikha ng Tam-awan Village, "isang kanlungan para sa mga lokal na artista na nagnanais ng isang nakapangalagaang kapaligiran kung saan bubuo ang kanilang mga talento, at isang pamayanan para sa lahat ng mga nais na makibahagi sa ang maayos na pagsasanib ng sining, kultura, kapaligiran, at kasaysayan.

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[Music + Video] Ice K (Artquake) – Sure Banker

[Music + Video] Ice K (Artquake) – Sure Banker

Since breaking out from ArtQuake his former group, ICE K has relentlessly shown his strength and versatility with the several great songs he has been dishing out; tracks like 4G WIRELESS ft Slim case, EMMEDATELY ft Duncan Mighty and TEKINOLOGY undoubtedly hit the right spots in 2018.

To kick start 2019, he is out with the audio and video of another great song titled “Sure Banker” with its video…

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#Nigeria : MUSIC : Ice k (Artquake) - Emmedately ft. Duncan Mighty

#Nigeria : MUSIC : Ice k (Artquake) – Emmedately ft. Duncan Mighty

Ice K’s breakout hit “4G Wireless” continues to burn up the street. In perfect timing for shaku shaku playlists, the IceMpire crooner calls on hip-hop biggest hitmaker, Duncan Mightyfor the release of hit banger “EMMEDATELY.” Since breaking out from his Artquake group and with his hit single “4G Wireless” Ft SlimCase, Ice K has stayed super consistent. Press play on the “EMMEDATELY“…

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VIDEO: Ice K (artquake) – 4GWireless Ft Slim Case & Dollaysno

VIDEO: Ice K (artquake) – 4GWireless Ft Slim Case & Dollaysno

Icempire Records owner Ice K (artquake) premieres the music video for his trending single “4GWireless” featuring Slim Case & Dollarsyno. The much anticipated video is brought to life through various performance scenes in sets filled with dance and the shaku shaku track leads them to a crew of dancers who display swift choreographed moves. Visual […]

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Video: Ice K (artquake) – 4G Wireless Ft Slim Case & Dollaysno Icempire Records owner Ice K (artquake) premieres the music video for his trending single “4GWireless” featuring Slim Case & Dollarsyno.