Sha Sha Higby's "In a Cloud of Glass" September 26, 2008

In "In a Cloud of Glass," legendary performance artist Sha Sha Higby whirls within a dense, lacy thicket of her own design in a delicate drama of memory and timelessness. In this exotic sculptural costume and puppetry dance, presented by the Mendocino Art Center, Friday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m., Sha Sha explores the atmospheric world within the magical borders between death and life, and reflects her recent travels to Myanmar and Thailand. The performance will be held at the Matheson Performing Arts Center at the Mendocino High School.

"I approach dance through the medium of sculpture," says Sha Sha. "I interweave painterly manipulation of physical materials and textures I make one by one from wood, paper, silk, ceramic and gold leaf with a labyrinth of delicate props. My work strives to create a path where movement and stillness meet. Shreds of memory lace into a drama of a thousand intricate pieces, slowly moving, stirring our memory toward a sense of patience and timelessness."

Sha Sha, an international performance/sculptural artist, is known for her evocative and haunting performances using the exquisite and ephemeral body sculpture she meticulously creates herself and moves within. She is influenced by her studies in Asia, Noh Theater, Butoh, shadow puppets and textiles. Sha Sha started out making dolls and pursued the art of puppetry and sculpture in her early years. She has performed her unique body of work throughout the United States, and internationally in Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Singapore, Australia, Switzerland, England, Belgium, Germany and Holland. She is the recipient of numerous grants and awards including the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Theater Artist Fellowship, The Zellerbach Family Fund, and the California Arts Council New Genre Individual Artist Fellowship. http://www.shashahigby.com
Tickets for "In a Cloud of Glass" are available for $12 each through the Mendocino Art Center by telephone at 707-937-5818 (toll free 1-800-653-3328) or in person, 45200 Little Lake St. (at Kasten St.) in Mendocino. http://www.MendocinoArtCenter.org

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