Release Your Mind & Body In Queens At Spec-Chuan Movement & Arts Center

chuan xie, scma, cause and yvette

A few weeks ago, after attending an early morning Saturday dance class at Spec-Chuan Movement & Arts Center (SCMA), I started crushing on Queens in a big way. I took my first ever Bollywood class (part of their World Series classes), taught by Sankalp Sharma. Much to my surprise, not only did my body break […]

Playful Dragon Smoke Flirts Beautifully With Fantasy and Reality

Chasing Dragons, Bill Hayward, Glitterati Incorporated, cause and yvette

Contemporary artist David Hockney once said, ‘the photograph isn’t good enough. It’s not real enough,’ which I think artist Bill Hayward has taken to heart and evident in his Chasing Dragons: An Uncommon Memoir in Photographs by Bill Hayward, © 2015, published by Glitterati Incorporated. Comprised of an array of photographs, you journey down Bill’s life […]

Capturing A Flower’s Ripple Effect Is Easier Than You Think

Nothing is better than seeing water ripples come alive, but imagine being able to freeze that moment in time? Well OoDesign has created a floating glass vase called ‘Ripple’, that’s shaped like a water ripple, with a long enough ‘dip’ to fit a flower’s stem. See, how much it looks like the flower is causing the water ripple, […]

Jamie xx: Sleep Sound on Nowness.com Wake up to Jamie XX’s ‘Sleep Sound’, based on how the deaf hear music through movement.  Featuring 13 members of the Manchester Deaf Centre with ages ranging from five to 27 years old, their response to the movement of the artist + the vibrations in the air given off by […]