The blog has been rather quiet this week due to the last minute preparations for the South Valley's Marigold Parade, which took place on Sunday, November 3rd. Albuquerque's Q-Staff Theater has been meeting regularly to reinvigorate itself, and it was decided that the Parade would be a perfect outlet to show the community that it is still alive and quite well. While I spent much time creating a copious amount of paper marigolds, the other Q-Staffers built and honed their stilting skills for the event. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to capture as many photos as I would have liked to during the day, but Sandy Timmerman enlisted the help of a real photographer (Mike Wolf) to document the day, so more (and better quality) photos to come. Big ups to Sandy Timmerman, Richard van Schouwen, Joe Annabi, Jenni, Camille Sasha, and Matt for their amazing dedication to the performance, and to Steven Nery for being a beast behind the wheel of that Pinzgauer.
Camille getting all dolled up.
Rich putting the finishing touches on Matt.
Getting there.
Myself and Steven.
Me helping Joe get the final touches of his awesome dog costume taped down.
Me, rippin gaff tape.
Jenni and Camille getting their stilts on.
Our view from the front seat of the Pinz.
Having viewed the Parade only as on onlooker, it was a strangely wonderful experience to participate from within the Parade itself. It went by in a flash, lasting only about 30-40 minutes from the starting point of the parade route to the end point at the Community Center. It was slightly terrifying to throw candy at hoards of children screaming "CANDY! CANDYYYYYY!", but also understandably satisfying to throw sweets to the wee ones who were too young to be so sugar greedy. In the back of the Pinz were some seriously talented musicians, adding to the sense of theatricality with their violins, saxophone and accordion. I honestly can't wait to participate in more events with Q-Staff.
Having viewed the Parade only as on onlooker, it was a strangely wonderful experience to participate from within the Parade itself. It went by in a flash, lasting only about 30-40 minutes from the starting point of the parade route to the end point at the Community Center. It was slightly terrifying to throw candy at hoards of children screaming "CANDY! CANDYYYYYY!", but also understandably satisfying to throw sweets to the wee ones who were too young to be so sugar greedy. In the back of the Pinz were some seriously talented musicians, adding to the sense of theatricality with their violins, saxophone and accordion. I honestly can't wait to participate in more events with Q-Staff.
Looks like a good time, love your makeup! The red is so sinister
ReplyDeleteyeah, your make up looks sick! i love that pick of you behind the wheel that Mike took! Thank you for all the finishing touches!
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