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Spark: Aesha Ash
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04:30:00 08/24/06

In the career of a dancer, taking new steps as an artist can also mean changing your life. That's what Aesha Ash has done over and over, moving from the New York C...

Spark: Aesha Ash

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Spark: Aesha Ash

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In the career of a dancer, taking new steps as an artist can also mean changing your life. That's what Aesha Ash has done over and over, moving from the New York City Ballet to Switzerland's Béjart Ballet Lausanne and then to Alonzo King's LINES Ballet in 2005. Spark visited Ash during a rehearsal, where she discussed her adjustment to the third dance company change of her career. Original air date: March 2006.

Spark: Kid Beyond
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21:00:00 04/18/06

Kid Beyond (aka Andrew Chaikin) is a one-person band -- using his mouth as his only musical instrument. He can produce the sounds of instruments, hip-hop loops, te...

Spark: Kid Beyond

Added 04/18/06
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Spark: Kid Beyond

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Kid Beyond (aka Andrew Chaikin) is a one-person band -- using his mouth as his only musical instrument. He can produce the sounds of instruments, hip-hop loops, techno beats, turntable scratches, and synthesizers. Spark gets into the rhythm with him at The Vowel Movement: A Beatbox Showcase.

Spark: Shotgun Players
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21:00:00 04/18/06

Persistence has finally paid off for the East Bay's Shotgun Players. After over a decade of being nomads, the theater ensemble finally has a more permanent home wi...

Spark: Shotgun Players

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Spark: Shotgun Players

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Persistence has finally paid off for the East Bay's Shotgun Players. After over a decade of being nomads, the theater ensemble finally has a more permanent home with a 35-year lease on their space on Berkeley's busy Ashby Avenue. Spark checks in on this grassroots troupe as they rehearse for a production of Albert Camus's 1949 play, "Les Justes."

Spark: Amy Francesc...
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21:00:00 08/18/05

Amy Franceschini is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of net art, an art form that is created, circulated and experienced through the internet. She is the founder ...

Spark: Amy Franceschini

Added 08/18/05
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Spark: Amy Franceschini

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Amy Franceschini is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of net art, an art form that is created, circulated and experienced through the internet. She is the founder of Futurefarmers, an art and design collaborative dedicated to expressing environmental and community interests through digital media. Spark checks out her "Fingerprint Maze" at Pond gallery.

Spark Robert Bechtle
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21:00:00 08/18/05

For more than forty years Robert Bechtle has been widely recognized as one of the founders of American Photorealism, a style of painting that rivals the detail and...

Spark Robert Bechtle

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Spark Robert Bechtle

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For more than forty years Robert Bechtle has been widely recognized as one of the founders of American Photorealism, a style of painting that rivals the detail and objectivity of the photograph. Spark watches Bechtle at work rendering one of his favorite subjects -- his Potrero Hill neighborhood -- and talking about his motivations and images as he prepares for a retrospective exhibit of his work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (February 12 through June 5, 2005).

Spark: Laurel True
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21:00:00 08/18/05

For nearly 15 years, artist Laurel True has been making mosaics, a practice that has taken her around the world. But True's latest mural decorates a building much ...

Spark: Laurel True

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Spark: Laurel True

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For nearly 15 years, artist Laurel True has been making mosaics, a practice that has taken her around the world. But True's latest mural decorates a building much closer to home -- the rough industrial space that sits right across the street from her Oakland studio. Spark visits True on site while she creates public art.

Spark: Chris Cobb
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21:00:00 08/18/05

Installation artist Chris Cobb's "There Is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World" involved reclassifying the books at the Mission District's Adobe Books -- by col...

Spark: Chris Cobb

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Spark: Chris Cobb

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Installation artist Chris Cobb's "There Is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World" involved reclassifying the books at the Mission District's Adobe Books -- by color. The installation remained up from November 12, 2004 until January 20, 2005. Spark checked in on Cobb and his team as they transformed an everyday space into a stunning work of art.

Spark: Amy Francesc...
37 Views
21:00:00 08/18/05

Amy Franceschini is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of net art, an art form that is created, circulated and experienced through the internet. She is the founder ...

Spark: Amy Franceschini

Added 08/18/05
37 Views

Spark: Amy Franceschini

[LESS INFO] 37 VIEWS | ADDED 21:00:00 08/18/05
Amy Franceschini is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of net art, an art form that is created, circulated and experienced through the internet. She is the founder of Futurefarmers, an art and design collaborative dedicated to expressing environmental and community interests through digital media. Spark checks out her "Fingerprint Maze" at Pond gallery.

Spark: Laurel True
44 Views
21:00:00 08/18/05

For nearly 15 years, artist Laurel True has been making mosaics, a practice that has taken her around the world. But True's latest mural decorates a building much ...

Spark: Laurel True

Added 08/18/05
44 Views

Spark: Laurel True

[LESS INFO] 44 VIEWS | ADDED 21:00:00 08/18/05
For nearly 15 years, artist Laurel True has been making mosaics, a practice that has taken her around the world. But True's latest mural decorates a building much closer to home -- the rough industrial space that sits right across the street from her Oakland studio. Spark visits True on site while she creates public art.

Spark: Chris Cobb
37 Views
21:00:00 08/18/05

Installation artist Chris Cobb's "There Is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World" involved reclassifying the books at the Mission District's Adobe Books -- by col...

Spark: Chris Cobb

Added 08/18/05
37 Views

Spark: Chris Cobb

[LESS INFO] 37 VIEWS | ADDED 21:00:00 08/18/05
Installation artist Chris Cobb's "There Is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World" involved reclassifying the books at the Mission District's Adobe Books -- by color. The installation remained up from November 12, 2004 until January 20, 2005. Spark checked in on Cobb and his team as they transformed an everyday space into a stunning work of art.

Spark: Robert Bechtle
43 Views
21:00:00 08/18/05

For more than forty years Robert Bechtle has been widely recognized as one of the founders of American Photorealism, a style of painting that rivals the detail and...

Spark: Robert Bechtle

Added 08/18/05
43 Views

Spark: Robert Bechtle

[LESS INFO] 43 VIEWS | ADDED 21:00:00 08/18/05
For more than forty years Robert Bechtle has been widely recognized as one of the founders of American Photorealism, a style of painting that rivals the detail and objectivity of the photograph. Spark watches Bechtle at work rendering one of his favorite subjects -- his Potrero Hill neighborhood -- and talking about his motivations and images as he prepares for a retrospective exhibit of his work at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (February 12 through June 5, 2005).

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Spark: Aesha Ash

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Spark: Aesha Ash
08/24/06

In the career of a dancer, taking new steps as an artist can also mean changing your life. That's what Aesha Ash has done over and over, moving from the New York City Ballet to Switzerland's Béjart Ballet Lausanne and then to Alonzo King's LINES Ballet in 2005. Spark visited Ash during a rehearsal, where she discussed her adjustment to the third dance company change of her career. Original air date: March 2006.