A Winter Celebration for Transformation
























A Winter Celebration for Transformation produced by Gateway Performances Productions in collaboration with the Dancing Flowers for Peace, the New Acropolis Cultural Association of Atlanta and performing artists from String Theory was performed on December 29, 2008 to a capacity audience at The Academy Theatre.
Guest spoken word artist and musician from Santa Fe, New Mexico Robert Poorman - accompanied by David Hirschorn's inspired guitar music - was a wise and, at times, whimsical ring master.

Mask theatre performed by Gateway's director, choreographer Sandra Hughes and mask maker Michael Hickey conjured the duo's ancient Irish ancestors. String Theory performed by poet Alice Teeter, violinist Chip Epsten, choreographer-dancer Priscilla Smith and dancers Eleanor Brownfield, Jaehn Clare, Steve Seaberg and Sally Wylde evoked cheers from the crowd.
Atlanta's beloved Dancing Flowers for Peace - represented by Karen Adler, Lynn Hesse, Sandra Hughes, Randy Hyman, Leila La'Bate, Alison Mawle, Lori Teague and Maggie Turlington - performed the company's signature pieces Breath in silence and Inevitable to Desperate Men's potent peace anthem.
Photos by:
Dean Hesse

A mask making workshop before and after the performance delighted both adults and children.

This programming was funded in part by appropriations from the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and the DeKalb County,
Office of Arts, Culture and Entertainment and supported by funds granted to Michael Hickey for Artistic Development from Alternate ROOTS and the Ford Foundation.




















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