October 12, 2005

Yurika and the Big Drums

If you're going to experience Taiko drumming,
you have to experience it live. There's really no other way.

Taiko, which means "big drum" in Japanese, is the art of drumming with very big drums, big sticks and the whole body of the performer. It's loud, dynamic and highly choreographed to be a performance of sight and sound.

Yurika Chiba, from Sonoma County Taiko, talks to us about the art of Taiko, why it is the ultimate performance art, and how she uses the energy of her love for Taiko to overcome any performance nervousness.


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August 22, 2005

Drunk with Terese Genecco

It was back in July when I sat in the parking lot of Nordstroms in Corte Madera, CA, to interview Terese Genecco, cabaret artist and winner of the Entertainer of the Year Award bestowed by the Bay Area Cabaret Competition in 2003.

Terese is on her way to New York with her new show, Drunk with Love, a tribute to Frances Faye.

In this interview, we discuss Frances Faye, her impact on Terese, and how old fears turn into empowering choices to Do It Live!


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