T h e n e xt pi e c e, “ Li ve i n t h e Past ” was c h or e o gra p h e d a n d p erf or m e d b y
M e g u mi Ta k e da, w h os e s m o ot h a n d b ea utif ul da n ci n g was ver y i ns piri n g. It’s
a p erf or ma n c e t hat ma k es y o u wa nt t o g et o ut of y o ur s eat a n d j u m p o n sta g e.
T h e ni g ht’s fi nal e was e x c er pts fr o m T S U R U, p erf or m e d b y Na o K us u za ki
a n d C harl es Yos hi ya ma. It was a n e x q uisit el y p erf or m e d pas d e d e u x t hat
br o u g ht i nt e nsit y i n t h e r o o m. K us u za ki a n d Yos hi ya ma’s p erf or ma n c e ca pti-
vat e d t h e ni g ht p erf e ctl y. T his is tr ul y a n e ve nt I c o ul d n’t b eli e ve I wit n ess e d.
S u c h a w o n d erf ul e ve ni n g of a we a n d m oti vati o n.
Cr eati ve Mi n ds C olla b orati ve ( C M C) is t h e brai n c hil d of Na o K us u za ki.
C M C is a n o n- pr o fit or ga ni zati o n t hat is a platf or m f or artists a n d s u p p ort ers
of t h e arts t o c olla b orat e a n d pr o d u c es artisti c a n d e d u cati o nal w or ks. Usi n g
p erf or mi n g arts as a ve hi cl e, C M C s e e ks t o m oti vat e a n d cr eat e m ea ni n g
a cr oss Arts, E d u cati o n a n d B usi n ess. To g et i n v ol ve d, a n d t o fi n d f ut ur e e ve nts
wit h C M C, visit: w w w. c m c olla b orati ve. or g
V A U L T H o ust o n was f o u n d e d b y A m y Ell, h er da n c e e n d ea v or t hat c hall e n g-
es c o n ve nti o n a n d gra vit y ali k e, ca pt uri n g a d eli cat e s e ns e of ti m el ess n ess a n d
fr e e d o m. Ell is a G Y R O T O NI C ® mast er trai n er a n d us es a erial arts p e p p er e d
wit h t h e i n fl u e n c es of h er da n c e trai ni n g a n d t h e Pilat es, Yo ga m et h o d ol o gi es.
C h e c k o ut f ut ur e p erf or ma n c e or ta k e a class Va ult H o ust o n, 1 8 2 4 S pri n g
Str e et # 1 2 4 H o ust o n. w w w. va ult h o ust o n. c o m
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