Long would like to say “thank you” to Ms. In gratitude for this inspiration so many years ago, Ms. Beckett and her desert Opera House enterprise as being partially responsible for inspiring the artistic road Long has since pursued herself for the last 35 years in the “outback” of Brooklyn. Long, who grew up in Silicon Valley, CA, credits a National Geographic article she read as a high school student about Ms. Beckett’s singular vision in Death Valley for years to come. Beckett and her Amargosa Opera House to raise desperately needed funds to save the Opera House and to continue Ms. The LIVE ART in DEATH VALLEY Project, spearheaded by STH Founder/Artistic Director Elise Long, was dreamed up this past summer in response to a fundraising “call” from 87 year old Ms. All proceeds raised by this weekend’s activities will go to benefit the upkeep and maintenance of Marta’s work and the historic Amargosa Opera House. Through performances, workshops, and site-specific art projects, we will honor the work and legacy of dancer/painter Marta Beckett and her radical vision which blossomed in the heart of the California desert over the last 45 years. Please join Spoke the Hub Dancing and FlyGirl Productions at a weekend, celebratory, arts “fun-fest” for the whole family in Death Valley Junction, CA featuring guest artists of all genres from both the East and West Coasts.
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