Now, WHO Gave Rachel the Lighter?!
January 27, 2009 by Rachel Peters
Filed under Events, Performing
On Friday, February 13th, (That’s right, Friday the Thirteenth!) Rachel will be joining Zero Gravity Circus in freeze-your-bum-off Toronto to not only perform her comical fire eating, but also to screen her newest short, animated film, “Nagasaki Circus“. It’s sure to be an eventful night.
As well as extinguishing fire with her FACE, Rachel will also be seen lighting her tongue on fire, her fingers, her lips, and if all goes well… nothing else.
photo courtesy of Irene Duma
Side note: Somewhere within the immeasurable moment that falls between February, Friday 13th and February 14th (Valentine’s day) lies a celebration Rachel created called, “Valenween’s”. Valenween’s is a celebration for the unlucky in love. It occurs only every few years, and the next one won’t be upon us until the year 2015 (followed by 2026), so treasure Valentine’s Eve, known this year as “Valenween’s“.
Details in the Everyday ~ Envelope Art
January 15, 2009 by Rachel Peters
Filed under News
I decided it might be nicer to frame my envelopes than to mail them.
Rachel’s Friends
January 12, 2009 by Rachel Peters
Filed under Rachel's Friends
Links to friends Rachel loves to brag about:
PERFORMERS
Musician, Larry Norman (1947-2008)
Robert Nelson is “The Butterfly Man”
Lurk, the cynical stilt-waking mime
Ken Abell and Oblique Magazine
FILMMAKERS and ANIMATORS
Animation filmmaker, John F. Weldon
The National Film Board of Canada
VISUAL ARTS
AUTHORS
Paul Quarrington (1953 - 2010)
RACHEL IS A FAN OF
Behind the Scenes of “Nagasaki Circus”
January 5, 2009 by Rachel Peters
Filed under News
Fresh and hot off the youtube!
Watch the story of how the film “Nagasaki Circus” came to be.
Get glimpses of the marionette filming process and hear Martin Ewen’s take on life as a cynical, stilt-walking mime.
Performers in Pavement!
January 1, 2009 by Rachel Peters
Filed under Busking, Events
It’s been four months since I hit the road at the Toronto Busker Festival, creating caricatures of fellow performers in chalk and concrete.
Here are some never-before-seen (even by myself) photos of the final piece, on the very last night, courtesy of Comedienne, Sharon Mahoney.
This piece featured dancer Robert Muraine, contortionist Alakazam,
Silver Elvis, Squid Percussion, Sharon “From Canada” Mahoney and some fish.
To see more about my pavement art and “Performers in Pavement”, visit the page.
