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1. Menu Track Collage created by Kip Overbo 2005Audio Track "Ballad of One" by Kari Tauring recorded in 2004Visual Clips for this and all video excerpts herein filmed by Darren Johnson "Northern Dawn Media"

2. Kari Tauring and Friends PresentAudio Track Combines interview from"Art and Spirit Matters," a documentary by Marya Morstad 2003, and live from the shows.

Video clips from these Discovering Origins/Building Traditions Projects: "Threshold" Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, December 20, 2003A two hour ritual show with installation artist Maria Sokec, Dancer and Choreographer Tamara Rogers, Dancer and Drummer Matt Spillum, Singers Maren Amdal, David Moore, Katie Pearson, chanters Judy Ostrowski and Jeff Gulik…in all 26 performers.

Clips are: "The Wheel" by Kari Tauring, Spiral Dance led by Maren Amdal and Tamara Rogers involving over 50 audience members. A double helix was achieved!

"Angel on the Threshold" by Kari Tauring…a mostly improvisational piece showing with humor the things that get in the way of our progress as humans. Carrying too much baggage, being so focussed on the end result that we can not see the stairway to get to the door, being blessed with so many choices that we get befuddled and don't go anywhere at all.Maren Amdal plays the first angel, it requires the help of the community to unburden her. The second angel is Kip Overbo. His help comes from the goddess at the doorway. The third angel is Judy Ostrowski. By quieting our minds we merge with our true path, so all the doors become one door and we choose without choosing.

"This Little Light of Mine" Patrick's Cabaret, Minneapolis, December 19 - 21, 2002 40 min show involving 22 performers

"Welcoming the Old Ones" Patrick's Cabaret, MinneapolisDecember 21 - 22, 2001 50 min show involving cast/crew 34, stilt puppets and performance by Anne Sawyer Aitch.

I had a grocery bag full of mini-dvs from three camera shoots of shows going back to 2000...I thought they were all high-8. My learning curve ball made contact...its a home run. But, where are the bases?

So I thought, well, I don't know what mini-dv is so I'll just make them a power point display of my most recent work (since it was all photos...)

Some flustered calls to Kathi and Julie at the Bush office and to others and I realized...sorry Kari, you have to figure out the video.

So Kip Overbo called me back "hey I think I have what you need."

Some weeks and hours later, more calls to the Bush Office...I laughed because my 8 year old son was also experiencing a learning curve. "I feel stupid too," I told him. It was bonding. I blogged about it Here

We got it done, got it in. It felt great.

In the meantime I was working on my Discography Here and thought I would google all the people I have worked with in the past. Well, Johnny Faeth turned up real close by...in fact, just accross the river at my old Alma Matter - UST.

He helps me with my learning curve now. Collaborating with him is a life long goal of mine. We really push each others envelopes!