Trails & Vistas Presents Diverse Artistic Talent
Each year, over 30 talented performers and artists collaborate to present an unforgettable experience of celebrating the environment through the arts. From locally renowned Lake Tahoe artists to nationally recognized artists, Trails and Vistas fuses a unique collaboration.
the artists of Trails & Vistas
Each year Lake Tahoe installation artist and Trails and Vistas founder, Nancy Tieken Lopez, works closely with choreographer and Executive Director of InnerRhythms Dance Theatre, Elizabeth Archer, to create an interactive art walk where the participants become involved as part of the experience. They are part of the moving art installations in the environment with several sites along the hike that showcase different music and dance styles.
The list of artists grows considerably each year. Please check back for more information about the event's artist.
Nancy Tieken Lopez
"My art is about connection – to a place, to the earth, to people's lives."
Nancy Tieken Lopez started art hikes when receiving her Masters of Fine Arts from San Jose State University over fifteen years ago. Nancy studies included an emphasis in bronze sculpture and installation art and lead to more ephemeral materials of earth installations with music, dance and poetry.
Nancy moved to Truckee 10 years ago and founded Trails and Vistas art hike in 2004 collaborating with local non-profits InnerRhythms Dance Theatre, Truckee Donner Land Trust, and Arts For the Schools.
www.trailsandvistas.org
Chris Waltz
World music composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist Chris Waltz performs an eclectic blend of Celtic folk music for audiences from Tahoe to Sacramento. With his powerful yet gentle voice, each song is finely crafted so the audience can experience the passion and emotion behind each turn of the melody. Singing from within the depths of his soul, Waltz has the rare ability to really connect very deeply with his listeners.
www.chriswaltz.com
Angelika Healing Music
Angelika is an internationally acclaimed performer, composer and recording artist whose main intention is to promote Oneness, Peace, Healing and Good Will amongst all people everywhere through her inspirational music. The vibration of deep peace and joy in this music can cut through the restlessness of the mind very quickly by flowing softly into the heart without effort. Angelika sings ancient Sanskrit healing chants, mantras, prayers in different languages and her own original songs, sharing love, celebration, comfort and wisdom, accompanied by a handmade tamboura/ monochord and 12-string guitar. Many listeners comment on the healing qualities of Angelika’s voice and music.
Kira Yannetta
Kira Yannetta is a writer and Renaissance woman deeply committed to connecting with Spirit through meditation, creative arts and the wonders of nature. Join her in poetic communion for Trails and Vistas’s “Walking Meditation” hikes, Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12 p.m.
Elizabeth Archer
Elizabeth is the Artistic & Executive Director of InnerRhythms Dance Theatre and the Performance Director for Trails and Vistas art hike. Elizabeth believes that the opportunity to work with young people and share the rewards of participating in the performing arts is a positive way to give something back to our planet.
www.innerrhythms.org
InnerRhythms Dance Theatre brings unforgettable and riveting performances to Trails and Vistas. The InnerRhythms goal is to offer a thorough education in dance equivalent to the interests and abilities of the serious student. At the Training Centre, they offer classes in Classical Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern ,Tap and MiniRhythms for mini dancers. The techniques in each of the dance styles at the Centre are specifically designed to complement and enhance one another. It is highly recommended that students expose themselves to more than one dance style in order to experience a more complete development. Additionally, as students gain strength and maturity, InnerRhythms provides opportunity for young artists to take their talent to the next level by participating in our Performance Companies, InnerRhythms Dance Theatre and our award winning Hip-Hop troupe. RhythMatriX.
www.innerrhythms.org
Jean Fournier
Jean Louise Fournier is a poet and dancer with a strong connection to place. Her work reflects a close affinity for her natural surroundings. Fournier has performed her poetry at Trails and Vistas for the past four years. With a master's degree in Creative Arts in Education, she teaches for the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. Her poetry has been published in many publications including "A Collection of Poems and Stories by the Jibboom Street Writers" and Perspectives Art News. Fournier has entertained audiences with readings at dance performances and ceremonies such as weddings and memorial services.
Angelique Benicio
Illustrator and sculptor Angelique Benicio has the innate ability to convey impressions of the living experience with a child's sense of wonder and introspection. This year, she brings an element of mystery and magic to Trails and Vistas.
Angelique Benicio is a published children's book illustrator. Her U.S. publications include illustration for a novel titled, "Sarah's Waterfall" by Ellery Akers, published this year by Safer Society Press. Her artwork has also been published by a variety of American children's puzzles, posters and gift companies.
She worked in France as a freelance illustrator and as a painter and sculptor for French cinema production.
www.kaliart.com
producers
Kansas Carradine delivers a riveting performance at Trails & Vistas 2008.
Photo by Rob Retting
