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I have finally come to the difficult decision: I will not be directing or performing the remount of HASML. Part of my focus on recuperating and getting healthier includes stepping away from supporting Vita while I am unable to truly support myself. It’s unclear what exactly will be happening, but it was important for me… Continue reading Untitled

HASML: Music

Solo performance by Courtnee Papastathis in the program “How Art Saved My Life,” presented by Vita Arts at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Seattle, January 15, 2011. Courtnee is the Creative Director of Vita Arts, a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of artistic expression. http://vita-arts.org/ Songs: Joseph Arthur: Toxic… Continue reading HASML: Music

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Shaking and crying while practicing music. Does this mean I should put it in the lineup?

How Art Saved My Life

“How Art Saved My Life” takes place in a collective mind space. The show is an amplified illustration of the moment in time where you stare into a black hole and choose life. The setting is the mind, in dreamspace, fantasy, plugged into the matrix, whatever you want to think of it. The stories told… Continue reading How Art Saved My Life

It took all the man in me, to be the thug you wanted me to be

I’ve been thinking a lot about attraction, sexuality, and what tends to drive mine, lately. Since putting out an ad and having sex with someone for very different reasons than I’ve generally had sex before, I’ve come to articulate some really interesting aspects of what drives my fucking that formerly only showed themselves as atmospheric… Continue reading It took all the man in me, to be the thug you wanted me to be

Yay, art!

Today I am taking an encaustic painting art workshop with Janet Miller of http://planetjanet.com. I’m super excited for it. After meeting her at the First Thursday Artwalk, and realizing I took a boundary class with her a few years ago with Home Alive, I jumped at the chance to get in on her workshop this… Continue reading Yay, art!

Vita Arts fundraiser, July 25th

“No matter how enlightened you are, as long as there are people suffering, you still have plenty of work to do.” Who: Levity, Chimera, Dyno, Zita, and more fabulous aerial talent! What: The first fundraising event for Vita Arts, my new non-profit arts organization Where: Versatile Arts, 7601 Greenwood Ave, Seattle When: Saturday, July 25,… Continue reading Vita Arts fundraiser, July 25th