Exhibition Event: Water Changes Rock. We Are Here.
Our new exhibition opens on November 9, from 2pm-6pm at the San Francisco Lodge of the Theosophical Society to premier "Water Changes Rock. We Are Here."--a slice of larger work in progress by MpowerDance Project. On this evening we will hold the artist's talk and reception* as well as Butoh dance performance and dance films.
Together we'll celebrate and bear witness to 21st century art produced by two women artists and Lifetime Members of the San Francisco Theosophical Society: featuring San Antonio based guest artist Courtney Wynn Sheets with original watercolor paintings and other works, and, San Francisco local Butoh choreographer and artist Mary Power performs Butoh dance, shows dance films and art pieces.
Water Changes Rock. We Are Here.
“I dare Butoh. Again and again, I dare the Butoh seed planted in me to push through the husk of what was dark nothingness into shadow and lies of possibility. Butoh lies, where granite waits and oceans hide, before our ancient 4.54 billion rounded rock speaks of time.
Without requirement, no one listens to the alchemy of light, sound, movement and stillness. Life dances with primal coherence, in particles and waves and frequency, a rhythm hurling into attraction so unbreakable, with such passion, purpose and commitment for the whole of its body and surrounding space, a moon smiles.
That time when a volcano’s burst of laughter created sculpture, when every one of San Andreas’ faults made us tremor, it was a butterfly dreaming to be human. The dance breaks the surface of conformity. It absorbs irradiance until blossoms of color and terrestrial insolation explodes the seed space with its truth.
Living magma, turns rock, turns loamy womb of holding. And time disintegrates. It is the water bearer. Time is quenched to the core. Water, within and without, shapeshifts an overflow into a glacial float within a stone-worn cup. Before that time, unseen time, vapor drifts its ghost like fingers, caressing and clinging to solid edges before it gets carried away into another cyclical finality. Each form weaves moments into mystery and meaning.” –Mary Power 2025
Please join us November 9, 2025 at the San Francisco Lodge of the Theosophical Society, from 2-6pm. Your presence supports and elevates this inspired evening of dance art performance in San Francisco.
Schedule:
2pm-3pm: Opening Reception*
3pm-6pm:
Courtney Wynn Sheets Artist's talk includes "Mementomorium" slideshow. MpowerDance Project's dance films and Butoh performance.
**This is a non-alcohol event produced by MpowerDance Project and co-hosted by the San Francisco Lodge of the Theosophical Society. MpowerDance Project is an affiliate member of Independent Arts and Media.
