Our final week of daily blogging features a montage of performance images and songs.
"Though chaos swirls 'round us
and tries to confound us
by coaxing us into
a motionless trance,
we've nothing to fear
but the fear that has bound us,
so, bravely, we choose
to continue to dance."
-Life Turns on a Dime
a song about life's changeability
sung by FDR,
played by Bill Gross
words & music by K. Niemela
drawing by S. Teare
animation by G. McGarity-Alegrett
"I finally understood
and changed my views:
there really is no 'us and them,'
no differences, especially when
we're all stuck in
a big Pocket of Blues!"
-Pocket of Blues
a song about economic crisis
sung by The Merchant,
played by Khrista White
words & music by K. Niemela
drawing by S. Teare
animation by G. McGarity-Alegrett
"No livelihood, no dream to plan,
unable to survive –
what happened to my homeland,
where everyone could thrive?"
-Foundation of Hope
a song about unemployment
sung by The Builder,
played by Victor Rodriguez
words & music by K. Niemela
drawing by S. Teare
animation by G. McGarity-Alegrett