There is nothing comparable to the feeling of pride when I connect interesting people, specially artists together! The artists have their own cocoon and it is hard to connect them together if it is not coming from their own choice or will!
I am honored to be trusted to be the person who dares to invite a friend artist to the world of another artist! Why? Because, I simply love the arts and artists!!!
First, I just wanted that my dear friend Kitty Holley and her (our now!) wonderful friends, Marie-Anges and Pascal to see the wonders of Montreal! I wanted them to see the French and English feeling of Montreal. All turned to be the most surprising and the most emotional contacts I had ever dared to create!
I had talked about Kitty and friends and had said to Ira that I will suggest my friends to join us for the Monday night singing while I had said to Kitty that I would ask Ira if she would have been open to it! The artists know themselves and understand that they cannot just walk in the world of other artists without being closely invited!
Even though I was sure that they were welcomed but I still hoped that the French-English ...could be fun! Pascal had lots of work and he decided not to come. Good point, Kitty and Marie-Ange loved dogs and for sure they did not know that Snoop and Pucci were quite special dogs!!!
Yes, the beginning was reading the question marks in the faces and the words of everybody! Kitty by nature was quiet, Ira, was going out and coming in, for a cigarettes or phone calls, Ritza and Jane right away started speaking French and asking questions while Cecile arrived and with Ira they took a century to come in (they chatted outside of the sining room!). Finally, they come in and a few cold conversations, I try to see how it could be possible that we all become naturally ourselves instead of being somewhere by ourselves and not connected.
We practiced a bit and when we all sang our solos, something very special happened, all of us sang beautifully and impressed our two wonderful encouraging guests!
The magical moments were happening; I said to Ira that Marie-Ange had sang beautifully at the Vernissage at Trois-rivieres. As my guests knew that Ira was originally from Bulgaria, M-A asked Ira if she could sing a Bulgarian song! Ira surprised all of us by her CD of her contemproray composition of some of Bugarian melodies! Kitty and M-A were just so absorbed that they wanted her to continue her artistic energies and creativity in singing these kind of special music. Kitty said that she was from a musician family and what we were doing and Ira s music were quite unique. And after the class, Ira asked M-A to sing and it was the bonheur...a kind of real connection through voice as an exceptional instrument through feeling and expressions...
Here the photographs which talk the moments of sharing the moments of JOY!
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| Ira so amazed by our amazing guests...! |
La grande complicite between the artists and a strong friendship ....
And, Kitty no more place left to satisfy the unlimitted demand of Snoop....and Cecile makes me laugh about something about Snoop who had leek all the clementines on the table (we let Snoop eat them all after all!)...
Snoop, <Of course, it is about me...and I am a part of this conversation...>!
Ira offered posters of Red Riding Hood to our guests who offered to Ira their CD and drawing....
Tuesday, our guests had museums and we had dinner together later and Bahram brought us to Mont Royal to show the view...
Starting by breakfast at home, inviting Maya to join us at Park or Victoria hall to see our Tai-chi friends and do Tai-chi...
Visiting Westmount park, then, driving to East to la Maison de la Culture de Maisonneuve for visit the wonderful team of Petits-bonheur...quel bonheur, the contact! Marion make a tour of the Cultural center with my guests while I was talking to dear Sylvie and Pierre and our surprise for the artists coming to Manoir Ville Marie soon for the festival!
At Victoria Hall of Westmount, activity center...
We followed Tammy for Tai-chi...extremely happy to see her, Maya and Sharon whose birthday was a few days before and we sang happy birthday for her...such a beautiful Happy Birthday...
Sharon so multicultural and always ready to talk French and of course my dear guests spoke English, too!
The connections were excellentes because I knew that they are made to be friends!!!
In the Westmount Park, after Tai-chi a few photographs style Zen!
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| Photograph and copy right: Shahrzad Ghaffari, 20 April 2016 |
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| Photograph and copy right: Shahrzad Ghaffari, 20 April 2016 |
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| Photograph and copy right: Shahrzad Ghaffari, 20 April 2016 |
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| Photograph and copy right: Shahrzad Ghaffari, 20 April 2016 |
With Marion, Maison de la Culture Maisonneuve, Petits-Bonheurs...
With Sylvie Demers ...
At Market Atwater before going to the airport!
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