Monday, July 28, 2014

Java Monster

I asked Josh if he could balance a can of Java Monster on his energized bicep.

Cans are not team players, and its cooperation was lacking. Although the can was falling in every shot, the photograph still worked fairly well.

Model: Josh Hall

Stunt Can: Java Monster Irish Blend Coffee Energy Drink

Photograph © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Kristi Capps

Writing in Dance Magazine, Janet Light describes ballerina Kristi Capps as, "A Classic Beauty", and praises every turn in her career. 

Kristi trained at School of American Ballet, The Harid Conservatory and University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and was selected to study and perform with the Hungarian State Ballet School in Budapest, Hungary. Upon graduation, Kristi became a member of Atlanta Ballet for three seasons, then joined Cincinnati Ballet where she rose quickly to Principal.

She danced numerous lead roles, and as guest artist performed with ballet companies such as the International Ballet Festival of Miami, International Dance Festival in Vail, Colorado, and with Stars of American Ballet in Spain.

Kristi danced as Principal with Chautauqua Ballet Company in New York, performed at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum and performed the leading role with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Most recently she performed with the Morphoses dance company in Paris, France.

She is part of the faculties of Colorado Ballet Academy, Sweatshop Dance, Colorado Conservatory of Dance, a rehearsal coach for Ballet Ariel, and now Ballet Mistress for Kansas City Ballet.

I recommend clicking on this Dance Magazine link, as the article about Kristi is thorough and enjoyable.

Photograph and written content © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

"Rich Hill" - Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Documentary

The 2014 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Grand Jury Prize for Documentary went to Rich Hill, a feature documentary by directors Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo.

The crew spent a year with young friends Andrew, Harley and Appachey in a declining, rural-American town. The boys live with hope amid unfortunate and overwhelming circumstances, and limited resources.

It is uncommon to see a documentary in theaters, however Rich Hill, which has garnered additional recognition, opens in select theaters in August, and in Kansas City August 8th. 

Vanity Fair's Hollywood just listed Rich Hill as one of nine independent movies to see this summer. 

Since the movie's completion, Harley was diagnosed with a brain tumor and has undergone surgery. If you care to make a donation to help with his medical expenses, you may click here.

Pictured are Harley, and Tracy Droz Tragos.  


Photographs © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Michael F. Kelly - Ferrari Aficionado, Racing Instructor

Engineer Michael F. Kelly is a race track driving instructor for Ferrari Club of America, as well as for high-performance brands Porsche, BMW, Lotus, and Audi. He has driven on race tracks across the United States.

He is also Chapter President and Technical Advisor for Ferrari Club of America - Ohio, and Chair of Ferrari's 2016 International Meet.

In the movie Blue Sky, Michael was the track Technical Director, drove the camera truck, and even made it into a few scenes.

Michael has owned a Ferrari 308 and Ferrari 355, and presently owns a Ferrari Testarossa.

He resides in Cincinnati.

Photograph © 2014 Larry F. Levenson. All rights reserved.