Southeast Oregon fall chukar hunting, Gary Unze and dog, Monty, with Pueblo Mountains in the background.
Oregon’s best season to be outdoors, fall brings many incredible vistas from the coast to Steens Mountain and up to the Wallowas. Take a visual journey across the state with us.
Healing.
Over the past two months, Statehood Media has worked on Healing, a collaborative project that brings together Ashland cellist Daniel Sperry and Oregon Ballet Theatre dancer Xuan Cheng. We started to find a way to express hope during the anxiety surrounding the pandemic. We harnessed the talents of these amazing artists to create something beautiful and healing in a time where we need both.
Daniel Sperry @cellotroubadour, a classically trained cellist who plays in Lithia Park during warm months, created a soaring and complex original score for this piece on both cello and piano. Xuan Cheng @chengxuan119 from Chenzhou, China and a principal ballerina at OBT for the past nine years created the original dance and movement for Healing. Jessica Smith, a recent graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism was our lead videographer and editor.
What feeling does this evoke? Does this inspire you?
