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ELIZABETH YOCHIM

Artist and ritual practitioner exploring memory, myth, and the living bodyto develop site-specific works rooted in embodied practices and art history.

FILM/MEDIA (SELECT)

FILM

FILM

ANGELBIRD is a short film that explores the roots and transformation of a woman dealing with the loss of her mother. The film moves, dream-like, across the physical and emotional landscapes of her life, from the shores of Lake Michigan to the streets of Los Angeles. Using street performance as a vehicle for transformation, she breaks from the cage of grief to become the embodiment of freedom.

ANGELBIRD is based on the true story of Elizabeth Yochim, a multi-media performance artist, art historian, dancer, and filmmaker. She creates solo and group performance works internationally in the environment—be it the city or the natural world. She has shared performances of the Angelbird with audiences all over the world including nine countries and over 50 cities in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Select Performances: "Essence", "Requiem", and "Rite of Passage"

Select Performances: "Essence", "Requiem", and "Rite of Passage"

LIVE PERFORMANCE

LIVE PERFORMANCE

ESSENCE is a filmed performance art piece of movement, song and poetry exploring the intersection of Stefano Panichi’s art and the architecture of the Fine Arts Building in downtown Los Angeles. The historic building, in its rapturous beauty, provides a unique, architectural environment for artists, creatives, and the people of Los Angeles. Essence explores the building from the inside out where the viewer of the film enters the building through a visual, sonic and poetic experience, feeling the rich tapestry of place that this iconic and historic building presents 100 years later.

Featuring the following artists: Jahna Perricone, Soprano; Kate McCallum, Soprano; Don Norman, Poet; and Elizabeth Yochim, Dancer. The live performance piece was directed and produced by Elizabeth Yochim. The film was directed and edited by Todd Felderstein.
Essence was presented through a collaboration with Lisa Ames of Art Meets Architecture and Curator Anna Dusi.

NATURE

NATURE

TREE SONG

your finger falls

lightly upon my skin

so falls our illusions

like a leaf on a windless day

an unexpected, ponderous meander

brilliance fading to black soil

you think you stand alone; yet

our hands reach for the same light

our thirst is quenched by the same drink

we both suck sustenance from the same earth

made, as it is, from our bodies

and

we have this way of kissing (you breathing in what i breathe out, i breathing in what you breathe out)

Fifty thousand aspen trees are one being

connected beneath the sight line

your roots and my roots stretch together into every beginning

entwined

whatever the distance between our attempts to taste the sky

What i require of you is what you require of me

to be here

breathe now,

drink now

expand now in the light

and in the dark now contract

sing our song, root, stem and leaf

and if there be storms

what is a storm but the passion of

dust and breath and fire

and if there be drought or pestilence

what is trouble, but the winnowing of chaff

to find the seed of the new morn

and if there be the morrow

what is the morrow

but another falling illusion

Poem by Don Norman

Music by Andrew Bird

@don_nor_man (Instagram,Twitter)

Honored to perform this Saturday evening at a one-night only costume performance curated by brilliant friend and costume designer Rosalida Medina who is curating an evening of costume performance.

“DNA FROM THE AFTERLIFE”

A ONE-NIGHT COSTUME PERFORMANCE
CURATED BY ROSALIDA MEDINA

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

9 DESIGNERS EXPLORING ANCESTRY, MEMORY, AND TRANSFORMATION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IST - DOORS 8:30PM
THE BRUHAUS
1541 N. VERMONT AVE.

Concept and drawing by
@theateliermedina

Performance at @thebruhaus.art

#angelbirdflight #elizabethyochim #womenperformanceartists #mythicstorytelling #performanceart #costumedesign #rosalidamedina

Honored to perform this Saturday evening at a one-night only costume performance curated by brilliant friend and costume designer Rosalida Medina who is curating an evening of costume performance.

“DNA FROM THE AFTERLIFE”

A ONE-NIGHT COSTUME PERFORMANCE
CURATED BY ROSALIDA MEDINA

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

9 DESIGNERS EXPLORING ANCESTRY, MEMORY, AND TRANSFORMATION

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IST - DOORS 8:30PM
THE BRUHAUS
1541 N. VERMONT AVE.

Concept and drawing by
@theateliermedina

Performance at @thebruhaus.art

#angelbirdflight #elizabethyochim #womenperformanceartists #mythicstorytelling #performanceart #costumedesign #rosalidamedina

Thank you to all who came to the Artist Talk / Salon last night at the Center for Conscious Creativity. Don, Kate and I appreciate everyone’s love and support, near and far.

It was one of the most important gatherings, as one of the first times to share photos from my collaboration with Don Norman now eight years in the making. A night in which we inquired into our series “Psyche Courting Poseidon” and “Persephone Embracing Hades”.

It was a night of intimate conversation and discussion, with friends across decades and continents, artists that I admire, and new friends.

It was a celebration of being together, the artistic process, the role of collaboration, namely the specialness of our photographic process, and the mystery and wonderment of this winged path.

Thank you Kate McCallum, founder of the Center for Conscious Creativity for your magnificent hosting and heartfelt support of our work.

The Brewery Artwalk continues today, Sunday 11-6pm.
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Photo by @edlantz

@c3centerforconsciouscreativity
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#ElizabethYochim #DonNorman #angelbirdflight #BreweryArtwalk #CenterForConsciousCreativity #LosAngelesArt #LAArtScene #PerformanceArt #RitualArt #MythopoeticArt #FineArtPhotography #ArtExhibition #ArtAndMyth #FeminineArchetypes #ContemporaryMythology
#laartists

Thank you to all who came to the Artist Talk / Salon last night at the Center for Conscious Creativity. Don, Kate and I appreciate everyone’s love and support, near and far.

It was one of the most important gatherings, as one of the first times to share photos from my collaboration with Don Norman now eight years in the making. A night in which we inquired into our series “Psyche Courting Poseidon” and “Persephone Embracing Hades”.

It was a night of intimate conversation and discussion, with friends across decades and continents, artists that I admire, and new friends.

It was a celebration of being together, the artistic process, the role of collaboration, namely the specialness of our photographic process, and the mystery and wonderment of this winged path.

Thank you Kate McCallum, founder of the Center for Conscious Creativity for your magnificent hosting and heartfelt support of our work.

The Brewery Artwalk continues today, Sunday 11-6pm.
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Photo by @edlantz

@c3centerforconsciouscreativity
@breweryartwalk
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#ElizabethYochim #DonNorman #angelbirdflight #BreweryArtwalk #CenterForConsciousCreativity #LosAngelesArt #LAArtScene #PerformanceArt #RitualArt #MythopoeticArt #FineArtPhotography #ArtExhibition #ArtAndMyth #FeminineArchetypes #ContemporaryMythology
#laartists

On exhibition at the Brewery Artwalk will be select photographs from three-part series between ritual-based performance artist Elizabeth Yochim and Poet and Photographer Don Norman to reimagine mythologies with the feminine as the initiator.

“Persephone Embracing Hades” represents the cyclical nature of life and death and their mutual embrace. “Psyche Courting Poseidon” is the subconscious recognizing the necessity of the storm. This project began with site-specific performances in Death Valley National Park and Point Dume, Malibu, California.

Brewery Artwalk
Sat. & Sun. October 25 + 26th, 11am - 6pm

Center for Conscious Creativity
Building 600/Studio 203A
Los Angeles 90031

@katemccallumc3 @c3centerforconsciouscreativity
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#ElizabethYochim #DonNorman #angelbirdflight #BreweryArtwalk #CenterForConsciousCreativity #LosAngelesArt #LAArtScene #PerformanceArt #RitualArt #MythopoeticArt #FineArtPhotography #ArtExhibition #ArtAndMyth #FeminineArchetypes #ContemporaryMythology
#laartists

On exhibition at the Brewery Artwalk will be select photographs from three-part series between ritual-based performance artist Elizabeth Yochim and Poet and Photographer Don Norman to reimagine mythologies with the feminine as the initiator.

“Persephone Embracing Hades” represents the cyclical nature of life and death and their mutual embrace. “Psyche Courting Poseidon” is the subconscious recognizing the necessity of the storm. This project began with site-specific performances in Death Valley National Park and Point Dume, Malibu, California.

Brewery Artwalk
Sat. & Sun. October 25 + 26th, 11am - 6pm

Center for Conscious Creativity
Building 600/Studio 203A
Los Angeles 90031

@katemccallumc3 @c3centerforconsciouscreativity
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#ElizabethYochim #DonNorman #angelbirdflight #BreweryArtwalk #CenterForConsciousCreativity #LosAngelesArt #LAArtScene #PerformanceArt #RitualArt #MythopoeticArt #FineArtPhotography #ArtExhibition #ArtAndMyth #FeminineArchetypes #ContemporaryMythology
#laartists

50 years of friendship. I love you Emily Jamieson. We met as babes in our mother’s arms at Crane Orchards in Michigan where they serve a slice of cheddar cheese on your apple pie. We laugh like it’s fifth grade all day long, all day long. We had a whale of a time hot flashing, sound bathing in the Joshua tree sunlight, yacht rocking ourselves in a field of sonic memories, belting through tears and laughter, up the coast to hang out on the whaling waters with our mammalian humpback mates baptizing ourselves in the old growth redwood forests to begin again. We heal in each other’s presence, bearing witness to who we’ve become. I can’t imagine this life without you, Emily, you are sewn into my heart, the best of my childhood, forever a refuge of ridiculous sweet absurdity. Being together we also felt the spirit of our outrageously beloved childhood sister Gwendolyn Colman who died earlier this year. @emjamie #bff @craneorchards #sticktogethers

50 years of friendship. I love you Emily Jamieson. We met as babes in our mother’s arms at Crane Orchards in Michigan where they serve a slice of cheddar cheese on your apple pie. We laugh like it’s fifth grade all day long, all day long. We had a whale of a time hot flashing, sound bathing in the Joshua tree sunlight, yacht rocking ourselves in a field of sonic memories, belting through tears and laughter, up the coast to hang out on the whaling waters with our mammalian humpback mates baptizing ourselves in the old growth redwood forests to begin again. We heal in each other’s presence, bearing witness to who we’ve become. I can’t imagine this life without you, Emily, you are sewn into my heart, the best of my childhood, forever a refuge of ridiculous sweet absurdity. Being together we also felt the spirit of our outrageously beloved childhood sister Gwendolyn Colman who died earlier this year. @emjamie #bff @craneorchards #sticktogethers

You are invited :: Brewery Artwalk, October 25 + 26th, 11-6pm. Artist Salon on Saturday at 6pm (RSVP) at the Center for Conscious Creativity. New photographic series by Elizabeth Yochim and Don Norman were initiated from site-specific performances in Death Valley National Park and Point Dume, Malibu, California. On exhibition will be select photographs from three-part project between ritual-based performance artist Elizabeth Yochim and poet photographer Don Norman to reimagine mythologies with the feminine as the initiator: "Persephone Embracing Hades" represents the cyclical nature of life and death and their mutual embrace; and “Psyche Courting Poseidon” is the subconscious recognizing the necessity of the storm.

You are invited :: Brewery Artwalk, October 25 + 26th, 11-6pm. Artist Salon on Saturday at 6pm (RSVP) at the Center for Conscious Creativity. New photographic series by Elizabeth Yochim and Don Norman were initiated from site-specific performances in Death Valley National Park and Point Dume, Malibu, California. On exhibition will be select photographs from three-part project between ritual-based performance artist Elizabeth Yochim and poet photographer Don Norman to reimagine mythologies with the feminine as the initiator: "Persephone Embracing Hades" represents the cyclical nature of life and death and their mutual embrace; and “Psyche Courting Poseidon” is the subconscious recognizing the necessity of the storm.

Rome. A 30-year love affair with this city, its sites and sounds, art, food, flair, drama, ancient stories and ancient stones.
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#roma #rome #cominghome

Rome. A 30-year love affair with this city, its sites and sounds, art, food, flair, drama, ancient stories and ancient stones.
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#roma #rome #cominghome

Napoli & Pompeii. How we love you. It is farcical but not tragic, though everyone we encounter is an actor in a marvelous melodrama. With @juliebramslmft.
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#napoli #naples

Napoli & Pompeii. How we love you. It is farcical but not tragic, though everyone we encounter is an actor in a marvelous melodrama. With @juliebramslmft.
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#napoli #naples

Sardinia. The island of Canussa. Ancient nuraghe to sailing through the Magdalena archipelago to cooking together to soaking in the Italian Mediterranean sun. Nine friends, one house, and a white elephant.
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@jacquelynirisuma @juliebramslmft @studiotripodo @kimleebica

Sardinia. The island of Canussa. Ancient nuraghe to sailing through the Magdalena archipelago to cooking together to soaking in the Italian Mediterranean sun. Nine friends, one house, and a white elephant.
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@jacquelynirisuma @juliebramslmft @studiotripodo @kimleebica

As I stood atop the stones, my wings catch the wind as sun sets upon the golden, fiery Sardinian landscape.
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This bird, still a mystery to me, is the embodiment of grief and transformation—holding both in one fragile body. She spreads her wings, not only in mourning, but in release, letting go of what no longer serves, making space for what is to come.
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I sing the spirits of the stone, the air shifts and a mistral sweeps across my skin offering a cooling embrace on an otherwise blazing day. It felt as if the spirits themselves had joined in the ritual, blessing this sacred space.
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In this first ritual performance at Nuraghe Piscu, I am reminded of the power that comes from embracing both the darkness and the light within us.
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Sardinia has called me here to honor the ancient spirits, to witness their stories, and to guide others in remembering that transformation lies in the balance between light and shadow.
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Photographs forthcoming by @sardinianphotographer
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#DarkBird #RitualPerformance #Sardinia #AncientSpirits #GriefAndHealing #SacredPlaces #Transformation #RitualArt #ArtAsMedicine #AngelbirdFlight

As I stood atop the stones, my wings catch the wind as sun sets upon the golden, fiery Sardinian landscape.
.
This bird, still a mystery to me, is the embodiment of grief and transformation—holding both in one fragile body. She spreads her wings, not only in mourning, but in release, letting go of what no longer serves, making space for what is to come.
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I sing the spirits of the stone, the air shifts and a mistral sweeps across my skin offering a cooling embrace on an otherwise blazing day. It felt as if the spirits themselves had joined in the ritual, blessing this sacred space.
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In this first ritual performance at Nuraghe Piscu, I am reminded of the power that comes from embracing both the darkness and the light within us.
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Sardinia has called me here to honor the ancient spirits, to witness their stories, and to guide others in remembering that transformation lies in the balance between light and shadow.
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Photographs forthcoming by @sardinianphotographer
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#DarkBird #RitualPerformance #Sardinia #AncientSpirits #GriefAndHealing #SacredPlaces #Transformation #RitualArt #ArtAsMedicine #AngelbirdFlight

These wings emerged in the silence of the Sardinian winds, heavy with the weight of ancient stories.
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As I laid the wings down on the rocks before Nuraghe Piscu, the sacred 3,500 year old tower, whispered secrets of a forgotten world—where death and rebirth dance in the same breath.
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The first ritual on this land is more than an offering; it is a return to something primal, something eternal.
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In the shadow of this tower, where time bends, the dark bird, the Mystery, remembers what it means to hold grief and transformation in one fragile body.
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She spreads her wings and becomes the embodiment of mourning, yes, but also of release—letting go of what no longer serves, to make space for what is yet to come.
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Sardinia has called me to this place to honor the spirits who walk between worlds, to witness their stories, and to guide others in remembering the power that comes from embracing both the darkness and the light within us all.
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Nuraghe Piscu, Suelli. 3,500 years old. Pre-historic. Before written histories.
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Photographs forthcoming by @sardinianphotographer
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#DarkBird #RitualPerformance #Sardinia #AncientSpirits #GriefAndHealing #SacredPlaces #Transformation #RitualArt #ArtAsMedicine #AngelbirdFlight
Sardinia. A love letter.

These wings emerged in the silence of the Sardinian winds, heavy with the weight of ancient stories.
.
As I laid the wings down on the rocks before Nuraghe Piscu, the sacred 3,500 year old tower, whispered secrets of a forgotten world—where death and rebirth dance in the same breath.
.
The first ritual on this land is more than an offering; it is a return to something primal, something eternal.
.
In the shadow of this tower, where time bends, the dark bird, the Mystery, remembers what it means to hold grief and transformation in one fragile body.
.
She spreads her wings and becomes the embodiment of mourning, yes, but also of release—letting go of what no longer serves, to make space for what is yet to come.
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Sardinia has called me to this place to honor the spirits who walk between worlds, to witness their stories, and to guide others in remembering the power that comes from embracing both the darkness and the light within us all.
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Nuraghe Piscu, Suelli. 3,500 years old. Pre-historic. Before written histories.
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Photographs forthcoming by @sardinianphotographer
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#DarkBird #RitualPerformance #Sardinia #AncientSpirits #GriefAndHealing #SacredPlaces #Transformation #RitualArt #ArtAsMedicine #AngelbirdFlight
Sardinia. A love letter.

Mein lieber BERLIN, you beautiful beast!
A place of love, creativity and friendship.

This AUGUST I take to the streets as the dark bird, place that hatched, nested the Angelbird into flight.

Looking forward to being with Berlin family and friends again. @bernhardreiss @thenesmusic @artep8 @hendrikbackerra @theuerkauff @tjioe.hecken @ann_v_wijk @michael_danner_studio and others!

Open to COLLABORATIONS of all kinds, musicians, suggested flight paths and venues, old and new. LET’S PLAY. 🤍🪶
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#berlin #performanceartist #streetperformer #theangelbird #newbeginnings #homecoming #angelbirdflight #berlinperformance

Mein lieber BERLIN, you beautiful beast!
A place of love, creativity and friendship.

This AUGUST I take to the streets as the dark bird, place that hatched, nested the Angelbird into flight.

Looking forward to being with Berlin family and friends again. @bernhardreiss @thenesmusic @artep8 @hendrikbackerra @theuerkauff @tjioe.hecken @ann_v_wijk @michael_danner_studio and others!

Open to COLLABORATIONS of all kinds, musicians, suggested flight paths and venues, old and new. LET’S PLAY. 🤍🪶
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#berlin #performanceartist #streetperformer #theangelbird #newbeginnings #homecoming #angelbirdflight #berlinperformance

Rosalida Medina is an exceptional designer for dance, theatre, television and film. She created a simple, elegant Angelbird costume that is perfect for impromptu street performances. We’re cooking up a little last minute idea for some dark bird flying and frolicking in Europe.
❤️ @theateliermedina
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#costumedesigner #designer #streetperformer #rosalidamedina #performanceartist @motherpluckerfeathers @lelanberner

Rosalida Medina is an exceptional designer for dance, theatre, television and film. She created a simple, elegant Angelbird costume that is perfect for impromptu street performances. We’re cooking up a little last minute idea for some dark bird flying and frolicking in Europe.
❤️ @theateliermedina
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#costumedesigner #designer #streetperformer #rosalidamedina #performanceartist @motherpluckerfeathers @lelanberner

Allow me to gush about my older brother, Peter Yochim @peter_yochim ❣️
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From designing and building custom furniture for the Chateau Marmont to the Caldera House to the Proper Hotel and many well known, high end designers in between, my very humble brother Pete is making the first ever set of wing stands for performances in the streets and on the stage.
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Pulling from his inventory of specialized wood (Birds Eye maple ;-) to create something that ultimately can fit in a suitcase.
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Having designed and built interiors for jets in his repertoire, he is expert in functional design.

Love my brother. Grateful for family. In our own way we all carry on a family tradition of art meets craft as artists, architects, boatbuilders, and craftspeople.
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@peter_yochim
#woodworker #woodworking #losangelesartisan #artisan #peteryochim #journeyman #artmeetscraft #angelbird #theangelbird #creativeprocess #brothersisterlove #family

Allow me to gush about my older brother, Peter Yochim @peter_yochim ❣️
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From designing and building custom furniture for the Chateau Marmont to the Caldera House to the Proper Hotel and many well known, high end designers in between, my very humble brother Pete is making the first ever set of wing stands for performances in the streets and on the stage.
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Pulling from his inventory of specialized wood (Birds Eye maple ;-) to create something that ultimately can fit in a suitcase.
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Having designed and built interiors for jets in his repertoire, he is expert in functional design.

Love my brother. Grateful for family. In our own way we all carry on a family tradition of art meets craft as artists, architects, boatbuilders, and craftspeople.
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@peter_yochim
#woodworker #woodworking #losangelesartisan #artisan #peteryochim #journeyman #artmeetscraft #angelbird #theangelbird #creativeprocess #brothersisterlove #family

May this bring a little laughter and alight your wings today.

I love to play and dance on the street interrupting street life with something absurd and joyous. Years ago when I was a gallery director, I popped out on my lunch hour to make this with the help of @timothyyargerfineart and Sierra Lebaron Mellinger.

Keep the faith. Keep dancing. Keep playing. Keep hugging. Keep loving. Stay close with yourself and with one another.

An oldie but a goodie from Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
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#rodeodrivebeverlyhills #streetperformance #losangeles #ritualist #streettheatre #girlsjustwanttohavefun

May this bring a little laughter and alight your wings today.

I love to play and dance on the street interrupting street life with something absurd and joyous. Years ago when I was a gallery director, I popped out on my lunch hour to make this with the help of @timothyyargerfineart and Sierra Lebaron Mellinger.

Keep the faith. Keep dancing. Keep playing. Keep hugging. Keep loving. Stay close with yourself and with one another.

An oldie but a goodie from Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
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#rodeodrivebeverlyhills #streetperformance #losangeles #ritualist #streettheatre #girlsjustwanttohavefun

I love to dance. I love to move.

I will keep dancing. I will keep moving.

No matter what.

I love to dance. I love to move.

I will keep dancing. I will keep moving.

No matter what.

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New offering :: PASSAGES

Come to move and be moved.
Storytelling with friends, new and old.
No experience necessary.

$20

Sunday, June 15
2:30 - 4pm

SoulPlay Yoga
9711 Washington Blvd.
Culver City 90232

There are a few spots left, message me to join!

New offering :: PASSAGES

Come to move and be moved.
Storytelling with friends, new and old.
No experience necessary.

$20

Sunday, June 15
2:30 - 4pm

SoulPlay Yoga
9711 Washington Blvd.
Culver City 90232

There are a few spots left, message me to join!

The Altar of Kinship is about making something beautiful from pain. It’s about seeing our story reflected in the lives of others. We don’t have to grieve alone because we do know how to be alone. We can do this together. It’s a process of remembering of who we are.
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I’m honored to hold this space.
If you’d like to be informed of these gatherings please email me at ey@elizabethyochim.com.
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#altarofkinship #collectivemourning #griefritual #honoringgrief #sacredmourning #grievingtogether #embodiedhealing #movementforgrief #healingtogether #theangelbird #angelbirdflight

The Altar of Kinship is about making something beautiful from pain. It’s about seeing our story reflected in the lives of others. We don’t have to grieve alone because we do know how to be alone. We can do this together. It’s a process of remembering of who we are.
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I’m honored to hold this space.
If you’d like to be informed of these gatherings please email me at ey@elizabethyochim.com.
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#altarofkinship #collectivemourning #griefritual #honoringgrief #sacredmourning #grievingtogether #embodiedhealing #movementforgrief #healingtogether #theangelbird #angelbirdflight

The Altar of Kinship explores and celebrates grief and mourning as a communal and creative act.

We are changing the way we grieve and mourn, one gathering at a time, by remembering that we can do this together.

I’m seeing the positive affects of how grief can be personal, even private, while mourned in community. I am seeing how healing this is, and I am hearing about the breakthroughs and the miracles.

We know how to do this. It’s in our bones and wants to be expressed by our flesh. We don’t have to do it alone.

I’m honored to hold this space.
If you’d like to be informed of these gatherings please email me at ey@elizabethyochim.com.
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#altarofkinship #collectivemourning #griefritual #honoringgrief #sacredmourning #grievingtogether #embodiedhealing #movementforgrief #healingtogether #theangelbird #angelbirdflight @motherpluckerfeathers

The Altar of Kinship explores and celebrates grief and mourning as a communal and creative act.

We are changing the way we grieve and mourn, one gathering at a time, by remembering that we can do this together.

I’m seeing the positive affects of how grief can be personal, even private, while mourned in community. I am seeing how healing this is, and I am hearing about the breakthroughs and the miracles.

We know how to do this. It’s in our bones and wants to be expressed by our flesh. We don’t have to do it alone.

I’m honored to hold this space.
If you’d like to be informed of these gatherings please email me at ey@elizabethyochim.com.
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#altarofkinship #collectivemourning #griefritual #honoringgrief #sacredmourning #grievingtogether #embodiedhealing #movementforgrief #healingtogether #theangelbird #angelbirdflight @motherpluckerfeathers

Creating ritualist performance is a way in which I express love. Love for the arts, for community, for one another, for myself, for the divine and the transcendent forces of the universe.

Last night was one of the beautiful and powerful ritual performances that I have offered in recent years. I left it all on stage. I fell twice. I sang, I moaned, I flew, I was silent.

I’m grateful to be able to share the instrument of my body, mind and spirit in such a deep and authentic way, and I’m grateful for the people, audiences and organizations that find meaning, magic and pleasure in what and how I share.

Thank you to my friends who came out to share such a special moment and to my fellow artists with whom I got to share the stage: @dalyamodlin @sadieccrystal @livyamarie. You are sublime.

Here at the Electric Lodge in Venice, California. A performing arts center where I have been student, teacher, performer and audience member for over 20 years.

Thank you @snubbyj and the entire @electriclodge staff for making last night’s performance interstellar.

Photo by @toddmakesfotos
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#theangelbird #angelbirdflight #performanceartist #losangelesartist #femaleperformer #eclectriclodge #venicecalifornia #ritualist #mythicstories #deathandrebirth #raven

Creating ritualist performance is a way in which I express love. Love for the arts, for community, for one another, for myself, for the divine and the transcendent forces of the universe.

Last night was one of the beautiful and powerful ritual performances that I have offered in recent years. I left it all on stage. I fell twice. I sang, I moaned, I flew, I was silent.

I’m grateful to be able to share the instrument of my body, mind and spirit in such a deep and authentic way, and I’m grateful for the people, audiences and organizations that find meaning, magic and pleasure in what and how I share.

Thank you to my friends who came out to share such a special moment and to my fellow artists with whom I got to share the stage: @dalyamodlin @sadieccrystal @livyamarie. You are sublime.

Here at the Electric Lodge in Venice, California. A performing arts center where I have been student, teacher, performer and audience member for over 20 years.

Thank you @snubbyj and the entire @electriclodge staff for making last night’s performance interstellar.

Photo by @toddmakesfotos
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Media (Select)

Power of Play by Elizabeth Yochim at TEDx USC

Interview of Elizabeth Yochim with Steve Dahlberg and Mary Alice Long on Participatory Play and Movement

stARTup Art Fair Los Angeles Program

Interview with Elizabeth Yochim and Anna Dusi

Le Petite Festival du Théâtre Dubrovnik, Croatia Program

Hollywood Fringe Los Angeles Program

Newtopia Magazine: Participlay: Innovation in Interaction

Cultural Weekly: Tongva Park and the Angelbird

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