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Who
- Artist
followed God’s call.
Community volunteers,
paid professionals,
sponsors all worked
together with the
following
leaders:
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Artist:
Wendy
T. Wallace
was given a
vision of a
painting
she was to
do of The
Crucifixion/Resurrection
Seen
Together
and a
calling to
complete a
Series of
paintings
for the
year 2000
on the Life
of Christ
from the
birth
through the
Ascension.
17 years
later, that
vision and
calling was
followed
with the
directions
for the
next step
for the
project: a
performance
with the
paintings
as the
theme.
Author:
Dr.
James M.
Efird, a
Biblical
Interpretive
Scholar of
Duke
University
after
seeing the
completed
Series was
inspired to
write the
historical
narrative
for the
performance.
Arranger:
The
Reverend
Debra
Paulsen,
Pastor
Choreographer:
Jane
Wellford of
Elon
University
D
irector:
Pauline
Cobrda,
Former
Director
for
Education
United Arts
Council,
Greensboro,
NC.
Currently
performing
with
national
touring
company.
Music
Director:
Jesse
Suggs,
Orchestra
Director,
Jamestown
Youth
Orchestra,
Jamestown,
NC.
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What
- A
Series of 25, 4x5
foot oil and
canvas paintings
“The Life of
Christ Series”
that became the
theme for the
musical
extravaganza, The
Life of Christ
Celebration! Huge
images of the
paintings are
projected on a
screen behind the
performers,
dancers, choir
and narrator
presenting the
historical life
of
Jesus.
? When
- The Vision
and Calling were
given to Wendy
Wallace the second
Sunday in January
1980, the next step
of the performance in
September of
1997.
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Where -
The Vision and
Calling at Christ
United Methodist
Church, Greensboro,NC
during Sunday morning
worship; the idea for
the Celebration
revealed itself while
watching Riverdance
at Radio City Music
Hall.
? How
- She saw the
vision as if
projected on an altar
cushion, and the
edges of huge
canvases floating
about 10 feet above
the altar railing,
she knew in that
split second that it
was to be a traveling
exhibit on the life
of Christ for the
year 2000. As she
stared at the vision
to get it really
logged in she heard
the words as if over
a loud speaker: “They
need to see this!”
The paintings being
the theme for a
performance became
clear while watching
how the light was
projected behind the
dancers in
Riverdance.
? Why
- Since her
mother had just died,
the artist was more
open to the interplay
between this life and
the next. She feels
she was called to
present these
paintings so faith
would become tangible
and individuals would
realize through
example that God
Speaks, So Listen.
She believes the
performance concept
was revealed because
the series of
paintings are only
the beginning, the
seed. It’s what
people do around the
paintings that they
will remember, what
scripture they
recited, what song
they sang, what
instrument they
played, what dance
they performed or
what theater they
were in when they saw
it.
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