Simply Stunning

The incomparable universKA Kollective member ERIKA LEMAY has a new website online - www.erikalemay.com. Get news, see clips of her performances and become mesmerized.

Photos copyright Douglas Kirkland.

Kat Marks, Granfalloon

Presenting GRANFALOON, a video by Kat Marks and videographer Paul Bates. Also available for view at www.katmarks.com

"The harness is made from 3 mm Perspex and ox-blood vegan cow hide. The Perspex is cut using a laser cutter and sanded to a smooth finish by hand. Heat and pressure are used to create the 3D curves and the harness is then formed around the mannequin. The leather is treated with various layers of varnish and wax. The edges are beveled and finished with bees wax. The girdle is designed by Kat Marks and crafted by Steven Diaper. The piece was designed, crafted and shot for film over a period of 3 months. "

Art Direction/Producer: Kat Marks
Director, DOP/Edit: Paul Bates
Sound Design: Goran Boskovic
Hair: Shinya Fukami
Make Up: Julia Wilson
Model: Ashleigh Halliburton
Styling: Kalina Pulit
Jacket: Rory Parnell-Mooney
Girdle: Kat Marks

Rendez-vous with REENTKO

March is turning out to be quite the month for virtuoso guitarist Reentko Dirks. With six live concerts throughout Germany including a televised performance - the Salzburger Stier prizewinner is on a roll. Go to www.reentko.com for sample audio clips, and visit the universKA Calendars for a detailed list of his performances.

"..a distinctive blend of unorthodox, self-developed percussive playing techniques that cover a wide range of styles. He is one of the few guitarists who can claim to be every bit as much in demand in the classical world as in the pop and world music scenes."

Move over Alice in Wonderland...

...and make way for Jennifer Allison. Dream designer extraordinaire, Jennifer's dresses are featured in the April issue of Flare magazine. Behind the scene footage can be seen here: http://www.flare.com/videos/22736. Her collection will be showing at Toronto LG Fashion Week on March 29th. For more information, visit

www.jenniferallisondesign.com.

Visit UNFAIR at ART DUBAI

Sorry for the little pictures! But hopefully they will inspire to come visit the UNFAIR stand at ART DUBAI. Come by, pick up a magazine, and get some postcards and posters from our art photoshoots.

TSUYU designs for Le Bon Marché Paris

Installation artist TSUYU's beautiful installation art will be on display at the high-end department store Le Bon Marché, Paris in the Papetry Library until the beginning of April. The works are created using strands of lustrous Japananese Ito thread and pieces of origami made of mulberry trees fiber.

For more information visit www.tsuyusite.com

Stéphan Choinière in Singapore for Theatrical Rock Circus Extravaganza

Aerial straps act designer, trainer, associate choreographer and Resident Director for the 90 minute show Voyage de la Vie. A multi-million dollar theatrical rock circus spectacular.

Produced by the Resorts World Sentosa Entertainment team with The Generating Company (UK), Voyage de la Vie is the creation of an international team led by Creative Producer Mark Fisher, best known for his design of visually spectacular shows such as Cirque du Soleil's Ka, U2’s 360 World Tour and the Beijing 2008 Olympics, and co-conceived by Director Philip Wm. McKinley and Designer Ray Winkler.

Patrick Luu, Art Director

Patrick Luu, a recent member of the Kollective, bowls us of over with these striking "CLONE" images: Strong, sexually-charged, masculine and warrior-like, the beautiful gladiator crouches, ready to pounce. Fierce.

Asa Sokol-Kubiak for Cirque du Soleil

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Miss Asa Sokol-Kubiak will be leaving Cirque du Soleil headquarters on Monday for Japan to tour with the world-renowned CDS production of CORTEO. Asa, one of the Kollective's founding members, has been selected to perform aerial acrobatics on a giant, spinning chandelier, 30 feet in the air. We wish you the very best on this exciting journey and hope to see you again soon - perhaps when the tour heads to Russia? xxx Asa.

UNFAIR magazine FUTURE issue out now!

The wait is over. Issue Two of UNFAIR magazine is out. Distribution across the Middle East, Paris, London and Paris - with the Feature article, 5 Unfair Visionaries; Art Do Buy (art fair), Influential Traffic (bloggers vs. editors), and Green Streets (architecture) written by yours truly, Unfair Copy & Features Editor and founder of universKA,

Caterina Lo Mascolo.

Andrea Legg for Robert Lepage DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN

Andrea Legg, contemporary dancer and aerialist has been selected to work with the research and creation team for Der Ring des Nibelungen by Robert Wagner, an opera production created and produced by Robert Lepage for the New York Metropolitan Opera. Robert Lepage is one of Canada's most celebrated playwrights and theatre directors and this newest production is set for release in 2010. This well-deserved honour follows Andrea's critically acclaimed production of Surface by her aerial company, Floating Seed.

UNFAIR magazine on stands next week!

UNFAIR magazine hits shelves during the second week of March. Distributed in Paris, London, New York City and all throughout the Middle East.

Caterina Lo Mascolo - Copy & Features Editor for UNFAIR.

Franck Minthe for Wild Wonders of Europe

universKA is thrilled to announce that architect and scenographer Franck Minthe has been chosen to design the upcoming exhibitions for Wild Wonders of Europe - with the first exhibition to be unveiled in May in the Hague, Netherlands.

Wild Wonders of Europe is a unique media initiative which features 68 of Europe's best nature photographers and their work from 118 missions to 48 European countries. The exhibitions featuring 100 photographs are produced by Life Exhibitions, are free to the public, and are expected to be showcased in some of the most beautiful squares around the world.

Franck Minthe has previously designed the exhibitions for Earth From Above and Horses by Yann Arthus Bertrand, Spirit of the Wild by Steve Bloom, and 100 Places to Remember Before They Disappear by Co-Life.

For more information about this captivating exhibition, please visit www.wild-wonders.com.

Above picture copyright Frank Krahmer.

universKA Kalendars

The universKA Kalendars are up for the month of March. Check out the Kollective's events as well as the arts and cultural happenings in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Toronto and Paris. **Don't forget it's fashion week in Paris - find all the schedules on the Kalendar.

http://www.universka.com/www.universka.com/Calendar.html