We All Fall Down
To fell a tree, after determining the fall path, you need to make a notch in the side of the trunk with your chainsaw.
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Think Sankai Juku on steroids, or a sort of fractured Sufism where spinning does rule, but in the über-darkness of night. Add to that mix the human version of inflatable, undulating air dancers—those tube-like creatures that bob and weave in front of Southern California car dealerships—and one might just be describing Nacera Belaza’s “L’Onde (The Wave).”
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