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The peculiar thing about Fantom Island is that it is but a mirage – an Imaginary oasis isolated in the confines of our brainwaves. We shall gradually reveal morsels of our folklore here, so please visit often. To return, simply bring your Imagination as your passport.
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Jane Chu shoots iLL-Literacy @ Columbia College
Photos by Jane Chu
On Friday we had an amaaaaaazing show at Chicago’s Columbia College, which I also like to refer to as Xavier’s School for the Gifted. I stepped into the pre-show meet-n-greet late (because I was getting poor food-poisoned Nico some kombucha…he hates kombucha) and found myself in a debate about Yo Gabba Gabba. Nice. The student body is completely comprised of artists, and as everyone in the room introduced themselves as filmmakers, illustrators, musicians, dancers, and sound engineers, I realized that, as anyone who we had mentioned Columbia to had said, this was going to be a great show. I must admit, when Nico gave the fateful call half an hour before the show that the little viruses in his stomach had mutated into the worst migraine ever and he couldn’t move his legs, I panicked (first for his life, of course…………….and then for the show). Even still, we managed to assign/improv his parts and the show was fantaaaastique!
The extravaganza took place at Columbia’s Stage Two, and was set off by a plethora of talented Columbia students, as well as members of MCYP (Multi-Cultural Youth Project). The lovely Jane Chu took some very fresh pictures. Enjoy, and see y’all in LA on Saturday!
