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This was a rebroadcast of an interview with Boston-based animator, Karen Aqua. Karen died May 30, 2011 at the age of 57. Since 1976, Karen created animated films exploring the themes of ritual, journeys, transformation, and the human spirit. Much of her work reflects an interest in symbols, mythology, and prehistoric and tribal cultures, and includes elements of rhythm, dance, and music. Karen's award-winning films have been screened nationally and internationally, at film festivals, museums, and universities. Aqua’s animation appears regularly on Sesame Street. Just before her death, Karen completed her final work Taxonomy which premiered at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. 

This was a rebroadcast of an interview with Boston-based animator, <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/karen.aqua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Aqua</a>. <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/karen.aqua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen</a> died May 30, 2011 at the age of 57. Since 1976, <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/karen.aqua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen</a> created animated films exploring the themes of ritual, journeys, transformation, and the human spirit. Much of her work reflects an interest in symbols, mythology, and prehistoric and tribal cultures, and includes elements of rhythm, dance, and music. <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/karen.aqua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen's</a> award-winning films have been screened nationally and internationally, at film festivals, museums, and universities. <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/karen.aqua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aqua’s</a> animation appears regularly on <a href="http://www.sesamestreet.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sesame Street</a>. Just before her death, <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/karen.aqua" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen</a> completed her final work <a href="http://www.icaboston.org/programs/film/ne-animators/taxonomy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Taxonomy</a> which premiered at the <a href="http://www.icaboston.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston</a>.

Karen Aqua - Tribute to An Award Winning Independent Animator 

Karen Aqua has created animated films exploring the themes of ritual, journeys, transformation, and the human spirit since 1976 with her 1st animated short, Penetralia. Much of her work reflects an interest in symbols, mythology, and prehistoric and tribal cultures, and includes elements of rhythm, dance, and music.Her award-winning films have been screened nationally and internationally, at film festivals, museums, and universities. Aqua’s animation also appears regularly on Sesame Street.Karen's recent film Sensorium is a hand-drawn experimental animation exploring the relationship between music and image that is inspired by dance gestures and movements found in nature such as water and tide pools, the film is a study of sound/motion synthesis.

<a href="http://aquak.home.att.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Aqua</a> has created animated films exploring the themes of ritual, journeys, transformation, and the human spirit since 1976 with her 1st animated short, <a href="http://aquak.home.att.net/penetralia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penetralia</a>. Much of her work reflects an interest in symbols, mythology, and prehistoric and tribal cultures, and includes elements of rhythm, dance, and music.Her <a href="http://aquak.home.att.net/film_list.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">award-winning films</a> have been screened nationally and internationally, at film festivals, museums, and universities. <a href="http://aquak.home.att.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aqua’s</a> animation also appears regularly on <a href="http://www.sesamestreet.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sesame Street</a>.<a href="http://aquak.home.att.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen's</a> recent film <a href="http://aquak.home.att.net/sensorium.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sensorium</a> is a hand-drawn experimental animation exploring the relationship between music and image that is inspired by dance gestures and movements found in nature such as water and tide pools, the film is a study of sound/motion synthesis.

Karen Aqua - Penetralia to Sensorium