• November 5th - The Samsara Suites: Ballet Meets Butoh
On November 5th The Samsara Suites: Ballet meets Butoh was performed at the TaDa Theater in New York City. The work featured Ballet dancer Marissa Frey and Butoh dancer Rosenaldo Benitez.
• SEPTEMBER - Flag Art Donation
Thanks go to Glenn Fuhrman and The Flag Art Foundation for their donation of $50,000 to the Stargazer Restoration Fund.
•AUGUST - Manes Foundation Donation
Thanks go to the Manes Peace Prize Foundation for donating $100,000 to the Stargazer Restoration Fund.
• JULY 1st - SAMSARA SUITES RELEASED
Caeser Pink's contemporary classical work titled The Samsara Suites has been released on CD and for Digital Download. The work features
a 4-piece string section, Moog synthesizer, and 3 percussionists.
• JUNE 27th - DUMB VIDEO SHOOT
Caeser Pink & Lou Terrier directed a video shoot for the song This Is The Way That They Keep You Dumb. The video uses social
satire to mock the tendency in mass media to dumb down the culture. The shoot included 30 people, adult and child actors, musicians, and tech crew. The shoot required lots of crazy costumes and props.
• JANUARY 1st - YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! WINS AWARDS
As year came to an end, the Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! music video won a total of 19 film festival awards from all around the world.
• NOVEMBER 14th - SAMSARA RECORDING SESSION
In November Arete Living Arts produced a recording session in Altoona, PA to record a string section for his experimental classical work titled The Samsara Suites. The musicians were graduate students from the Penn State University music department: Carolina Pedroza - Violin, Taylor Shea - Viola, Annabelle Lecy - Cello, and Hudson Webber - Cello.
• OCTOBER 19th - BATHTUB VIDEO SHOOT
In October Arete Living Arts produced a video shoot in State College, Pennsylvania. In the morning the crew shot an office scene with New York City actress Eden Lutchmedial. Special thank to Nitanny Office Supply for allowing us to shoot in their building. In the afternoon the crew moved to another location to shoot an intense bathtub overdose scene.
• SEPTEMBER 19th & 20th - PRECRIPTION VIDEO SHOOT
In Septmember Arete Living Arts produced produced a video shoot for a music video about prescription drug addiction. The First day of shooting featured three child actors who told the story of Jimmy, an energetic child who is prescribed prescription medication to calm him down. The shoot also featured Tessa Gross and Dustin Wert, as the bass player and drummer.
The second day of shooting fetured a large cast of costumed actors and extras performing in a field. Among the characters in the surreal scene were Uncle Sam, Mr Monopoly, Lady Liberty, a riot cop, and a life sized Fentanyl pill. Much of the footage was shot using a drone camera.
