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BodyPrayer~Surrender A solo for two |
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Re-knit the torn fabric of spirit and nature - Linking modern and ancient, this piece reconnects ritual and prayer with dance and sound; the rhythms of urban life with the pulse of nature.
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International award winning dancer and artist Maria Formolo
and versatile emerging theatre and dance artist Kathleen Arnold, creative
collaborators, have gathered and researched medicine wheels, sacred dance,
and traditional music from around the world from a multi-cultural
perspective to create this piece.
Rich in a wisdom, mischief, archetype and myth, BodyPrayer~Surrender draws on cultures from around the world including Maori, Indian, Hawaiian, North American Native, and Western traditions. |
| BodyPrayer~Surrender is a ritual offering of self. it is poetry, dance, song, drums, fire, and silence performer with warmth and humour. We carry in the simplest elements the ageless tools of ritual and performance. Earth, air, fire, water, and mud mix with ancient and original music to bring us to an ageless dimension where the ancient soul dwells and our won ancestral past lives. It is a Medicine Wheel journey that travels through the hills and valleys of the human soul. Those who wish to join in at the end of the piece with singing, dancing, or drumming are invited to do so! |  |
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BodyPrayer~Surrender has been performed at the Edmonton Art Gallery and the Edmonton First Night Festival. It has been warmly received by audiences ranging from grandmothers to seven year olds. |