I remember vividly the email that assigned me my ‘character’ for the weekend… my jaw dropped…anything less ‘me’ you could not have imagined.
The workshop would be following an alchemical theme, using modern characterisation of ancient archetypes to explore the nature of the human psyche and its journey through spiritual evolution. Whilst the aim of the weekend was familiar, this was a new departure for me as the previous workshops I had attended had been run along more traditional lines, using characters from mythology or ancient pantheons. This contemporary storyline was something different.
In principle, I found it an exciting idea. Spirituality is too often seen as something to ’do’, separate from everday life… instead of something to ‘be’, and very much a part of it. I liked the idea of incorporating a more modern approach… never dreaming that a few years later I would be involved in presenting a…
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Interesting. I would love to do this in a workshop environment, maybe add some “theater” for the evolution from the past, reflected in the image of the present.
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That is pretty much what we do, Doug… a five act ritual drama exploring a specifically crafted script from both spiritual and psychological aspects, with everyone playing a part.It gets results… and is fun too.
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Does sound like fun, and potentially intense – I’m thinking of Herbert Blau’s experimental theater workshops in the ’70s dealing with pretty much the same thing. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3684196?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
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I’ll have to have a read of that… thank you!
The basic premise is ancient though, going right back to the Mystery Schools that may have been part of the birth of theatre as we know it.
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I can totally envision you as a diva! 😀
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I lack the inches 😉
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Aw, it’s not the height that matters, it’s the lung power! 😉
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😀
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