Before Dancing with Violence…

... to evolve the perpetrator and victim archetypes ... to dance and transform impulses in all of us, the anger, passion, justice, connections, collisions, some existential joke or symphony… to explore and question the atrocities happening inside and around us… to create space for more people to experience the multitude of perspectives toward healing and reconciliation and a deeper understanding beyond words. We hope that Dancing with Violence can bring together the inner, outer, and collective experiences in moving together…

Dancing with Violence processes the human topics of violence and boundaries — as an artistic and experimental work with the intention to be artful and sensitive and even beautiful.
Please find your own balance of care, exploration, and risk.
The experience and moods will change from chapter to chapter, every few minutes…
* The piece starts with an invitation and then moves into 7 different musical and poetic worlds:
~ The Pharmakon ~ The World of Tensegrity ~ The World of Red ~ The World of the Sofa ~ The World of Longing ~ The World of Mother Dog ~ The World of Collision ~ The World of New and Old

To Set up your Home Theater:

  • Remember, whenever you feel like it, lie down or sit down

  • Headphones or speakers with paneling are recommended, although not required

  • If your headphones have wires, try connecting through your phone and putting it into your pocket

  • It’s important that the sense of sight is altered starting now…

  • Take a moment to create a space for the imaginary senses to play in darkness.

  • Find blindfolds, and/or turn off the lights and close your eyes. Then find a way to dim the computer or cell phone screen lights. This will be for after you press “Play” on the piece [on the next page].

  • You will know when to take the blindfolds off at the end. 

  • Set your volume so that the “Sound Check - Soft” volume (below) is loud enough so that you can feel something

  • AND the “Sound Check - Loud” volume (below) is the loudest possible without hurting your ears.

  • The experience time is 51 minutes, in 8 chapters.