Pandramatics is an arena for improvising and experimenting with action, dialogue, and ritual, using ordinary things as a springboard for creativity. You don't need experience in acting to take part. It is both serious and fun.
This day workshop will be led by Dharmavidya, in Leicester, UK, see the events homepage or email kaspalita@amidatrust.com
April 12th - 2008 Prasada will be leading a day workshop of relaxation and body awareness
exercises to express feelings about life and spirituality. It will help us to open ourselves to the creative and the devotional aspects of life.
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The arts and spirituality week has continued in a remarkably stimulating way and we all feel quite elated with it. Do continue.....
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David and Caroline Brazier presented a session as part of the De Montfort University Cultural Exchanges Programme 2008 called "Writing Abour Spirituality in a Secular Age". Caroline read an extract from the manuscipt of the new book that she completed writing this week.
David read some of his poetry. Both talked about the history of their involvement in writing and the influences of spirituality, psychology and the arts on their work. The session was chaired by Kaspalita Thompson.
Prasada Caroline Brazier returned to The Buddhist House after a week long writing retreat in Yorkshire during which she completed the draft of a new book on the subject of Guilt.
Our week of reflection on culture and the arts got off to a good start this evening as members of The Buddhist House community, including Dharmavidya, attended an event offered by the local Baha'i community at which film-maker Mark Bamford showed hie film The Hero and talked about the influence that being Baha'i had had upon his life and work. The meeting was also attended by novelist Rod Duncan. Much intense discussion resulted. What makes a work of art spiritual? How does spirituality change an artist's approach? Is there a danger is spirituality using art? Is art intrinsically spiritual? What is the nature of creativity? These and many more questions will fuel our inquiries over the coming nine days.
For the third year we will explore contemporary culture through the eyes of leading voices the arts and political arenas. This course block is timed to coincide with De Montfort University's Cultural Exchanges Programme, which offers a rich diversity of presentations by interesting contemporary figures. As a group we attend some of these presentations, interspersing the events with our own group sessions for discussion and exploration of the topics raised
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The second of this years Arts and Spirituality events took place 2nd Feb. Lead by Marylin Ricci, five budding poets explored English poetry, with a spiritual theme, from the 17th C to the present day, and then each wrote two of our own.
Marylin led us through the creative process, providing us with a springboard to launch our creativity from, for example - letting us each select an object, to hold and then, in ten minutes, to write about.
2nd Feburary 2008
Marylin Ricci will lead this workshop in which we'll take a close look at the work of some inspirational
poets such as Mary Oliver, Gerard Manley Hopkins, George Herbert and
John F. Deane, analysing the techniques they use, the images and
landscapes
they conjure. Then we'll have a go at making poems
of our own.
This was previously advertised as being in Leicester City Centre, but will now take place at The Buddhist House - Narborough.
Amida Kai and the Maitri project present The Art of Storytelling
Old as language itself, perhaps older - [stories] were our first expression of spirituality. Stories bind us to something deeper than everyday life, they connect us with, and can help create a shared culture. For hundreds of thousands of years people have told stories, to remember their roots, to inspire and to question; Who am I? And what is truth? Love?
Stories connect us to something greater in the world.
led by Kaspalita more information
There is a new Amida weblog for poetry called Amida Muse
Yesterday evening we held our second in-house session of Pandramatics. The atmosphere and types of work were quite different from week one. That's creativity.
Yesterday residents of The Buddhist House held a poetry circle. Some excellent home produced works were shared and we had good discussion about approach and what poetry means to us.
This evening we have our first workshop in Pandramatics. All welcome. Dharmavidya will participate this evening. We plan to continue on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm. Co-ordinator: Gareth Thompson.
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