Art as ceremony

This week I was invited to a play. I used to go to plays fairly often, especially at this time of year, with my grandparents. And normally I prefer going to afternoon matinees, but this particular opportunity was special. I had already been urged to go see at least one in this series of three by a time travelling artist grandmother. And, sure enough, the opportunity came when invited by a dear friend and former neighbour.

Now the thing I did not realize, is that this was no ordinary journey.

This play experience went far beyond the expectations of audience participation. No, this was a calling in, a new beginning, the opening of a channel into the timelessness of the multiverse. 

I already knew this would be an amazing show. What I did not anticipate was the expert facilitation of performance as ceremony. Not only were we as audience members engaged in an active experiencing of this epic intergenerational journey, we were also the participants in a multidimensional healing ceremony, all at once called on as healers and those being healed. 

It was a masterful recounting of historical events and the impacts they have on a deeply personal level affecting millions throughout the global diaspora. 

This play was far more than theatre. The experience was the beginning of a new understanding of the depth with which art truly heals communities. 

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