Ejercicio :: Exercise (Dibujar y Escribir)

Ejercicio: Haz un dibujo en 10 minutos y luego escribe en otra hoja una respuesta a la pregunta "Qué relación tiene este dibujo con lo que está pasando en mi vida." Escribe sin parar, y sin analizar lo que sale, por 5 minutos. Luego subraya las palabras y frases que te interesan a un nivel estético y escribe un poema utilizándolas. Luego lee tu poema, con voz expresiva, levantando las palabras de la hoja, haciéndolas volar, bailar, dando voz a lo que sientes or quieres expresar.

Exercise: Take 10 minutes to do a drawing and then, on another sheet of paper, write in response to the question "What relation does this drawing have to what is happening my life?"  Write without stopping and without analyzing what comes up for 5 minutes.  Then underline the words and phrases that interest you at an aesthetic level, and write a poem using these words.  Then read your poem, with an expressive voice, lifting the words from the page, making them fly, dance, respond to whatever you feel or want to express.

Materiales recomendados:  Pasteles al óleo o a la tiza.  Papel grueso de 22x30 cm como mínimo.

Solstice Score

Part of the Level One training at Tamalpa Institute is learning the art of scoring. Scoring makes up part of the RSVP Cycle, a creative methodology co-created by Lawrence and Anna Halprin. A score is basically a recipe or a particular way of laying out a creative plan of action. I developed the score that follows to celebrate Solstice this year.

Theme: Winter Solstice - The longest night of the year.

Intention: Explore the somatic experience of darkness (and light as it
relates to the darkness)

People: Ann and Me (This is a score for 2 or more people.)

Place: Ann's studio

Time: Solstice Evening, December 20, 2008

Resources: Movement, Music (didgeridoo), Sound, Text, Breath, and the time of year!

[Musical selection: Into the Dreaming by Dreamtime, Noorooma: Myths and Magic by Spirit of Uluru, Working For World Peace & The Human Heart is For Kindness by Nawang Khechog]

Activities:
1. 2-3 minutes

Setting the Stage: Start music. Dim lights. Light candles.

2. 20minutes--

Explore the somatic / felt sense for darkness and light using any or all of the following:
- Movement
- Stillness
- Sound
- Breath
- Words / Phrases

3. 10 minutes--

Write and/or draw an aesthetic response.

4. 5-7 minutes (each) --

Share the aesthetic response and your experience of the exploration with your partner. The aesthetic response may include movement, poetic words or a verbal descriptive response. For descriptive verbal feedback, use the I see, I feel, I imagine (three level physical-emotional-mental) model.