Dreamcatcher Project Report 2024
Dreamcatcher Project Report 2024
APRIL
Dreamcatcher at Black Mountain College {Re}Happening
– Black Mountain NC USA
The first Rhizomatic Collective Unconscious Dreamcatcher was commissioned by the Black Mountain College Museum in Asheville NC as part of their annual {Re}Happening event held April 20th on the old Black Mountain College campus at Lake Eden. It was installed on a small island in the middle of the lake.
For the project debut I performed as a solo artist. During the day I encouraged audience members to interact with the Dreamcatcher by tying fabric streams and symbolic objects into the sculpture – then at night I lit up the whole structure and performed a slow Motion Sculpture Movement Installation as a living extension of the Dreamcatcher form.
Video
Short video documentary by Beth Starling Media:
Photo
Photographs by Michael Oppenheim, Kim Rueger, Beth Starling, Jeff Davis, David Gwaltney, Forest Gamble, Grace Clark, Kimmy Tolbert, Neeta Kepchar, Rachel Goldstein:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72177720316789379/
Links:
Black Mountain College Museum - https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/
BMCM event - https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/rehappening/
AUGUST
Dreamcatcher at Two Diamond Art Farm
– Saco ME USA
With the sculptures of Patrick Pierce.
The Rhizomatic Collective Unconscious Dreamcatcher was the featured performance at Two Diamond Art Farm’s “Sunset Stroll” on Saturday August 17th hosted by Patrick and Kathleen Pierce.
I worked with dancers from Saco’s Collective Motion studios in a two-hour “Crash Course” workshop that afternoon to prepare for the three-hour durational performance – where we gradually extended the tendrils of the Dreamcatcher throughout the grounds of the art farm, connecting Patrick’s sculptures into its’ web while Patrick and an actor in the audience recited poetry and Tom Law provided a wash of atmospheric electronic sound.
Photo
Photographs by Kathleen Pierce:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72177720320591107/
Collective Motion dancers:
Jennifer Bourgeault
Jenny Danis
Sam Lawler
Links:
Patrick Pierce / Two Diamond Artfarm - http://www.patrickpierce.com/
Collective Motion Arts Center - https://collective-motion.com/
Dreamcatcher with the Sacred Dance Guild
– Ottawa ON Canada
With the rock sculptures of John Ceprano.
From The Soul: Dreamcatcher was the title of the August 23rd-25th weekend intensive workshop with members of the Ottawa branch of the international Sacred Dance Guild. This culminated in two performance sharings of The Rhizomatic Collective Unconscious Dreamcatcher – one on Sunday morning at Bells Corners United Methodist church (where the workshops were held) and one on Sunday evening at Remic Rapids on the Ottawa River with the rock sculptures of John Ceprano.
During the workshop sessions we explored many aspects of the Dreamcatcher project using movement and vocal practices as well as discussion time. The performances were approached as meditations. At Bells Corners it was taking place as the congregation entered the sanctuary before the service began – Afterwards they were invited to come and tie symbolic objects into the Dreamcatcher as a form of prayer. At Remic Rapids we hung the Dreamcatcher into a tree by the water and during the two-hour performance meditation we extended the sculpture towards John Ceprano’s rock sculptures in the river – ending just as the sun set below the horizon.
Video
Excerpts of Remic Rapids performance by John Ceprano:
Photo
Photographs by James St Laurent, Wendy Morrell, Daniel Lanoue:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/114531261@N02/albums/72177720320068692
Sacred Dance Guild dancers:
Wendy Morrell
Jennifer Payne
Marlene Bosch
Patricia Fisher
Debbie Donaldson
Elise Mennie-Duncan
Elizabeth Gillies
Links:
John Felice Ceprano - https://www.jfceprano.com/
Sacred Dance Guild - https://sacreddanceguild.org/
SDG event - https://sacreddanceguild.org/event/from-the-soul-dreamcatcher/
For more information about The Rhizomatic Collective Unconscious Dreamcatcher project:
project description:
booking dreamcatcher for presentation:
community and education:
https://collective-unconscious-dreamcatcher.blogspot.com/2024/06/blog-post.html
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