Meditation in Movement
December 12, 2010
For me, dance can be an act of prayer. In movement I can pray the longings of my heart for which I have no words. In the dance that I have posted below (music by our own Isaac Everett!) I was dancing out my sense of longing, a hopeful expectation, calling out and listening for a response, and finding myself turned around and heading in an unexpected direction. (Oh, and keep watch for the amazing spontaneously transforming sign.) At the beginning of this third week of Advent, I lean forward and look out into the distance, toward the coming of God’s kindom, when God will fill the hungry with good things, raise up the lowly, set the prisoners free, and lift those who are bowed down. May it be so.
Salt Lake
August 18, 2008
Hey, Transmissioners! We’re doing something different this week. Transmission’s own dancer-in-residence, Sarah Godbehere, is performing this Wednesday at the Lafeyette Street Theatre (45 Bleecker St at Lafayette) in Salt Lake, a ballet in 3 acts which the choreographer describes as “ballet meets performance art.” We spend a lot of time at Transmission talking about the relationship of ritual and performance, so we’re going to use this as an opportunity to watch an artistic performance through the lens of ritual analysis. This promises to be a really great evening. This would also be a great Transmission to bring friends to, especially friends who might be intimidated by our more typical house church stuff.
The show starts at 7:45pm, although we’ll probably get there early to make sure we can all get seats together. Tickets are $15 and can be gotten at the door. We’ll be going out afterwards to talk about the performance so feel free to meet us for food and drinks if you can’t make it to the show! You can read more about the performance here: http://www.s6k.com/page.cfm?id=60680703
We also have some community news! First of all, Dan Marrin is kind of urgently looking for a room to rent. If you need a roommate, let us know! You can write here or contact him directly.
Secondly, after a year of course work, Katie Shapiro is getting certified as a Paramedic and has invited us to her graduation, which will be next Wednesday, the 27th. Come support one of Transmission’s two medical professionals! The ceremony will be at 5pm in the NYU Kimmel Building, 60 Washington Square South. As usual, food and drink will follow.
Peace.