Category: butoh
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The Question Nobody Asks
…well, almost nobody: “Hey, do you know an artist?” Nobody is looking for artists. That’s why artists (still!) have to make art AND look for their audience. It’s either a baffling dilemma or an amazing opportunity – and since my dad taught me “There’s no such thing as a dilemma, only choices.” it must be…
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I dare you to be MORE embodied
Many people I know are asking: “What can I do? How can I make a difference in a world filled with violence, injustice, and confusion?” The answer is complex, but I believe it starts here, in the body, with you.
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My first Butoh performance since…(FREE TICKET & VIP SEATING inside —>)
You are cordially invited to join me for my first Butoh performance since 2010 (omg…even writing that is wild, has it really been 15 years?!?) at Helios Public Art House in Longmont THIS FRIDAY March 14! Support avant garde and grassroots protest art and come to this interactive, multi-media performance with live music, ritual, prayer,…
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Decolonizing Research through Performance Ethnography
Is performance ethnography my true academic home? What do other researchers in this field feel about Indigenous Research Methodologies? How do embodied cultural practices threaten or uphold cultural continuity? How does the Shaman function in relation to embodiment, intersubjectivity and relationality – is there a universal shamanic praxis at play?
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But WHY?!?
I needed a new container to hold all of my wildness, my art, my writing, my research, my dance, my music, the uncontrived expression of my highest potential and my uncompromising aspirations for the world. “The Savage Shaman” became the container that would hold all of that, and keep me accountable, honest, and creative.
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Embodying Grief
Embodying grief is a somatic process that brings us back to our bodies – to the source of healing and transformation. Follow this 5 step process to begin healing yourself through embodiment.
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What are you REALLY looking for?
What are my MOST POPULAR TAGS? What are my MOST POPULAR POSTS? And what is it REALLY that you’re looking for from The Savage Shaman?
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Viral Dancing Nuns
To modern Western culture, the dancing nun is a contradiction in terms, or a merely laughable moment that peaks on social media for a while, and is just as soon forgotten. But I would argue the import of the dancing nun is far more profound.
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Why every temple needs a dancer
Spiritual temples are as ironic as they are awe inspiring: as religious structures that house both the religious hierarchy and the scriptural tradition that give the hierarchy its continuity; yet at the same time these architectural manifestations are the living embodiment of sacred geometry, within which the play of light and sound is designed to…
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Shinrin Yoku II: An Invitation to Wander
What have we gained, and what have we lost in the relentless pursuit of “civilization?” We have lost our silence, we have lost our darkness, and we have lost our peace. Finally, as we are collectively losing our humanity, we are turning back to nature for solace, for healing, and reconciliation.