CDP/NYC reflections from 7/26

Hello,

FROM LAST SESSION 7/26

We finally read and discussed the dharma art letter - thanks Taavo! (let me know anyone if you want a copy, I can make some).

Words/questions/ideas that came up:

aggression, neurosis, benefit, insecurity/overconfidence/the healthy ego, any situation being workable, intention to ourselves and to others, gift, cutting through spiritual materialism, in conversation, humble.

So pithy and short that it's somehow threatening (genuine art?). Or, a call to action - examine what you do/mindful. Can we bridge the gap ever between audience and creator?

Last session we discussed the DAL after PAP, and then started a new PAP directly into open space.

although kinesthetic delight was strong at beginning, it seemed there was very little play between folks, compositionally more of a quality of holding something lightly, like red square; what would support a deep connection to kinesthetic delight AND a strong compositional eye in open space?

what would it be like to go from PAP into open space without any in between event (not our discussion of the DAL)?

how do we define entrances and exits?

what would it be like to actually answer "yes" to the self question "I can't really do this for the whole time, can I?"

We also did a solo quad aunt that built from last week with witnessers and added the option for each soloist to use their own music in one of the two speaker systems. Any two quads could be occupied simultaneously.

How much influence do you take from your soundscape?

How do we negotiate feeling the other soloists energy and awareness of their choice/volume in music?

What would it be like to have your witnesser chose your music for you?

What would it be like to do this practice wit hall these layers for a couple of hours?

FOR 8/1

Sara, Jeremy, Teana and Taavo will not be with us next week, We will be small but mighty!

I would like to share a very short reading that is in the same vein as the dharma art letter, and is also from CTR.

I would like to continue with the solo quad evolution, incorporating the call for witnesser to have the option of selecting music, AND having the witnesser have the option of a lighting instrument, but if there are only four of us, it may have to wait...

Are there any other calls?

xoxo