I’ve been in the dance field for 12 years, endlessly traveling, constantly searching for how to take my dance to a deeper place. In this search, I’ve come full circle, back to the faith familiar to me growing up, seeing that all along, what I’ve been searching for was always in my backyard, hidden in plain sight. Here was depth, Spirit, Love, soul—things I know deep down inside everybody is seeking in their own way.
Quite possibly the most common message from near death experiences is put plainly here by NDEr Veronica: “Our main purpose is love and realizing the source of that love, which is God.” (1) This message is precisely the core message of Jesus’s gospels. Anybody who goes into a deep dive with this message will automatically find themselves in a journey of mysticism—communication with God, Spirit, and the heavenly realm.
The Passion of Christ was the greatest performance of all time. The practice of the Christian faith when it's not luke warm is nothing but depth that penetrates deeply into the heart. The message of the gospels is the science of love. There is only depth, the milk and honey that gives anything any true meaning in the first place.
So of course the Christian faith can fit right in with Butoh as Butoh has always had the reputation of being “something more” or “liminal.” The co-creator himself (Kazuo Ohno) was someone who embodied the Christian faith into his every being. He didn't talk about it, he embodied it. This is precisely why, I feel, he left such a deep impression in the performance world because he lived the Spirit and those around him felt the Spirit.
It’s been nearly 3 months now since developing Theokinesis, a Christian-based pedagogy and performance project. The website is a Creative Commons resource for dance ministers, theatre, dance, and experimental body researchers to take inspiration from. The resource undergoes continuous updates, similar to my previous project, the Shadowbody Butoh Manual. As of this writing, there are over 75 exercises, much of which has been adapted from butoh exercises experienced or guided throughout my 10-year butoh career.
2024 is a year of focus on Theokinesis. I am still in the process of booking where I'll be in the world. If you get any ideas, I am always open to hearing them.
April & May | Dharamkot, India | 2 day per week classes 15 - 28 July | Sesalac, Serbia | Rebel For Christ 2 week camp 14 - 20 August | Gorzanow, Poland | Institute of Devotional Arts
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I’ve been in the dance field for 12 years, endlessly traveling, constantly searching for how to take my dance to a deeper place. In this search, I’ve come full circle, back to the faith familiar to me growing up, seeing that all along, what I’ve been searching for was always in my backyard, hidden in plain sight. Here was depth, Spirit, Love, soul—things I know deep down inside everybody is seeking in their own way.
Quite possibly the most common message from near death experiences is put plainly here by NDEr Veronica: “Our main purpose is love and realizing the source of that love, which is God.” (1) This message is precisely the core message of Jesus’s gospels. Anybody who goes into a deep dive with this message will automatically find themselves in a journey of mysticism—communication with God, Spirit, and the heavenly realm.
The Passion of Christ was the greatest performance of all time. The practice of the Christian faith when it's not luke warm is nothing but depth that penetrates deeply into the heart. The message of the gospels is the science of love. There is only depth, the milk and honey that gives anything any true meaning in the first place.
So of course the Christian faith can fit right in with Butoh as Butoh has always had the reputation of being “something more” or “liminal.” The co-creator himself (Kazuo Ohno) was someone who embodied the Christian faith into his every being. He didn't talk about it, he embodied it. This is precisely why, I feel, he left such a deep impression in the performance world because he lived the Spirit and those around him felt the Spirit.
It’s been nearly 3 months now since developing Theokinesis, a Christian-based pedagogy and performance project. The website is a Creative Commons resource for dance ministers, theatre, dance, and experimental body researchers to take inspiration from. The resource undergoes continuous updates, similar to my previous project, the Shadowbody Butoh Manual. As of this writing, there are over 75 exercises, much of which has been adapted from butoh exercises experienced or guided throughout my 10-year butoh career.
2024 is a year of focus on Theokinesis. I am still in the process of booking where I'll be in the world. If you get any ideas, I am always open to hearing them.
April & May | Dharamkot, India | 2 day per week classes
15 - 28 July | Sesalac, Serbia | Rebel For Christ 2 week camp
14 - 20 August | Gorzanow, Poland | Institute of Devotional Arts
The website: theokinesis.com/
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(1) Long, Jeffrey, MD. God and the Afterlife. The Groundbreaking New Evidence of Near-Death Experience. Page 57.
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