Thank you Matilda. I have just finished reading your posting and still have the goosebumps it gave me. Lx
Regards, Lawrence +44 (0)794 7236435 On 6 Apr 2011, at 00:54, Matilda Leyser <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, and a bow to Harold. > > I wanted to let the list know that I facilitated my first large open space on > Saturday - for Circus! I have done several little ones (and many involving > just me and Phelim and some > Monkeys!) but this was the first one I had held for a big group. About 130 > people. > > Before I met Phelim I worked as an aerialist (trapeze artist) for ten years. > Meeting Phelim and encountering Open Space all formed part of my climbing > back down to the ground- it made earth seem more appealing. I have been > earthbound now for 3-4 years so it was a wonderful and big thing for me to > bring my learning since leaving the circus world back to that community. > > There was a fantastically diverse turn out: students and elders, traditional > and contemporary circus were all represented. > > A sample of session titles for you: > > -Circus can't tell a story? > -What's the best trick you've ever seen? > -Why do we never feel good enough? > -The space between 10 minutes and 1 hour > -If circus gets well funded and organised where will all the freaks and > weirdos go to play? > - corporate whore v serious artist? > > And many others.... > > People asked 'can we do this again?' in closing circle. My first ever aerial > teacher who must surely be approaching 70 said he felt re-inspired and I had > to hold it together. > > Lastly I would like to share what helped me at the start when I felt most > terrified. Phelim told me to walk the circle ten times slower than I thought > was slow and that reminded me of the last aerial piece I made: it was on a > cloud swing (a rope swing) and I spoke during it and described what it felt > like. It began with a haiku that went like this: > > Oh snail, > Climb Mount Fuji > But slowly. > > After reciting that to the group and walking a slow circle, it turned out it > was a smooth downhill slide all the way as everyone got on with it - seasons, > marketplace, work.... > > Thank you > Matilda x > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > OSList mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org
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