Burning Man is held in Nevada in late August/early September. I would loveit if you could come of course. I love hearing about what you have done.
Ciao! Gwen --- Michele Frankel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Gwen > Is the festival in Texas, what are the dates? My > area is theatre and > developing speaking and listening > skills/communication as a way of improving > behaviour and life experience and creating > citizenship communities in > education, prisons etc. > I've worked in the US on plays linked to > sustainability in the > 70's.Linkedthen mostly to womens ideas about saving > the planet. > > Best wishes > Michele > > > On 4/7/07, Jean-Francois Gouin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Hello Gwen, > > > > Fabulous idea as a person who is both an artist > (poet and musician) and a > > Sustainability professional, I have been thinking > a lot about this and have > > experimented around the subject. My writing and my > performing are deeply > > related to my interest for Sustainability and it's > philosophical > > implications. Namely the relation between humans > and nature and the > > importance of spirituality and intuition in > dealing with complexity. I find > > that art is a powerful medium to express ideas > that can only be incompletely > > represented through a rational discourse. It > allows to reach people at a > > deeper more fondamental level. There, an intimate > conviction can be stirred, > > reach consciousness and result into action. At the > same time this reflection > > brings us to the core of what is art and what is > its social role. This > > encompasses its utilitarian or political functions > as well as a way to reach > > deeper levels of consciousness and maybe even > connect to a global > > consciousness. > > > > Anyhow, I do not recall when the burningman > festival will occur and it may > > be difficult for me to get to it (I am living in > France right now and I > > believe it takes place in Texas right?). However, > I would be happy to > > participate in your project. For instance I still > have some connections in > > Toronto which may be of use. > > > > All the best, > > > > Jean-François > > -- > > __________________________ > > Jean-François Gouin > > Consultant Durabilité - Sustainability Consultant > > MUSE - Building Horizons / Constructeur d'Horizons > > [email protected] > > Tel: (+ 33) (0)4 91 73 36 93 > > Mobile: (+33) (0)6 81 17 56 97 > > 35Bis Boulevard Alexandre Delabre > > 13008 Marseille - France * * > > > ========================================================== > > [email protected] > ------------------------------ To > > subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view > the archives of > > [email protected]: > > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > To learn about > > OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected]: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected]: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
