COMING THIS AUGUST!
About a year ago, a unique venue was created in Portland, Oregon for about 25 friends. They call it Performance Art Night, where they gather themselves on a quiet evening and instead of watching a movie or playing fussball, they perform in front of each other. What makes this night even more unique is that they are not actors reading from a play. As one participant named Kadra states, "I think we'd all be happy coming and just watching what everyone else was doing. But these nights are meant to give of ourselves to each other, to share of ourselves." They do this by taking a piece of their life, creating it into an artistic performance and presenting it on a homemade stage in their living room. The result is the creation of a safe, vulnerable space where simple friendships evolve into a connected web of souls.
For one week in August, I'm coming to Portland to document this group. I believe they have tapped into a message of art, unity and love I'd like the world to hear.
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* GASP!*
M U S T.
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Y O U.
*throws tantrum*.... "I MUST! I MUST! I MUST!"
~Ariana
It's amazing isn't it.
Will this anonymous in the crowd please make themselves known?
You know me.
i am not "anonymous", but i wanted to say, "thanks for the shout-out!" i love you, emily:)
This is anonymous. I had an outpouring of the spirit after reading Emily's blog. I just felt I needed to share it where everyone could see. But the truth is I have been overwhelmed by both Emily and Kadra and found it funny that Kadra sent the next message. So this is what I told Emily about how I really feel. Sorry for being anonymous. I am gradually opening up and I am not a totally free spirit like the rest of you. Emily I hope you don't mind. In fact I know you don't mind being someone who is willing to share everything with everyone.
I wanted to share some of my feelings on the matter.
I love myself and feel incredible. But I don't feel
like you. I feel you believe faith can overcome fear
always and in any situation. That kind of faith is love. I
have struggled for many many years not in my faith and
I love of myself or God but in other people. I would
say it's a coincidence but not with the way things
have happened. With the way things are going I think
it's fitting for me that you have a picture of Kadra
and yourself on the site.
I saw a movie once and it was about Heaven. Everybody
who made it to Heaven had courage was how they put it.
It doesn't make any sense to me that I have
incredible unshakable faith in God and the gospel and
fail to be so strong as to be able to fearlessly share
myself with others.
Emily I just have this incredible feeling of sincere
appreciation. I love that Heavenly Father lead me to
such wonderful people. He testified to me of who you
really are even before you could show it. It shows
that He knows and loves you very much and me as well. That to
me is the greatest feeling and it has been
overwhelming to me recently. Isn't it great that God
our Father who has power of all things is so aware of
the little things. The needs that we all have and to
orchestrate it with such elegance that it touches our
soul in the deepest and purest way. Thanks for being an expression of our Heavenly fathers love.
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