Passage of Equanimity
mono no aware
mono no aware
Real Eguchi, Elizabeth Westley, Ryan Genereaux,
Piera Bonventre, Daichi Okada
Piera Bonventre, Daichi Okada
The Japanese sensibility of ‘mono no aware’ can loosely be described as a sensitivity to life that directly correlates to the awareness of the impermanent nature of human, biological existence.
This heightened awareness can help enhance our sense of ‘sustainable’ beauty that focuses us in the moment with a unique blend of joy, humility, melancholy, simplicity, peace, warmth and radiance.
In this performance we explore ‘mono no aware’ using a diagonal datum, a ‘Passage of Equanimity’ that provides a critical reference for the mixed emotions that we are experiencing. It is a journey in which suffering and existential angst are quietly acknowledged.
In the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, ‘Peace is every step’.
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This heightened awareness can help enhance our sense of ‘sustainable’ beauty that focuses us in the moment with a unique blend of joy, humility, melancholy, simplicity, peace, warmth and radiance.
In this performance we explore ‘mono no aware’ using a diagonal datum, a ‘Passage of Equanimity’ that provides a critical reference for the mixed emotions that we are experiencing. It is a journey in which suffering and existential angst are quietly acknowledged.
In the words of Thich Nhat Hanh, ‘Peace is every step’.
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Real Eguchi is a landscape architect/ artist who explores the concept of ‘Sustainable Beauty’ referencing Terror Management Theory and Japanese notions of mono no aware and wabi-sabi. Real graduated with a Master of Landscape Architecture in 1986, and he is a principal and Creative Director of bREAL art + design and Eguchi Associates Landscape Architects. Real is particularly interested in the transformative qualities of landscapes and other art forms that promote an intimate, joyful, melancholic and peaceful engagement with natural processes.
At 57, Real was introduced to the ecstatic dance community in Toronto. It has helped deepen his sense of vulnerability, peace and joy. As part of his ‘movement therapy’ practice that focuses on solo, contact, partner and ensemble improv dance, Real has begun to incorporate Butoh and eco-centric dance. www.facebook.com/bREALdance Daichi Okada is an awesome Japanese breakdancer who has been visiting Toronto for a year and who found sponsorship with Adidas. Shortly after his performance in Create-Move-Connect, Daichi will be returning to Japan.
Elizabeth Westley practices yoga, qigong and mindfulness meditation on a regular basis and views movement as an important component of her mindfulness practice. She has been a recovering alcoholic for 34 years, a
survivor of kidney and pancreatic cancer and lives with the intention to experience equanimity and beauty in every moment. With grace and a steady commitment to her path, Piera Bonventre desires to bring healing and a higher vibe to all the people, places and things she surrounds herself with. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario to immigrant parents that never ceased to give their best to her and their own journeys, she learned the deep values she comes to live by today. Being authentic, conscious of her place in this world and her impact with her words, actions and intentions, she navigates her life with the desire to remain present to what matters most here. She practices alternative medicine as a Homeopath, holistic nutritionist and Energy healing bodywork practitioner. She has come to know that healing begins within and that in healing ourselves we heal all others. When she isn't mixing an herbal brew, she enjoys ecstatically dancing and playing with great like minded friends in all the right places.
Ryan Genereaux
I have been moving, dancing, acting, creating, exploring who I am and what I am capable of in some form my whole life. I love using my body, my voice, my emotions and ideas to express the my stream of all creation. I love creating worlds with my being and inviting people to journey to and past the edge of their energetic experience. I am different and I know it. I encourage everyone to be themselves and accept others who are expressing their truth and their joy. We are here together to be whatever our being sings. And we are here to appreciate who we are when we feel our song. |