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Shared Echoes II 'The Creation of Our World'

DIRECTOR"S OBJECTIVES

Hein Haun"s description summary :
"There are tellings as well as scientific attempts to describe and explain the creation of the world in its total and cosmic dimension. We know about “the first seven days” in the Genesis, we know a lot of myths from all peoples and all countries, we know the theory of the big bang… - And there is a meaning of “creating the world” on an individual level, which means the challenge for each human being to create its own world in relation to all other beings. This perspective calls for life-art and “self-awareness” as well as for mindfulness and responsibility. In the suggested project we want to work on both aspects. Due to the first perspective we have to search for and to study different versions in world-literature and sciences, select the most original, funny or beautiful ones in order to work them out in dramatic scenes. For instance: “the big bang” on stage longs for a specific music, the creation of night and day might be realized in huge shadow-theatre… - The second perspective is more based on self reflection and self experience, but nevertheless in a creative way of working: day-dreams and imagination, meditation in movement, spontaneous writing and painting, improvising and composing music, verbal exchange and discussion… In both regards we come to the essential questions: what is our view of life and of world, what is the core and the meaning of life - and what are our essentials that we expect from life and what can we do to make them come true? On our “eighth day of creation” we have to build our world according to our aims of personal growth in social interdependence – on this earth, between its continents and peoples, on the whole Cypriot island, between the members of the group… The project will integrate different arts as theatre, music, movement/ dance, painting etc. Our work has some austerity, but will deal with a lot of fun also. For people joining the weekends only it will be a reduced programme, those working all ten days can step into the process much deeper.