‘Play and Movement’-themed event features juggling games, music, ‘Tarot as a Tool’ and 5Rhythms Ecstatic Dance at The Art Space on 211
~ PVN staff report
LURAY — The Jester’s Playground…”Play and Movement”…is coming to The Art Space on 211 just west of Luray from 12 to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 19. This unique event in the Page Valley will feature juggling games, music by the Jester’s Quartet, a workshop on Tarot reading, and 5Rhythms Ecstatic Dance with Rebecca Young.
Charleen Johnston, also known around Luray and throughout the Valley as “the lady on stilts”, coordinated the planning for the event and brought together a unique group of talents for both young and old to enjoy.
Here’s a look at the day’s events:
• 12-1p.m. — The Jesters Quartet will be playing music (inside the new space on the hill behind The Art Space) written by Keith Traylor; and group juggling games (outside in the grass).
“I will have juggling props set up for anyone who would like to learn some playful, fun group juggling,” Johnston said.
• 1-3 p.m. — Tarot as a Tool For Creative Exploration mini workshop.
“I’ve been doing Tarot and using it for many things for over 26 years years now and have a collection of various decks,” Johnston stated on a social media post. “I will be doing an introduction to Tarot with the framework of how to use the cards and images and archetypes for Artistic and Creative endeavors. We will explore both Tarot and Oracle Decks and engage in various creative exercises as examples. This will include creative writing, and art as well as storytelling, etc.”
• 3-5 p.m. — 5 Rhythms Ecstatic Dance with Rebecca Young, who has been facilitating Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Rhythms Dance in Woodstock for some time. 5Rhythms is a dynamic movement practice — a practice of being in your body — that ignites creativity, connection, and community. While a seemingly simple process, the 5Rhythms practice facilitates deep and unending explorations, moving the dancer beyond self-imposed limitations and isolation into new depths of creativity and connection. Dancing the 5Rhythms is a practice — a dynamic way to both workout and to meditate in the same breath.
“This will be the first time I am branching out in this way with one of my passions,” Johnston said.
“I am currently starting to offer Tarot readings and Astrology Readings (my major obsessions for the past 26 years, including Depth Psychology and Dreamwork and other Alchemical Arts that are linked to the Unfolding of Self and our Individual Authentic Path),” she continued. “I will soon be offering also various ongoing workshops that use all these frameworks and more.
“So if learning to engage with life in a magical and playful way, and learning to see yourself through the lens of your own beautiful AstroMythography is something that interests you, come check it out.”
For more information, call The Art Space on 211 at (540) 742-3620, or email lurayart@gmail.com
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