Live Painting with Fabián Jiménez – México, Live Music with Axel Lecourt – France and Edric Sadat – Tzab-ek – México; Psychedelic Video Loop by Ben Ridgeway – USA.
« Spirits of Creation : The Genius, the Daemon, and the Artist », by Carrie Ann Baade, USA
Documentary film: “Following Dreams & Divinities”, by Vincent Gallet, France.
Vincent is still working on part 1 and was filming part2 in Mexico. You can see a short trailer here:
FOLLOWING DREAMS & DIVINITIES teaser – low def from Vincent GALLET on Vimeo.
Mayan Fire Ceremony lead by Mayan Priestess Flori Perez
We did not photograph this event but I include a photo of Flori and her child.
Flori is fighting to save her community and nature as they are being destroyed by Gold miners.
Here is the trailer to the beautiful film which speaks to the Mayan Prophecies, this time of Life out of Balance,the political persecution of the Mayans and the ecological disaster caused by gold mining in Guatemala.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d4X6SOsgBs
“Seeds. A Collective Voice” in English, by Jade Leyva-Frouge. USA-México
Besides the lecture, the community made a seed mandala set into bees wax.
« Occupy Your Art » by Mark Henson, USA.
“Creative Mythology”, by Bruce Rimell, United Kingdom.
For a transcript of the talk: http://www.biroz.net/words/creative-myth-queer-authentic.htm
Multisensory Event, by Michel Roudnitska. France.
Live Music with Axel Lecourt – France and Edric Sadat – Tzab-ek – México, Mayan Dancers…Parque Arcotete at the opening of a sacred Mayan ceremonial cave.
Poetry Reading in the Chapel of the Museum Na Balom. Reading: Gabriela Garza Padilla, Liba W Stambollion, Bruce Rimell, Joshua Montras. Readings also for: Teresa Clayton, Anne-Marie Estaban, Hazel Archer Ginsberg, Ingrid Andrew, and Aleah Sato.
And a few outings: San Cristobal, the Mayan ruins of Tenam, waterfalls and a good bye cocktail party offered by the Hotel Paraiso.
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