Weberdance - Synchronicity and the Sacred Space

Synchronicity & the Sacred Space is an investigation of human perception with particular emphasis on western versus non western ways of experiencing/interpreting the world. The piece incorporates the work of Jon Turk, a storyteller and adventurer who writes nonfiction about his expeditions by kayak. He is a world re-known traveler who has kayaked the arctic, Cape Horn and the Solomon Islands. He has explored Siberia by cross country skiing and re-connected indigenous coastal communities in Eastern Russia with those of the interior who still practice traditional reindeer herding. Jon's work as an explorer is staggering and his stories from the Kamchatka Peninsula tell a provocative tale of both the tragedy of deep cultural loss and the beauty of alternative ways of perceiving/living in the world.

Through storytelling and dance, Synchronicity & the Sacred Space probes the strange landscape where scientific thought encounters the unknown, and human perception and reality are fluid partners in an enigmatic dance.




Dances performed by Ann Fonte Abbott, Shannon Humphreys, Kristy Kuhn, Rebecca Lay, Sara Style and Jennifer Sylvia

Creation of the dance supported by the BDA Residency and Retreat Fellowship & the Boston Street Lab

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Weberdance
• Chris Engles