{"id":785,"date":"2009-09-03T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/2009\/09\/dharma-arts-and-dance.html"},"modified":"2009-09-03T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T15:00:42","slug":"dharma-arts-and-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/onecity\/2009\/09\/dharma-arts-and-dance.html","title":{"rendered":"Dharma Arts and Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silvery wading pools! Dance! People in the trees! <\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<form mt:asset-id=\"7609\" class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"susurrus.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/susurrus.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-none\" style=\"\" height=\"180\" width=\"240\" \/><\/form>\n<p>Queens, New York: center for dharma arts<\/p>\n<p>Buddhism and the arts: From Zen calligraphy <\/p>\n<form mt:asset-id=\"7610\" class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"800px-HASU_SITAE_WAKAMAKI.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/800px-HASU_SITAE_WAKAMAKI.JPG\" class=\"mt-image-none\" style=\"\" height=\"192\" width=\"400\" \/><\/form>\n<p>to the compositions of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Cage\">John Cage<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meredith_Monk\">Meredith Monk<\/a>, to the <a href=\"http:\/\/illcommunication.beastieboys.com\/\">Beasties<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lou_Reed\">Lou Reed<\/a>, dharma and arts go together like bacon and . . . everything? (Wait a minute, I&#8217;m a vegetarian.) <\/p>\n<p> On a recent jaunt to Queens for some lighthearted end-of-summer fun, this IDP member happened on this performance of Susurrus, by Cassie Mey, previously IDP activism co-ordinator, at the FLOAT Festival in Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, New York, Sunday 30 August 2009.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Enjoy this iPhone snippet!<object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/78QOXYUAC1Q&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/78QOXYUAC1Q&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><\/object><br \/>Susurrus: (verb. to rustle, murmur)<br \/>A wading pool dance<br \/>Conceived By Danny Johnston and Cassie MeyWith Guest Performer Terry Hempfling<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<form mt:asset-id=\"7612\" class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-video\" style=\"display: inline;\" contenteditable=\"false\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/onecity\/Susurrus.MOV\">Susurrus.MOV<\/a><\/form>\n<p>What&#8217;s more, the very fabulous Zen garden and museum of world-renowned sculptor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.noguchi.org\/\">Isamu Noguch<\/a>i is right down the street from Socrates Sculpture Park. &nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>And lots more fun pix <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/twi-ny\/sets\/72157622075361105\/\">here<\/a>, courtesy <a href=\"http:\/\/twi-ny.com\/\">This Week in New York<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->The <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.org\/\">Interdependence Project (IDP<\/a>),creators of this blog, includes many artists and performers in itsmembership and conducts some great arts programs. Check our new <a href=\"http:\/\/theidproject.org\/\">website<\/a> for more info<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silvery wading pools! Dance! People in the trees! . Queens, New York: center for dharma arts Buddhism and the arts: From Zen calligraphy to the compositions of John Cage and Meredith Monk, to the Beasties and Lou Reed, dharma and arts go together like bacon and . . . everything? 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