"Where artistic expression
and a message for peace become one."
The Ballet. Not-Two Is Peace
is a multimedia explosion of dance, music, video,
art, and Peace. Inspired by the literary work
of the artist and philosopher Adi Da Samraj, the
work is a co-production of the Florence
Dance Company and the Ensemble
Nuovo Contrappunto for 20 dancers and 15 musicians
all performing live on stage.
The production is inspired by Adi Da's book,
Not-Two
Is Peace. In this book, Adi Da Samraj
presents an approach to world peace that is based
on the presumption of prior unity, and that advocates
a disposition of non-separation, enabling the
collective transcendence of global conflicts.
Making its debut
in 2011 to critical
acclaim, the Not-Two Is Peace
Ballet Theatre Event expanded to a
new level in 2012 with more dance, music,
and art.
Not-Two Is Peace Ballet (©
Richard Osbourne)
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The
Film. As a milestone along the way to creating
a 3D film of the ballet and its making, the Not-Two
Is Peace team has put together a special
video screening event (1 hour and 45 minutes)
that includes:
Here is a short trailer with excerpts from Part
2 of the ballet:
Worldwide
Ballet Screenings
Proceeds from the screenings go toward completion
and promotion of the complete 3D film.
Sunday, September 2, 2012 — The Netherlands
venue: Royal Theater
place: Echt, The Netherlands
time: 11:00-12:45pm (CEST)
phone: 0031(0)6-29772812
tickets: royalballet.eventbrite.com
The producer will be present to introduce the
event.
Lunch at € 11 per person (call in advance to reserve)
contains soup, bread rolls with filet american,
egg salad, chicken curry salad, tuna salad, submarine
sandwich, fruit yogurt and a piece of fruit. People
can enjoy lunch served by the theater after the
ballet while we show extra bonus documentary footage
from inside the dance company.
Saturday, September 8, 2012 — Australia
venue: Adidam Melbourne Centre
location:
278 Mont Albert Rd
Surrey Hills
Melbourne 3127
time: 3:00pm (UTC)
phone: 1-800-234326.
poster for screening in Melbourne,
Australia
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Responses from the public:
"peaceful, beautiful...profound."
"Having seen the ballet live in Florence
on July 23rd and then seeing it again on
film there are things that you see in film
that you do not see live. It's really fantastic!"
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Response from the devotee organizing the event:
"For the second part I was in tears
— just heart — opened as I could
feel Adi Da's Transmission through His Art
work, His Words, and the dancing altogether.
Thank you again, the event went very well
and was deeply received, with some totally
new attendees and very appreciative responses,
especially for the second part and the dancers
in the basket segment. There is quite a
bit of interest in lounge room events and
those attended loved the quality of the
filming. We will also host another event
at the centre before the end of December.
I totally got the 3D potential as in this
performance. The Art came very alive and
I realized that it would be extraordinary
in 3D with the dancers combined with it."
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Check back on this page for further screenings
around the world. Additional locations currently being planned
include:
- the United Kingdom
- Marin County, California
- Lake County, California
- Seattle, Washington
If you would like to organize an event in your area, please contact us at
firenzedance@gmail.com and we will start the collaborative juices flowing!
The commercial DVD associated with this film is scheduled for release in 2013. In the meantime, we are offering a limited edition special pre-release DVD based on the footage from the ballet performances of July 22-23, 2012. Contact us at firenzedance@gmail.com for more information.
3D filming
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3D filming
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3D filming
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Award-winning director Terry
Gross (right, front) with 3D specialist
Dado Valentic (left)
discuss the challenges of filming in 3D with
some of the dancers of
the Florence Dance Company and their director,
Keith
Ferrone (right, back).
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3D filming
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