Exploring Imagination in 2008
Where does imagination reside? Who or what is cultivating the practice of imagination? When are social, religious, and cultural boundaries appropriate? What is needed to unleash public imagination in ways that benefit our communities’ economic, social, and cultural health?
These are just a few of the thought-provoking questions that will be explored through performances, dance, panel discussions, exhibits, workshops, and more during the 2008 Spirit & Place Festival, November 1-16, 2008.
Voices on Living Generously (2007 Theme)
“What does it mean to live generously? More to the point, what sorts of experiences inspire a person to seek a more generous approach to self and others? These questions prompted Spirit & Place to invite a variety of people to reflect on the episodes in their lives that they associate with living generously. We asked our contributors to be specific, to speak in terms of their own lived experiences and, if possible, to tell us about something or someone whose act of generosity really made a difference in their lives.
The result is a kind of chorus, with voices crossing lines of gender, race, vocations, and faith traditions. In each one we hear memory echoing forward, making space available for new possibility."
David Hoppe, NUVO Associate and Arts Editor
Read essays by:
Mike Ahern, Retired TV journalist
Deborah Asante, Founder/Director, Asante Children’s Theatre
Alpha Blackburn, CEO, Blackburn Architects
Rebecca Hutton, President, Theater of Inclusion Inc.
Fran Quigley, Director of Operations, IU-Kenya Project
Rev. David Rodriguez, Senior Pastor, Grace Community Church
Imam Michael “Mikal” Saahir, Nur-Allah Islamic Center
Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
Juana Watson, Senior Advisor for Latino Affairs, Governor’s Office
Dr. Edward Wheeler, President, Christian Theological Seminary
Future Festival Themes