Sacred Earth Dance DVD

Sacred Earth Dance DVD
by Mishaal


Seeds for this project started growing in 1991, when our dear friend Xiaomin (artist and Qigong master), first filmed GoRo and me playing music and dancing in the caves and forested hills of Ohio. In 1997 we filmed again while traveling in Capadocia, Turkey. The results of this footage lead to our idea for the Sacred Earth DVD project.

Sacred Earth DVD is a collection of short film clips, filmed in nature and at ancient sacred sites: the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt; the enchanted caves and temple ruins of Capadocia,Turkey; the great Thar desert of Rajasthan, India; and at dawn on Makena Beach, Maui, Hawaii.

More than a performance film, it's actually a sharing of my dance as a moving meditation, a prayer and an offering: my way of centering and connecting with the spirit of the earth, eternal wisdom, and it's how I receive my inspiration and vision.

Extra scenes included on the DVD were filmed in a wide variety of settings, from Istanbul and Tokyo to the desert of Rajasthan under a full moon. There is also a special bonus mix by visual artist extraordinare Shinya (Aura).

Goro did an amazing job editing the footage and creating and arranging the music (ambient oriental style). Also incuded is live music by Sirocco (CA) in Maui, and in India by Gaffor Kahn and with Talib Barna, who was the little boy singing in the first scene of 'Latcho Drom' some 15 years ago (my all-time favorite film of the journey of the Gypsies), as well as live music in Istanbul, and by Sevda (Madoka, GoRo, and Hataken) in Tokyo .

In addition to screening the Sacred Earth DVD, we will also share for the first time in public those early videos from '91 and '97. The first is sure to bring a smile to those who know us (my how we've grown!)

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Mishaal