Jorge Luis Morejon during the Earth Run.Movement Ritual Practices are in tune with Jorge Luis Morejon's doctoral research focus, which is to investigate how the practice of Art Rituals can help violently displaced communities, without return, to integrate culturally with a new and unfamiliar environment.
As expressed by Jorge, "experiential learning is not readily available. One has to go out in the world and search for those rare opportunities where one can find it. Finding the Planetary Dance has given me the privilege of intenalizing the practice of an art ritual. The Planetary Dance was scored by teacher, choreographer, and community leader Anna Halprin. During the dance I was able to witness its healing and artistic potential.
“The Planetary Dance is an annual all-day ritual of healing and community renewal. It brings people of all ages and abilities together in a beautiful setting to “dance for a purpose.” As Anna Halprin has said: “it's going to take the willing commitment of enough people to say, we will heal this earth. Every step is a prayer, and we must pray together for the healing of the earth... The circle is an act of unity, and the four directions give it stability. It's the squared circle which is the archetypal mandala of harmony.”
"I say, concludes Jorge, that it is through the community’s practice of art rituals that displaced peoples would begin to heal their sense of otherness in order to reintegrate with the larger community. In the same way that “the Planetary Dance Community invites people all over the world to join in a dance for peace in their own communities, I think it would be wonderful if displaced communities join efforts in the practice of all inclussive Art Rituals in order to recover a new sense of belonging."
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