Hua Shan Pai Seminar I

 

 Hua Shan Pai Chi Gung Seminar

Hua Shan Pai Qi Gong is a school of qi (energy) exercises. Hua Shan 

(Wah San) is the western holy mountain of China in Shaanxi Province, which literally means “magnificent, China mountain.” 

Pai means school or system while Qi gong (Chi Kung), also Hei Gung

means the exercises to cultivate qi, which are usually part of systems 

of deep breathing techniques.

In China, the Hua Shan Pai style of Chi Gong is recognized as one of
the best for promoting life rejuvenation and longevity. The Chi Gong
of Hua Shan (the name of the mountain where a temple was built and
it's original practitioner resided) was taught only to selected Taoist
disciples and kept closely guarded. This art has survived the centuries 

but with few current practitioners. 

SiFu Gus Rubio, a direct disciple of Chueng Kune Pai and Bak 

Sui Lum, and director of Kung Fu Connection, a school of martial

arts, taught the Hua Shan Pai Chi Gung Seminar. The class took place

at 12739-41 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami, FL 33181 on  May 22,

2021. 

Jorge Luis Morejon, among other participants, was one of the students

in the class. Only the first movement of the series was taught. This note

 is meant to keep record of such important event.

Excavaciones Performaticas Festival

LINK

 https://fb.watch/5rQTDoVD9m/

 

 Presentation via zoom. Miami, May 11, 2021

Moderator: Monika Cuesta Bloch. 

Panel: Leandro Soto, Jorge Luis Morejon, Penelope Huerta, Ana Vidal and Mariana Astutti,

"Excavaciones performáticas", is the result of a collaboration with Museo Antropológico y de Arte Contemporáneo (MAAC) y el CID-Guayaquil, Ecuador. The virtual festival was planned to take place from May 18 - 20, 2021. It was postponed for May 25 to the 28. The festival hosts masterclasses, video-danza-presentations based on the current situation of artists inspired by the resources in the museum's archives. Additionally, there are conversations with experts in different areas such as: anthropology, cultural journalism and academic dance research.

PRESENTATION

El Poder Sanador de la Expresion: Dramaturgia de la Antropologia del Ser

The Healing Power of Expression: Dramaturgy of the Anthropology of Being 

 

Jorge Luis Morejon

Abstract: This paper revolves around the idea of being as a source of creativity in the making of one's own personal myth. This myth is the essence of a ritual that serves as score for a performance piece in which the dancer becomes healed from his traumas. Because of the methodology used to create the choreography and text, namely the "hero's journey" the process fits within the anthropology of the self or the study of one's own life experiences, specifically those that have marked (similar to an archeological site found in the subconscious mind) the psychological, physical and emotional development of the dancer. The artistic process involves movement, voice and spoken word, which carefully documented and analyzed through the phenomenological approach, reveals the archeological sites of trauma. Based on this anthropological understanding of trauma, the dramaturgy of the piece is built as testament of the importance of embodying pain as a way to not only cope with adverse life experiences, but also win. The journey of the main character reveals the phases of the rites of passage seen through the optics of migration. The production aspect of the performance is mobile, adaptable and permeable, offering the dancer and the audience, both, a forum on which to share a similar experience of empowerment, success and forwardness.