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October 02, 2005
The Buddha Prince
This Saturday, I helped out at a wonderful production about the life of the 14th Dalai Lama in Central Park. It was a rich and moving experience on several levels. The Buddha Prince is staged as a "walking play" that moved from various areas of the park, the audience followed the masked yaks and monkeys along the pathway as a white Dalai Lama narrated. Along with Lecoq-style choreography, a chorus, and musicians the play was fun and taught lessons on oppression and peace without being preachy. With puppets, gorgeous traditional Tibetan instruments, and hi-energy (albeit sometimes goofy) story-telling the kids were having a ball while learning a little about Tibetan history. The performances were donation-based; and people who passed by without staying for the show even donated. The best part was working with people who were clearly there to create a welcoming and spiritually-illuminating environment, something very rare in the city. Originally a Minneapolis production, created by Shambhala Center Sadly, the people of our fair city truly need negativity-management guidance.
Posted by Catherine at October 2, 2005 09:28 PM