This Too Shall Pass:
49 Experiments with Impermanence
 
A 5-day, 49-hour performance event exploring time, impermanence, and spirals of intersecting cycles from diverse cultures.
 
Come for an hour, a day, or the whole thing. Watch, listen, sleep, meditate, join in, and/or participate in whatever ways move you.
May 1st – 5th 2018
CSU East Bay University Theatre
Schedule:
  1. Tuesday May 1st, 7pm to 11pm (Hours 1 – 4)
  2. Wednesday May 2nd,  12 noon to 11 pm (Hours 5 – 15)
  3. Thursday May 3rd, 12 noon to 11pm (Hours 16 – 26)
  4. Friday May 4th, 12 noon to midnight (Hours 27 – 38)
  5. Saturday May 5th, 1pm to midnight (Hours 39 – 49)

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Frequently Asked Questions (and answers):

FAQ’S

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–A PDF of the full schedule of events with descriptions is available here:

This Too Shall Pass Full Schedule with Descriptions PDF

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–Instructions for the hourly ritual that will happen at the beginning of each of the 49 hours is here:

 https://youtu.be/oh2osFDQVHE

 The CSU East Bay Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble, directed by Eric Kupers, presents a 49-hour experimental performance investigating questions about the time we are existing in, including:

–How can we make sense of this time we’re living in?
–Is this the beginning of the end or the start of something new?
–How do we find faith, courage, and wakefulness in terrifying times?
–What is the nature of time, impermanence, mortality, rebirth, historical cycles, natural cycles, the search for meaning, and the journey of the human race?
–What do we have to learn from dance, music, theater, meditation, healing, and other creative practices that take us out of our usual life’s pace?
–What do we have to learn from one another?

Come for 1 hour, all 49 hours, or any amount in between! The diverse offerings of performance, discussion, and participation will be linked by a commitment to inclusion and experimentation, as well as simple movement and sound ceremonies taking place every hour, on the hour.

THIS TOO, The central dance/music/theater piece will be performed at 8pm each night (and again at 10pm on Friday and Saturday). If you just want to come for one hour but get a concentrated infusion of the energy of this performance project, come to THIS TOO. With direction/choreography by Eric Kupers, original music by David Ryther, text by Kimiko Guthrie, guest artist Keith Penney, performer/collaborators from the Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble and DanceSing Drum Company, lighting and scenic design by Richard Olmsted, and costumes by Ulises Alcala.

There will be countless opportunities to witness and/or participate directly in live, inclusive art throughout the five days!

Come ready for the unexpected!

Entrance is FREE before 6pm each day, and after 6pm admission costs:
$5/$10/$15

Tickets will eventually be on sale here: http://www.csueastbay.edu/class/departments/theatre/performances.html  but you can also just buy at the door.

NOTE: If you show up before 6pm, you can stay the rest of the evening for free!

For questions, please contact: eric.kupers@csueastbay.edu

 

 

 

Participating Artists/Scholars:
Inclusive Interdisciplinary Ensemble
DanceSing Drum Company
Dance Ensemble
Dance Touring Company
Creativity Lab
Ultrasonic Current
Dawn Holtan
Bandelion
Jasprit Singh
Lucia August
CSU Ferguson
Joe Landini
Nina Haft
Terry Kupers
Richard Olmsted
Antwan Davis
Lydia Martin
David Ryther
Kimiko Guthrie
Keith Penney
Ulises Alcala
Junghoon Kim

LEEP Taiko,

American Wonder Woman

and many more!
 
If you’d like to share your work through performance, teaching, bodywork or guided sessions, please contact us. 
Photo of DanceSing Drum Company by Hans Holtan. Painting of Bandelion by Adam Caldwell.