ELEMENTAL is about giving life to a performance where various artistic expressions, from music to dance, video to sculpture, poetry to theater, food to costume, can unite in one flow, one language and body, and nourish those who live it and observe it, both in the senses and in consciousness. The interaction between performer and guest will occur through the senses. From smell to taste to sight to touch to hearing to a new insight of time and space. The score for Elemental is based on the 5 elements (earth, water, fire, wind, space) and their connection to the 5 senses (smell, taste, sight, touch, hearing). All manifested universe is the expression of the 5 elements, and deepening our connection to them enables us to more fully relate and interact with the world we live in. Artists: Laura Inserra - percussion, hang, didgeridoo, flute Pauchi Sasaki Otani - violin, ocean harp Darren Gibbs - electric guitar, software art Claudia Cuentas - wind instruments, storyteller Mike Wofchuck - percussion, didgeridoo Hooman Fazly - singer Melody Jeune Ferris - singer Karl Frost - dancer Isabelle Kirouac - dancer Lopamudra - dancer Claudia Anfuso - storyteller Gauri - narrator Jeff Cressbone - sound engineer Guruyoga and Jill Leslie - hostess Manjusri - light design Eric Bergman and Mike Knutsen - cameramen Bhadramandala - set photographer Sabrina Foti - video editor Ancient Technologies featuring the Light Labyrinth ..many thanks to the Audience members.. Executive Producers - Laura Inserra, Claudia Anfuso and Darren Gibbs Production Manager - Claudia Anfuso Written and Directed by Laura Inserra Performed at Yoga Mandala Berkeley, April 25 2007 www.samavesha.org

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