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Created: Feb 21, 2008
Updated: Nov 27, 2009
Membership: Member Referral
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PeaceArt (PAI) uses the performing arts to dismantle barriers
(e.g. racial, cultural, religious, gender, sexual orientation, economic,
physical differences, etc.) imposed on us by society which prevent our
acknowledgment and enjoyment of our inherent human connection to all
people. PeaceArt community concerts "Circle of Peace" and
creative process workshops investigate, explore and release our innate
human ability to heal, using the arts as a tool. PeaceArt works with both mainstream and marginalized community groups around the world (e.g., children, the elderly, people with mental & physical disabilities, the homeless, AIDS/HIV and other terminally ill patients, and incarcerated participants) as non-traditional performers in unique expressions of song, dance, drama, poetry, visual art, etc. for the purpose of building world peace. With people from diverse sectors of the community, the PeaceArt projects of conscious community building nurture caring, respectful and intimate relationships between individuals, groups and the environment. Through the creative process, we can learn to translate feelings and emotions into practical, communicative uses. PAI creates an environment that is free of guilt, blame, competition, and inhibition. By stripping away pretense, we learn to look more deeply into each other's hearts, allowing ourselves to be vulnerable enough to move beyond roles to wholeness. PeaceArt presents opportunities for hands on involvement in the performing arts, opening up new vistas of awareness, leading to an enhanced appreciation for the arts and artists. PeaceArt brings people together to learn the art of being - being honest, being understanding, being at peace. PeaceArt conducts the PeaceWork Institute, a vehicle for empowering local communities to continue the PeaceArt process of re-embracing one another in love.
