Carolyn Carlson turns to the thought of philosophers Bachelard and Steiner as the inspiration for this show; calling her art ‘visual poetry’
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Carolyn Carlson Company
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san francisco dance film festival
Armea
dance20 min2024TV-PG, PG
After scores of performances around the world and years away from Rotuma, "Armea" opens as the dedicated dancers and musicians of Rako Pasefika make their long awaited return home to the island. Arriving by air yet received just as their seafaring predecessors were, the Rako team engages with creative elders in the hopes of revitalizing ancient stories that are in danger of being forgotten. As Rako prepares to perform a new production inspired by the totemic Armea, their relationships with elders, knowledge keepers, healers, artisans and cultural custodians reveal deep and reciprocal connections to this ancient land and to the immense ocean from which it rises. Both an offering to those who have guided the way — such as the hån lep he rua sacred women — and a promise to sustain sacred artforms for generations to come, "Armea" is an ode to all that is small yet sacred.