The Ways Ensemble and Open Space

Sat Oct 20 18:40:02 PDT 2007

Hi Pat,

I would LOVE to learn more about the ensemble.  How do they use OS to 
develop their performances?

I am more and more convinced that the arts are essential to shifting hearts 
and minds because they carry meaning in a way that words alone rarely do. 
We are so trained to hear on the channel of the mind/understanding.  It 
isn't enough!  Sensing with heart, spirit, and no doubt other ways is as 
important.  The arts help with that, methinks.

Peggy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Black" <patoitextiles at gmail.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Join us live today for an Open Space on comunity art 
and engagement

> Hi Peggy
> How funny to read your post.  The Ways Ensemble does use Open Space to
> develop their performance work.  The just had performances for a new
> piece of work called A Disease Called Freedom this past week.  They
> are based her in Minneapolis.  My husband Steve is the drummer in the
> group.  There are 10 people in the ensemble right now and they include
> dancers story tellers, spoken word poets, a visual artist working with
> projected images and musicians.
> Pat Black
>
> On 10/14/07, Peggy Holman <peggy at opencirclecompany.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Harrison!
>>
>> Your message ties two themes currently under discussion on this
>> list together for me: the arts and strategic planning.  That's because it
>> was a strategic plan that I was working on with the Washington State Arts
>> Commission (see
>> http://www.opencirclecompany.com/OSWSACStory.htm).
>>
>> This topic seems "up" at the moment.  I was  just in a conversation last
>> week with Wendy Morris, who works at the intersection of arts and 
>> process.
>> She told me of a group that has been using OS at the heart of their
>> performance work for years.  They're called The Ways Ensemble.  Here's
>> something on their latest work:
>> http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/7316/115/
>>
>> from an unusually sunny Seattle,
>> Peggy
>>
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>>
>> For the new edition of The Change Handbook, go to:
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>>
>> "An angel told me that the only way to step into the fire and not get 
>> burnt,
>> is to become
>> the fire".
>>   -- Drew Dellinger
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Harrison Owen
>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>>
>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 1:08 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OSLIST] Join us live today for an Open Space on comunity 
>> art
>> and engagement
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Good Show Chris and all the rest of the folks. Following along in the
>> footsteps of Phelim McD! Seems to me that we must be generating quite a 
>> body
>> of knowledge about OS in the Arts Community. Not all that long ago, Peggy
>> Holman was working with the Arts Councils in Washington State, and I am 
>> sure
>> there are others. It would be really interesting to pull some of that
>> together.
>>
>>
>>
>> Harrison
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Chris
>> Corrigan
>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 2:14 PM
>> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>> Subject: Join us live today for an Open Space on comunity art and 
>> engagement
>>
>>
>>
>> Colleagues:
>>
>> I have just now opened space for 120 or artists and community arts
>> practitioners here in Vancouver at an event called "Live in Public: the 
>> art
>> of engagement."  There are many sessions underway at th emoment and the
>> harvest will be added to the incredibly active online space, which has 
>> taken
>> the form of a tea party, buzzing in cyberspace.
>>
>> Please join us today and for the rest of the conference tomorrow if that
>> sort of thing interests you.  And if not, you might want to take a look 
>> at
>> how the organizers of this conference are using Open Space and social
>> networking to generate a great buzz.  the energy in the room is alive and
>> the online conversation is hot too.
>>
>> Here's the site: http://islandsinstitute.ning.com/  Enjoy!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris
>>
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