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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=SV link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Wow thanks for sharing – sounds like a perfect target group for Open Space – the funny thing is that it works with all other humans too!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thomas Herrmann<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Från:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>För </b>Matilda Leyser<br><b>Skickat:</b> den 6 april 2011 01:55<br><b>Till:</b> OSLIST<br><b>Ämne:</b> [OSList] Circus Open Space<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all, and a bow to Harold. <br><br>I wanted to let the list know that I facilitated my first large open space on Saturday - for Circus! I have done several little ones (and many involving just me and Phelim and some<br>Monkeys!) but this was the first one I had held for a big group. About 130 people. <br><br>Before I met Phelim I worked as an aerialist (trapeze artist) for ten years. Meeting Phelim and encountering Open Space all formed part of my climbing back down to the ground- it made earth seem more appealing. <span class=apple-style-span>I have been earthbound now for 3-4 years so it was a wonderful and big thing for me to bring my learning since leaving the circus world back to that community. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>There was a fantastically diverse turn out: students and elders, traditional and contemporary circus were all represented. <br><br>A sample of session titles for you: <br><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><br><span class=apple-style-span>-Circus can't tell a story?</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>-What's the best trick you've ever seen?</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>-Why do we never feel good enough?</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>-The space between 10 minutes and 1 hour</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>-If circus gets well funded and organised where will all the freaks and weirdos go to play?</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>- corporate whore v serious artist? </span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>And many others....</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>People asked 'can we do this again?' in closing circle. My first ever aerial teacher who must surely be approaching 70 said he felt re-inspired and I had to hold it together.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lastly I would like to share what helped <span class=apple-style-span>me at the start when I felt most terrified. Phelim told me to walk the circle ten times slower than I thought was slow and that reminded me of the last aerial piece I made: it was on a cloud swing (a rope swing) and I spoke during it and described what it felt like. It began with a haiku that went like this:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Oh snail,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Climb Mount Fuji<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>But slowly. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>After reciting that to the group and walking a slow circle,<span class=apple-style-span> it turned out it was a smooth downhill slide all the way as everyone got on with it - seasons, marketplace, work....</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span>Thank you </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span>Matilda x</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span>Sent from my iPhone</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>