The first initiation is Self-initiation -- the exposure of oneself to oneself.
This means to leave the self-conscious watcher behind and enter the
circle of participation. Words...images...explanations all belong to
the watcher. To the participant -- experience is everything.

Antero Alli

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LAB INTENT

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To discover and give form to charged initiatic experiences that act on participants in
transformative and healing ways. We will avoid "creating" rituals and instead approach
initiation as a mystery deserving receptivity and respect for unknowns and a high level
of emotional honesty to keep it real, i.e., anchored in the body. Participants are left to
discover, define and test their own notions of "initiation." Focus on physicality, expanding
the movement vocabulary, vocal creations and choreography rooted in cellular movement .

An Ethos of Self-Responsibility
All participants vow full accountability for their own safety, creative states and for setting
their own pace and limits. This is also not a social process nor are these social rituals. Our
aim is to set up and maintain an asocial climate to explore group ritual dynamics based on
individual sovereignty towards a kind of miraculous interaction of self-governing bodies.

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Participants, Lab Reports

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