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Who We Are; Our Affiliates; F.A.Q.
Antero
Alli, founder/director (since
1977)
Sylvi Alli, vocal instructor (since 1996) and bio
Core Participants. Core Values (plus list of past participants)
The Entry Interview (for those requesting participation)
UPCOMING LABS, WORKSHOPS, PRODUCTS, SCREENINGS
Impact Stories: Participant testimonials
Affiliated Talent, Crew & Venues Vertical Pool (since 1996)
F.A.Q.: What is Paratheatre?
Articles on paratheatre by Antero Alli
State of Emergence: a paratheatre manifesto in seven parts
Orientation: Principles and Techniques of this paratheatre medium
No-Form: Intimacy with Void:
Gateway to the Internal Landscape
Paratheatre and Self-delusion: On the Perils & Pitfalls of the Work
Lab Participation Prerequisites:
A Silent Vow of Safety and Asocial Intent
Potential Dangers: Physical, Emotional, Psychological, Spiritual challenges of this work
On "Asocial":
Relevent
Distinctions between the Social and the Asocial
On
Group Ritual Facilitation: Effective
Ritual Design in this Medium
Cellular Choreography: The Development of Ritual Actions
Dreaming Rituals:
Non-interpretive
Dreamwork for the Awakened Body
On the term "Archetype": As defined in context to paratheatre processes
Iconoclastic Ritual: On the Design of Idiosyncratic Ceremonies
The
Anima Shrine: A Soul Retrieval Ritual for Men
(goes to the Paradigm Shift
site)
Man-Woman-Planet Ceremony: an earth surrender rite
Grounding Technique (Earth Surrender Rites) Ritual for stabilizing self with planet
"Towards
an Archeology of the Soul" book excerpts. Table of Contents, ordering info;
review
"Notes on the Energetic Body " by Antero Alli and Taisha Abelar
Polarity List a series of charged polarities for ritual use
The Singing Womb of the Poetic Imagination Notes on the Muses Dialogue
Also see Paratheatre-related Articles by Antero and others
Lab
Reports by Antero & others
Ritual Actions of the Muses Lab (Winter 2010/2011)
The Muses Lab (Spring 2010)
The Mountain Teaches the Dreaming 2-year Dreaming Ritual Project (2008-2009)
Dreaming Ritual (Winter 2008)
Dreambody/Earthbody (Spring 2008)
Beginner's Mind (Autumn 2007)
Chakra Lab (Spring 2007)
Song and a Prayer (Autumn/Winter 2006)
Alchemy (Spring/Summer 2006); the ritual mandalas
Experiments in Compassion (Autumn/Winter
2005)
Techniques (Spring
2005)
Song-as-Vehicle (Autumn/Winter
2004)
Initiations
(Winter
2003/04)
Trinity
(Summer 2002)
Ancestors
(Autumn 2001)
Anima/Animus
(Spring 2001) and Temple of the Animus by Serene Zloof
Dreaming
Rituals (Winter 2000)
Crux (Summer
1999)
Also see Lab Themes and Ritual Journals
"Orphans of Delirium"
ParaTheatrical ReSearch Performance History
"Requiem
For a Friend" (May 2005,
in Berkeley)
"Songs-As-Vehicles"
(December 20, 2004; Berkeley)
"Orphans
of Delirium" (March
2004, in Berkeley and San Francisco)
"Hungry
Ghosts of Albion" (May 1999, in
San Francisco)
"Requiem
For a Friend" (October 1990, in
Seattle)
Also see: DIRECTOR BIO (since 1977; in SF area, Boulder, Seattle & beyond)
Also see: Public Event History
Julian Simeon in "dreambody/earthbody"
Audio
& Video
Documents
"dreambody/earthbody" (2012) DVD available
"The Greater Circulation" (2005) paratheatre performance in final 30 min. DVD available
"Orphans
of Delirium" (2004;
84 min.) DVD
available
"CRUX" (1999;
80 min.) DVD not available
"Mass of the Iconoclasts" (1992; 55 min.) SVHS video; not available
"Archaic
Community " (1991; 77 min. ) SVHS video; not available
"Requiem For a Friend" (1990; 44 min.) 3/4" video; not available
Clips from Paratheatre Video Documents (1992- 2012)
"Songs
as Vehicles" audio CD (2005;
43 min.) CD available.
Other Antero Alli films on DVD (since 1992)
Alli filmography
Sylvi Alli in "The Invisible Forest"
Interviews on paratheatre processes
"Embodied Voice" with Sylvi (Jonnie Gilman, May 2008)
"Six Questions on Synchronicity " with Antero (Jesse Ducharme, Dec 2011)
Podcast Interview with Antero (2009; w. Radical Change Group)
"Bare Bones Ritual" with Antero (Myrddin Maserly, Nov. 2009)
"Four Questions about Paratheatre"
with Antero (Frieda Roenisch, Sept 2006)
"The Paratheatre Workings" with Antero (Jessica Bockler, June 2006)
"Inside the Laboratory" with Antero (Julia Carter, Jan. 2006)
"Theatre of No-Form" with Antero (R.U. Sirius, Summer 2004)
"Ritual
Triggers and Altered States" with Antero (TRIP
magazine, 2001; Scotto Moore)
"Non-Sectarian
Crucifixion Archetypes" with Antero (Instant
Planet, 1999; Jonnie Gilman)
Also see Paratheatre Interviews with Antero Alli
Links to Related Sources
ParaTheatrical
Links Page other paratheatre groups,
intermedia artists, dream research
Vertical
Pool Links Page: visionary
filmmakers, intermedia resources, music of relevance
"A Human Sacrifice": Purification and the Art of Theatre Group Dzeici by Matt Mitler, dir.
"Voice
as Instrument": Interview with Paul
Oertel; vocal artist, performer and teacher
"Dreamtime Elder": Interview with aboriginie Guboo Ted Thomas, Koori Yuin Tribe
"Action" vs. "Activity": written by Osho
"The Universe Wants to Play" by Hakim Bey
"Requiem For a Friend" by Rainer Maria Rilke. Translated by Stephen Mitchell.
"Kubla
Khan" by Samuel
Taylor Coleridge (used in "Orphans of Delirium" performances)
Notes from a Theatre of Cruelty: by Antonin Artaud
Poems
and Prose by Antero (inspired
by paratheatre work; goes to verticalpool.com)
"Chapel
Perilous": Two-Act Play by Antero Alli; a review:
Petaluma Argus-Courier, Jan.
1983
Talking Raven Quarterly -- Iconoclastic Literary Journal (excerpts, back issues; 1991-95)
Astrology Readings by Antero Alli