The following description comes from the event organizer.

In this rare public presentation, Antero will outline the principles and methods of a paratheatrical medium he has developed since 1977. Inspired by the Paratheatre of Jerzy Grotowski, Alli's somatic work combines methods of physical theatre, dance, vocalization and standing Zazen to access vital currents in the Body towards their spontaneous expression in silent presence, symbolic gesture, embodied voice, ritual actions, and asocial interplay. He will read excerpts from his new book "Sacred Rites" -- sharing his personal experiences doing this work in both non-performance and performative modalities. Brief Q&A to follow. Signed copies of Alli's three Paratheatre Workbooks - "Towards an Archeology of the Soul" (2003), "State of Emergence" (2020) and "Sacred Rites" (2023) - will be available for purchase at the event ($20 each; cash or PayPal). Covid precautions are left to those attending; no masks or vax-proof required for entry.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Antero's paratheatrical work is well documented in his three books, eleven video documents (1992-2023), and in academia by Nicoletta Isar, Professor at Copenhagen University. Between 1975 and 2018, Antero wrote and directed sixteen experimental theatre productions, including five in Portland at PerformanceWorks NW between 2016 and 2018. Since 1993, he has written and directed fifteen feature-length art films including "The Greater Circulation" (2005) a critically acclaimed cinematic treatment of poet Rainer Maria Rilke's epic prose work, "Requiem for a Friend", and "The Invisible Forest" (2008) inspired by the radical theatre of Antonin Artaud. Antero and Sylvi, his partner and artistic collaborator of thirty years, reside in Portland (since 2015).

"Your book is a wonderful compendium of wisdom and experiences during your
long commitment to the performing arts. Aware of the dangers of inflation and
self-centeredness that are a part of the path to the invisible, I am glad to have
"The Theater And Its Double", "Towards a Poor Theater" and your "State of
Emergence" in my library." - JOHN O'KEEFE, playwright, Project Artaud, S.F.
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