We can barely wait to unveil our exciting lineup of performances. You will see unbelievable things both onstage and roaming throughout the grounds for 2010. Check back here to see performance announcements trickle in by this spring.
Coleman Barks changed his life's direction when, in 1976, Robert Bly showed him some scholarly translations of the ecstatic poems of Jelaluddin Rumi, a thirteenth-century Sufi mystic, and told him, "These poems need to be released from their cages." Captivated by Rumi's humor, wisdom, and spiritual depth, and the 
apparently effortless qualities of a poet as famous in the Islamic world as Shakespeare is in the West, Barks took up the challenge.
In collaboration with Persian linguist John Moyne, he has become the primary conduit bringing Rumi's mystical consciousness into English, translating and publishing fifteen collections of Rumi's poems, most recently THE ILLUMINATED RUMI (1997) and THE ESSENTIAL RUMI (1995). A poet in his own right and teacher of contemporary American poetry, Coleman Barks recently retired from the University of Georgia, Athens, where he taught for thirty years and was named Professor Emeritus of English. His work was featured in "Love's Confusing Joy," an hour-long program with Bill Moyers filmed at the 1994 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival and included in the 1995 PBS special THE LANGUAGE OF LIFE. colemanbarks.com | back to top
Ubaka Hill is 
an authentic, energetic performer, composer, songwriter, recording artist, motivational speaker, conference weaver, teacher and facilitator of hand drumming workshops for more than 25 years throughout the United States. Her soul-vision and intention is to facilitate and inspire personal transformation, empowerment, healing and joy with music that moves you.
Ubaka plays her signature "Ube" drum, djembe drum and various other percussion instruments of different cultures including gongs, hand drums, rattles, didgeridoo and singing bowls. Her music is intentional and indefinable, inspired by her appreciation of celtic, jazz, latin, african, shamanic, folkloric, aboriginal and contemporary music, including the art of creative improvisation. She creatively weaves percussion, poetry and song to inspire a positive, energetic atmosphere for her diverse audiences to sing and dance with her in solo performances and with The ShapeShifters, her multi-instrumental and multi-cultural, professional ensemble of talented musicians.
Ubaka's workshops series Drumsong The Art and Spirit of Drumming is presented to people of all ages, various skill levels and physical abilities including deaf and hard of hearing throughout the US, including Hawaii, Alaska, and internationally in Canada, Australia and Japan; at local, national and international music festivals, community centers, healthcare facilities, holistic retreat centers, coffeehouses, conferences and concert halls. ubakahilldrumsong.com | back to top
Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya is a priest of one of the Vajrayana Buddhist lineages of Nepal and a ritual master both of the Charya Nritya dance tradition and other ritual forms performed by the Newar Vajracharya lineage. Prajwal began his training in Charya Nritya at eight years old, receiving formal instruction mainly from his father, 
the Buddhist scholar and ritual master Ratna Kaji Vajracharya.
Prajwal is now the premier teacher, practitioner, and performer of the tradition and is a veteran of several world tours with beginning and advanced students around the globe. He founded Dance Mandal: Foundation for Sacred Buddhist Arts of Nepal to preserve and expand this rare art form and its related traditions. With the survival of this sacred ritual dance threatened by modernization, Prajwal, at his father’s wishes, has dedicated his life to bringing this unique Buddhist heritage from the temples of Nepal to the world, while adhering to its original purpose as a profound spiritual practice. Prajwal Vajracharya is now based in Portland, Oregon, and regularly offers sacred movement workshops, classes, performances, and traditional initiations and rituals throughout the United States. dancemandal.com | back to top
Mythmaker From Deep within the Valhalla mountains of BC Canada...
MythMaker merges the ancient arts of storytelling & theatre with the dramatic skills of the circus arts creating a multidisciplinary art experience, delving into the mystical, magical and profound. Performances include theatre, music, dance and ceremonies, including the dynamic circus arts of fire spinning, acrobatics, aerials and stilt walking.
Their multi-dimensional performances strive to integrate a new cultural mythology through ritualistic performance art inspiring a new dream, which empowers the individual and community to co-create a sustainable future for all life. mythmaker.ca | back to top
Formed in April 2007, Duniya Dance and Drum Company creates dance and music from Punjab, India, and Guinea, West Africa, as well as unique blends of these forms and beyond. The word duniya means “world” in a wide array of languages, including Punjabi, Arabic, Susu and Wolof.
Duniya’s work embodies this word, as it explores the forces that have brought together the members of the company and their dance and drum styles, including, but not limited to, colonization, globalization, immigration, art, dance, music and love. duniyadance.com | back to top
Dissolving the illusion of separation through
Music ~ Art ~ Workshops ~ Councils ~ Performances
Dancing ~ Camping ~ Kids ~ Yoga ~ Kirtan ~ Ceremony
