Sparkling Shiraz
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I make my way up the stairs at the Substation. Along all four sides of the large room, rows of seats are arranged. Event warning: sudden loud noises. Content warning: death. I find a seat along the long side wall, with my back to the window. With the red curtains open and the night sky at my shoulders, I wait. Also sitting and waiting, several of the performers. They are dotted about the room, in pairs, sitting cross-legged on the floor. They are onstage, but not quite yet. They are waiting. Identifiable by the translucent fabric that cloaks their forms, they scan the room. Make eye contact. And set the tone for the celebration, the reason I am here and, I am guessing, others too. To celebrate “dance as a vital language of friendship, community and continual transformation.”[1]
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Semantic satiation is the psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener.
Continue ReadingI make my way up the stairs at the Substation. Along all four sides of the large room, rows of seats are arranged. Event warning: sudden loud noises. Content warning: death. I find a seat along the long side wall, with my back to the window.
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