Tarantella, Tarantula
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Pre-production rehearsals 2005-2006
S. D. Paich and The Land of Tarantella
| Prague Fringe Festival 2007 |
| New School at Commonweal 2007 |
Magna Graeca/Tarantella
S. D. Paich paper for International Conference in Greece on Meaning of Fesstivals--2005
Ancient Practices - Modern Needs
"Why cannot those poisoned by Tarantulas be cured otherwise than by Music?"
—Athanasius Kircher, Rome, 1641
ARTSHIP Ensemble 2006 Home Season in San Francisco
The production of "Tarantella, Tarantula" is a unique and contemporary exploration of dance, music, and story telling. Under the direction of Slobodan Dan Paich, the production links modern needs to passionate, age-old practices of community, ritual, and healing.
The performance flows through nonlinear dance scenarios and music sequences, weaving a delicate and poignant story of immigration and assimilation, rich with ancient Mediterranean folklore, that is a confluence of cultural elements from Africa, Europe, and Asia that persist to this day, brought to California and across America by immigrants from southern Italy.
"This performance is not about a spider. It is about the age-old yearning to cure 'The Dark Night of the Soul'. It is about our human need, in spite of all modern social dysfunctions, to help each other and to continue the search to recover closeness."
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