November 8, 2007
Vol. 11, #11

This Week

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Suzuki and Viewpoints, an Open Showing
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Presented by the MFA Theater program
Lab Theatre (North end, room 9190), Nalanda Campus

A demonstration of the Suzuki actor training technique and the Viewpoints by MFA Contemporary Performance students led by Guest Artist Leon Ingulsrud, member of Anne Bogart’s SITI Company. Faculty: Leon Ingulsrud, Naropa Associated Artist and SITI Co. member.

Thursday, November 8, 2007
Authentic Leadership at Work: An Evening Workshop Series
Presented by Susan Skjei and Mark Wilding
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by the Marpa Center for Business and Economics & Naropa University Extended Studies

This series of evening workshops will provide real-world examples of the principles and practices of Authentic Leadership. We will discuss the questions that matter to us as leaders and explore powerful practices that can foster self-awareness, presence, compassionate communication and effective action.

The cost for this talk is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday, November 9, 2007
Christ and the Teaching of Tibet: Ten Forms of Prayer
Presented by Ruth Dantzer
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by Extended Studies

In this retreat we will learn Christ’s One Key which brings together eastern wisdom with Jesus’ teachings on love. Ruth will teach ten of the forms of prayer that are used by the ancient Christians of the East to apply the One Key in their daily life.

Please join us for this opening talk of a weekend retreat. Admission for Friday night only is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday, November 9, 2007
Drawing Out Your Soul
Presented by Deborah Koff-Chapin
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by Extended Studies

Touch drawing is a simple yet profound process where the fingers take the place of pen or brush. People are often surprised by the creativity, transformation and insight they access. Touch drawing has endless applications for therapy, creativity and spiritual awareness.

Please join us for this opening talk of a weekend workshop. Admission for Friday night only is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday, November 9, 2007
LM, a performance by Teresa Harrison and Jeremy Williams, with music by Ben Stevens
7:30 p.m.
Presented by the MFA Theater program
Nalanda Studio Theater, Nalanda Campus

An evening of hurlyburly and deconstruct with Lady MacBeth. A night wound tight about fair as foul and foul as fair with hands that will never be clean.

This performance is $7 for the general public and free to seniors, students and the Naropa community.

Saturday, November 10, 2007
Feather
A performance by Bobby Ryan, Carol Katz and Tyler Ryan
7:30 p.m.
Presented by the MFA Theater program
Nalanda Studio Theater, Nalanda Campus

Bounded by rough edges, long-forgotten dreams and the walls of an empty farmhouse, two brothers wrestle with an unnerving history.

This performance is $7 for the general public and free to seniors, students and the Naropa community.

Saturday, November 10, 2007
Writing & Poetics Department Reading: Laura Moriarty and Mark DuCharme
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center (P.A.C.), Arapahoe Campus

Laura Moriarty has published eleven books of poetry, a short novel, Cunning, and a science fiction novel, Ultravioleta. She is teaching a poetry practicum on Jack Spicer’s “Martian Poetics” at Naropa on November 10 and 11. She serves as the Deputy Director of Small Press Distribution and has taught at Mills College and Naropa. Mark DuCharme’s latest collection of poetry is The Sensory Cabinet, by BlazeVOX Books.

Saturday, November 10, 2007
An Evening of Experimental Audiovisuals
7 p.m.
Goldfarb Student Center, Arapahoe Campus

An evening of experimental audio/video performances paying tribute to Naropa's own Harry Smith, featuring out-of-town performers Nate Young, Alivia Zivich, and Steve Kenney (from Ann Arbor, MI), Denver/Ft. Collins group Zoologist, and artists from our community.

If you have work that explores both an audio + visual component and are interested in performing this evening- please email Isaac Linder at ilinder@naropa.net. For more information about the performers from Michigan, see http://www.myspace.com/demonscool.

This performance is free, but donations will be accepted to support the touring performers.

Mondays, Beginning November 12, 2007
Somatic Approaches to Change: A Systematic Approach to Shifting Your Mind
Presented by Marcia Klump
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by Extended Studies

This four-week course focuses on embodiment, the physical aspect of our being which is often overlooked in the change process.

Monday, November 12, 2007
On Brazil
Presented by Thiago Leao
7 p.m.
Goldfarb Studio, Arapahoe Campus

The presentation will provide an in-depth look at the culture, ecology, geography and many other aspects of this enormous, dynamic country.

This is a free event.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Buddhist Conservation in Bhutan: A Slide Presentation
Presented by Anne Parker, Ph.D.
7 p.m.
Goldfarb Studio, Arapahoe Campus

Join Anne as she introduces slides of her visit to Bhutan, where she observed Buddhist values being applied in the service of conservation and sustainability.

This event is free.

November

Thursday, November 15, 2007
Film Presentation: Encounter Point
Presented by Jean-Jacques Joris
7 p.m.
Goldfarb Studio, Arapahoe Campus

Jean-Jacques, former Swiss diplomat in the Palestinian territories, will present this film about Palestinian and Israelis trying together to make the leap of faith and compassion from hate and revenge to understanding and peace.

Thursday, November 15, 2007
A History of Last Night's Dream: A Reading with Rodger Kamenetz
Co-sponsored by Naropa University, Congregation Bonai Shalom, Adventure Rabbi and Nevei Kodesh
6 p.m.
The JCC at 3800 Kalmia Ave

The acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Re-Discovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India, Rodger Kamenetz has been called "the most formidable of the Jewish-American poets." His latest book, The History of Last Night's Dream, opens up the field of word and image, psychology and imagination, and points to an ancient but now hidden way of using dreams to rediscover the soul.

This talk is $8 for BCC members, $10 for non-members. For more information contact kathyryn@boulderjcc.org, or call 303/998-1021.

This event is preceded by a private wine and cheese reception with the author. The cost for this event is $18. Please RSVP before November 9 as space is limited.

Friday, November 16, 2007
The Breeze of Simplicity: Contemplative Emotions
Presented by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by Extended Studies

Introduced will be the basics of sitting meditation from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and how to work with the emotions in a contemplative rather than reflexive manner to start upon the path of seeing who we really are, simply and naturally.

Please join us for this opening talk of a weekend retreat. Admission for Friday night only is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday, November 16, 2007
Poetry and the Invisible Universe
Presented by Amy Catanzano
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by Extended Studies

By subverting traditional notions of language, poetry makes way for new forms of knowledge previously unknown to us, making the invisible seen. This workshop will explore strategies for the beginner or advanced poet that make innovative forms of language possible.

Please join us for this opening talk of a weekend workshop. Admission for Friday night only is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday and Saturday, November 16 and 17, 2007
The Naropa All-Star Drummers Joined by Maputo Mensah's Dance of Africa class
Led by Boubacar Diebate, with performances by Roshan Bhartiya (11/16) and Tobatana Marimba (11/17)
8 p.m.
Performing Arts Center (PAC), Arapahoe Campus

This performance is $8 for the general public, $4 for members of the Naropa community.

Thursday, November 29, 2007
Authentic Leadership at Work: An Evening Workshop Series
Presented by Susan Skjei and Mark Wilding
7 p.m.
Nalanda Campus
Sponsored by the Marpa Center for Business and Economics & Naropa University Extended Studies

This series of evening workshops will provide real-world examples of the principles and practices of Authentic Leadership. We will discuss the questions that matter to us as leaders and explore powerful practices that can foster self-awareness, presence, compassionate communication and effective action.

The cost for this talk is $10 for students and seniors, $15 for the general public.

Friday, November 30, 2007
Open Studio Showing: Performance Playground
Hosted by the BFA Program
6 p.m.
Studio Theatre Room 9190, Nalanda Campus

Admission to this event is free. For more information, please call Angela at 303/245-4660.


December

Friday, December 7, 2007
Altered Book Project: Opening Reception
5:30 p.m.
Allen Ginsberg Library, Arapahoe Campus

Please join us for an opening reception to view altered books created for the Allen Ginsberg Library Altered Book Project. The newly cataloged altered books will be on display and available for checkout in the library. Come see these amazing works of book art, meet the artists who created them, and check out a piece of art to take home with you.

For more information contact Tristan Duke at tduke@naropa.edu or 303/245-4668.

Exhibitions

Beginning Friday, October 19, 2007
Fabric at Fifty
Presented by Carol Krueger
Nalanda Campus

Collection of textile works by an award-winning fiber artist.

Resources and Ongoing Events

Volunteer work with Moving to End Sexual Assault

Rape Crisis Hotline
For more information, or a volunteer application, please check out our website, call 303/443-0400 x102 or email Julie Washnock at julie@movingtoendsexualassault.org. Training dates are listed below.

Men's Prevention Education Program
For more information, a training schedule and a volunteer application, please check out our website, call 303-443-0400 x103 and ask for Marti Hopper or email her at marti@movingtoendsexualassault.org.

Go to MESA for more information on required training dates, job descriptions and application forms.

Service-Learning Opportunities with Prison Dharma Network
Prison Dharma Network (PDN), an international interfaith network founded by Naropa adjunct faculty member Fleet Maull is always in need of service-learning participants for its various programs working with prisoners and youth at risk in the Boulder area. PDN is also in need of people to respond to prisoner's book and information requests, as well as teach yoga and meditation at the Boulder County Jail. We support thousands of prisoners in the practice of all forms of the contemplative path: meditation, yoga, centering prayer, chi kung, etc. Please contact Sarah Gurganus at pdn2@indra.com or visit Prison Dharma Network for more information.

Volunteer Work with Shambhala Prison Community
The Shambhala Prison Community works in about sixty prisons nationwide and is looking for dedicated practitioners of meditation to work with prisoners who are themselves practicing meditation and studying the Dharma. If you are interested in this extraordinarily rewarding work, we would be delighted to discuss with you the possibilities of your becoming a volunteer.

To find out more about how you can help ease the suffering of the incarcerated, email the Shambhala Prison Community at prison@indra.com. Please identify your interest in volunteering in the subject line.

Naropa University Extended Studies offers increased discounts for Naropa community members.
Alumni: 15%
Students: 30%
Full-time Faculty/Staff: 50%
Adjunct Faculty: 50%
MI & TA: 30%

Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Student Discount
An hour before any performance, students can purchase tickets at DCPA for only $10.