The Visionary Forum

The Visionary Forum has been expanded this year. It will include workshops and classes all three days, culminating in the Visionary Forum Sunday night. Visit this site for updates and final schedules will be posted at the event.

The !Armageddon Prevention Team is honored to host the Visionary Forum for a third year.


!APT co-founder ill.Gates will be presenting his own workshop content as well as performing with !APT for the first time at Raindance.

!APT premiered their new multimedia show, "!Action Praxis Theory" Recently in Hawaii at the Tribal event in Honolulu and with 6 related performances around The Big Island over the last three weeks and are tentatively scheduled to perform it on the mainland for the first time Sunday Night in the Heart Lodge.

Chris Sia, a co-founder of !APT has contributed to all seven Raindance Campouts as DJ, performance artist, filmmaker, and presenter. He has been facilitating the Visionary Forum since 2008.

Sid Gabriel co-facilitated the Visionary Forum last year introducing us to the concept of Interstellar Weather then presented data from 9 recently launched NASA probes and how the data from these probes unintentionally constructed a mathematical "proof" for the existence of "the force" as portrayed in George Lucas' Star Wars. Sid joined !A.P.T. last year, taking !APT to the next level by liveCoding a generative art software which projected visual art for the !APT performances at Burning Man in 2010.

Together, they are excited to present the concepts from !Action Praxis Theory that include the good news that Armageddon is in the inevitable process of becoming a dead meme, and that 2012 is not a doomsday scenario but a critical mass evolutionary milestone in human consciousness.


Yoga of Bass

8pm Friday June 3rd - Heart Lodge

yoga of bassInternational touring DJ/Music Producer FreQ Nasty (aka Darin McFadyen) and Yoga/Meditation Teacher Claire Thompson offer an engaging and interactive look at the ecstatic, life-changing experiences people have with music, Yoga and the dancefloor. In this workshop Darin and Claire will give personal and musical examples from their lives and careers along with discussion on how Yoga texts and cognitive psychologists explain these experiences and their effects on the inner body...and how a yoga and meditation practice can help you bring this feeling of love, unity and connectedness off the dancefloor and into your life.

 
Brand Attack and Direct Action Activism

w/ Robin Tala & Michaela O'Malley

Join Robin & Michaela of Cyphertown Productions for a presentation and conversation about the evolution of language, performance, and direct action tactics that are directly affecting positive social/environmental/political change in the world around us. Find out how YOU can participate in media based campaigns which are forcing the hand of powerful corporations on issues such as environmental and human rights policies, by using the power of Brand Attack. Inspired by Adbusters Magazine, the Union Labor Movement, many Non-Violent Civil Dissobedience Activst Heros, the Rukus Society, The Beehive Collective, Rainforest Action Network, Women's Earth Alliance, and others - we will share what we have learned from our own experience and research. Learn how your voice does truly make a difference... The (r)evolution is upon us!

Bellydance Fusion - Heart Lodge Sunday 2:30pm

Study the ancient art of bellydance with fresh breaths of style with bliss!! Our warm up will begin with yoga and core strength training along with exercises to enhance balance and poise. Learn to isolate movements, improve posture, increase body awareness, and dance with strength and grace. Explore the internal world of the hara as we break down belly undulations. We will play with articulations of the shoulder, wrist, hips and layer foot patterns and arm posture. A variety of music styles from traditional, electronica, and hip hop will allow for texture and a non conventional energy to permeate the workshop.
Butterfly Bliss

Double Staff Dance - MainStage Saturday 5pm

Enjoy the extension of distinctive movement with the flow of double staff geometry. We will begin with a basic warm up incorporating yoga postures, chi kung and tai chi while an emphasis on wrist, elbow and shoulder care will prepare us for use of the staffs. Then we will cover the concepts of direction and timing to gain orientation the dynamics of double staffs. Unlock the patterns of antispins, isolations, translations, newtons and more while creating playful dance to get you out of your head and into interacting with the audience and your fellow flow artists. We will explore stance, levels, space and quality along with foot patterns, body locks, form, partner work, blocking and concepts to utlize in creating your own choreography. Let's dance!! All levels welcome, bring a set of doubles. Some extras will be available.

Bellydance Fusion - Heart Lodge Sunday 2:30pm

Study the ancient art of bellydance with fresh breaths of style with bliss!! Our warm up will begin with yoga and core strength training along with exercises to enhance balance and poise. Learn to isolate movements, improve posture, increase body awareness, and dance with strength and grace. Explore the internal world of the hara as we break down belly undulations. We will play with articulations of the shoulder, wrist, hips and layer foot patterns and arm posture. A variety of music styles from traditional, electronica, and hip hop will allow for texture and a non conventional energy to permeate the workshop.

Samba Booty Dance Class with Theresa

Come learn how to shake what your momma gave you and get down to hot hip and booty shakin' Samba electronica tracks!

This is a co-ed Beginning Dance Class--just bring your LOVE of dance--no previous experience necessary! Theresa is an awesome teacher and makes the class super fun and successful. Come learn how to shake your hips and booty and get down to phat Samba Reggae dance tracks. And come celebrate the elements of water, fire, and air as we learn some of the ancient spiritual dances of Brazil.

The class also includes a fantastic full body stretch and hip and booty warm-up. Perfect for your Raindance Campout dance-lovin booty and body! Come shake a tail feather with Theresa! See you there! Wear comfortable clothes, no shoes, and bring plenty of water!

Theresa Stevens is an international Samba Dance Teacher and the Creator of the Lose Weight By Dancing Program. She can teach you How to Shake your Booty in 30 Days! www.loseweightbydancing.com