Not-Two Is Peace Ballet:
A Video Screening

"Where artistic expression and a message for peace become one."

The Ballet. Not-Two Is Peace is a multimedia explosion of dance, music, video, art, and Peace. Inspired by the literary work of the artist and philosopher Adi Da Samraj, the work is a co-production of the Florence Dance Company and the Ensemble Nuovo Contrappunto for 20 dancers and 15 musicians all performing live on stage.

The production is inspired by Adi Da's book, Not-Two Is Peace. In this book, Adi Da Samraj presents an approach to world peace that is based on the presumption of prior unity, and that advocates a disposition of non-separation, enabling the collective transcendence of global conflicts.

Making its debut in 2011 to critical acclaim, the Not-Two Is Peace Ballet Theatre Event expanded to a new level in 2012 with more dance, music, and art.

Not-Two Is Peace Ballet (© Richard Osbourne)
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The Film. As a milestone along the way to creating a 3D film of the ballet and its making, the Not-Two Is Peace team has put together a special video screening event (1 hour and 45 minutes) that includes:

High quality HD cameras were used to shoot the ballet footage. A special projector achieved the level of brightness and clarity of an outdoor event with stage lighting and other effects.

The film team includes:

Here is a short trailer with excerpts from Part 2 of the ballet:

Worldwide Ballet Screenings

Proceeds from the screenings go toward completion and promotion of the complete 3D film.

Sunday, September 2, 2012 — The Netherlands
venue: Royal Theater
place: Echt, The Netherlands
time: 11:00-12:45pm (CEST)
phone: 0031(0)6-29772812
tickets: royalballet.eventbrite.com
The producer will be present to introduce the event.
Lunch at € 11 per person (call in advance to reserve) contains soup, bread rolls with filet american, egg salad, chicken curry salad, tuna salad, submarine sandwich, fruit yogurt and a piece of fruit. People can enjoy lunch served by the theater after the ballet while we show extra bonus documentary footage from inside the dance company.

Saturday, September 8, 2012 — Australia
venue: Adidam Melbourne Centre
location:
278 Mont Albert Rd
Surrey Hills
Melbourne 3127
time: 3:00pm (UTC)
phone: 1-800-234326.

poster for screening in Melbourne, Australia
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Responses from the public:

"peaceful, beautiful...profound." "Having seen the ballet live in Florence on July 23rd and then seeing it again on film there are things that you see in film that you do not see live. It's really fantastic!"

Response from the devotee organizing the event:

"For the second part I was in tears — just heart — opened as I could feel Adi Da's Transmission through His Art work, His Words, and the dancing altogether. Thank you again, the event went very well and was deeply received, with some totally new attendees and very appreciative responses, especially for the second part and the dancers in the basket segment. There is quite a bit of interest in lounge room events and those attended loved the quality of the filming. We will also host another event at the centre before the end of December. I totally got the 3D potential as in this performance. The Art came very alive and I realized that it would be extraordinary in 3D with the dancers combined with it."

Check back on this page for further screenings around the world. Additional locations currently being planned include:

• the United Kingdom
• Marin County, California
• Lake County, California
• Seattle, Washington

If you would like to organize an event in your area, please contact us at firenzedance@gmail.com and we will start the collaborative juices flowing!

The commercial DVD associated with this film is scheduled for release in 2013. In the meantime, we are offering a limited edition special pre-release DVD based on the footage from the ballet performances of July 22-23, 2012. Contact us at firenzedance@gmail.com for more information.

More information: visit DaPeaceDance.com

3D Filming: Photographs