This video clip provides an introduction to the place (Florence), the dancers, the musicians, the art (images from Adi Da's Geome One: Alberti's Window, in four different colorings for the four seasons), and the costumes (which were color-coordinated with the art).
Also in this clip: Italian art critic, Giuliano Serafini (author of Matisse e il Mediterraneo and Goya, praises the combination of music, dance, and art: "It's the best!". Serafini, Keith Ferrone (director of the Florence Dance Company), and Ruchiradama Nadikanta all note the technological advance represented by the LED lighting in the back panels, that brought out the color in Adi Da's art to a far greater degree than in previous performances (assisted by new fabrications of Adi Da's art), and enlivened the dancers' performance.
Ruchiradama Nadikanta: "Absolutely exquisite! . . . It was one symphony — of dance, and art, and music. . . Adi Da was immensely present, infusing every note and every step, as well as shining through His extraordinary Art. . . You feel [the dancers] really dancing to the Art."
Ruchiradama Nadikanta on The Ascent of Orpheus poster: Matt Braithwaite speaker: Ruchiradama Nadikanta length: 20:01 date added: November 18, 2015 event date: July 7, 2015 language: English views: 5147; views this month: 36; views this week: 10 Ruchiradama Nadikanta is a senior devotee of Avatar Adi Da and a member of the Ruchira Sannyasin Order. She served as Adi Da's spiritual ambassador at the groundbreaking exhibition of Adi Da's Image-Art, The Ascent Of Orpheus, in the renowned Bargello Museum in Florence, which ran from July 7 - October 11, 2015. In this unique presentation (filmed on July 7, 2015), Ruchiradama Nadikanta takes us on a guided tour of the exhibition, describing the extraordinary nature of Adi Da's art, and providing us with an esoteric understanding of "The Ascent of Orpheus", and how it reflects Adi Da's incarnation and liberating work.
The Ascent of Orpheus: Final Walk Through poster: Matt Braithwaite length: 04:17 date added: December 1, 2015 event date: October 11, 2015 language: English views: 2778; views this month: 23; views this week: 8 “The Ascent of Orpheus” exhibition of Adi Da's art ran from July 9 - October 11, 2015, at the Bargello National Museum, Florence.
This video clip is a final walk through of the exhibition, on October 11, 2015.
For more information about the exhibition, click here.
Prelude to Winter poster: Numinous Involvements Production length: 02:49 date added: February 25, 2017 event date: 2016 language: English views: 3530; views this month: 30; views this week: 9 In 2016, on a summer night in the beautiful city of Florence, the Florence Dance Company performed the multimedia dance event, Quattro Maggiore ("Four Seasons") — set to the music of Vivaldi (his most well-known work, "Quattro Maggiore", performed live) and the art of Adi Da Samraj as the backdrop. Vivaldi's masterpiece has four parts, corresponding to the four seasons. In this newly expanded performance, musical preludes have been added before each season, featuring the musical composition and performance of hang drummer extraordinaire Paolo Borghi of Rome. In this excerpt, we hear Borghi's "Prelude" to Vivaldi's "Winter".
The performance took place on the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval multi-arch bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy. The Ponte Vecchio is one of the most historic bridges in the world, and the earliest bridge at this spot is believed to have been built in Roman times.
Il Mito Di Orfeo Al Bargello poster: redazione italiasette length: 02:24 date added: July 31, 2015 event date: July 9, 2015 language: English views: 3014; views this month: 22; views this week: 7 Italian television news channel TGT 24 (Florence) interviews Marchelle Deranleau (Curatorial Director, Da Plastique) about Adi Da Samraj’s art and “Il Mito Di Orfeo” (“The Myth of Orpheus”) in The Ascent of Orpheus exhibition, at the Bargello Museum.
Not-Two Is Peace: The Word Goes Out! poster: ShastaMcBride length: 02:16 date added: October 1, 2012 event date: August 2012 language: English views: 3785; views this month: 14; views this week: 7 The Florence Dance Company performs the multimedia ballet, Not-Two Is Peace on July 22-23, 2012, in Florence, Italy.
Inaugurazione della Mostra - Museo del Bargello Firenze, Italia poster: Video di Adi Da, Canale italiano speakers: Tommaso Sacchi, Michael Fleck, Francesca Faggi, Pien Rademakers, Christina Acidini, Giuliano Serafini, Serena Croce length: 07:20 date added: April 15, 2021 event date: 2015 language: Italian views: 966; views this month: 185; views this week: 57 [Contains Italian subtitles. If the CC icon ("Subtitles/closed captions") has a red line under it, the subtitles should appear. If you don't see them, just press the CC icon to turn them on.]
Opening night gala (July 9, 2015) for Adi Da Samraj, “The Ascent of Orpheus” exhibition at the Bargello National Museum, Florence. Includes opening events and interviews.
Here Is Every poster: yeshuaherenow length: 06:05 date added: August 31, 2011 language: English views: 3359; views this month: 11; views this week: 6 Slideshow of Adi Da's Image-Art, images of Avatar Adi Da, images from the Florence Dance Company's Divina.com, and a selection of art from the Spiralled Light page.
The Perfect Beauty of Sapta Na poster: yeshuaherenow length: 07:54 date added: September 6, 2011 language: English views: 5042; views this month: 21; views this week: 10 Slideshow of Adi Da's Image-Art, images of Avatar Adi Da, images from the Florence Dance Company's Quattro Maggiore (The Four Seasons) and Divina.com, and a selection of art from the Spiralled Light blog.
The soundtrack is Mul Mantra by Snatam Kaur (available on the Rising Sun album from Spirit Voyage Artists).
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