University Open Air: What are you dreaming about?
Dreams impress multitudes of images upon us to create new forms, parabolic narratives and metaphorical motifs. The symbolic language of dreams can be interpreted by way of mythology, and envisioning the brain as the repository of life as we experience it, then dreams are the myth-makers of that experience. When we share dreams in groups, we find ourselves in the realm of storytelling. Weaving the dreams together on a single surface will be a natural continuation of the storytelling process.
This guided dream-sharing experience will begin with an introductory talk and evolve into a communal dream-sharing session. Then we will write and illustrate our dreams to the best of our abilities on a large format drawing paper to create a communal dream map. All you need is a memorable dream you are willing to share. Cannot remember your dreams? Worry not - join us to find out how to connect with your unconscious and activate the dreaming imagination.
Alisa Minyukova is a Russian born artist, researcher and educator based in Brooklyn, New York. She is co-creator of the Dream Mapping Project which works to bridge dream science with the creative process resulting in an ongoing series of collaborative art, film and performance works. Her drawings, film and mixed media installations explore Slavic and Jewish mythology, symbols of the collective unconscious and that which is caste out of awareness. Her research covers the topics of memories, dreams, emigration, heritage and the loss thereof and the exploration of the human condition by way of ancestral memory. Her current creative focus is on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the collective memory of war.
*In cases of rain, classes will be either moved to the Prospect Park Boathouse or canceled. Registered patrons will be notified by email on the morning of each course day and are also encouraged to check the UOA webpage and BPL Presents’ Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.
University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
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Brooklyn, NY 11225
Dreams impress multitudes of images upon us to create new forms, parabolic narratives and metaphorical motifs. The symbolic language of dreams can be interpreted by way of mythology, and envisioning the brain as the repository of life as we experience it, then dreams are the myth-makers of that experience. When we share dreams in groups, we find ourselves in the realm of storytelling. Weaving the dreams together on a single surface will be a natural continuation of the storytelling process.
This guided dream-sharing experience will begin with an introductory talk and evolve into a communal dream-sharing session. Then we will write and illustrate our dreams to the best of our abilities on a large format drawing paper to create a communal dream map. All you need is a memorable dream you are willing to share. Cannot remember your dreams? Worry not - join us to find out how to connect with your unconscious and activate the dreaming imagination.
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