slow motion

Life travels quick - to

Savor beauty, magic & myth

Watch in slow motion

cj 29.09.2015

flower

the flowers of me -

vulnerable, delicate, endure

 - adapt, flourish, live

cj 21.09.2015

pause

breath, our one true source

rest here - in its wealth, its wisdom

and all will be revealed

cj sept 19.09.2015

late summer

.. on a mid September's day, the last of the honey-bee's dance, to celebrate our late summer sun.

cycle

history repeats

a cycle that will keep on spinning

nature adapts, quietly

by CJ 

15.09.2015

family

similar in blood and appearance

differ in ideas, morals and dreams

we part, 

in search of new ways

yet rooted in our ancestral stars

a new birth, shift in perspective 

we return home

with love and humble in heart

by CJ 08.2015

pause

A moment of Still

Intermission between breath

Suspended mid air

Hollow deep in rock

Beyond this pause thought transcends

Return home, to heart

21.07.2015 by CJ

seeing

Control; let it go

Surround yourself with others

Watch your reactions

20.07.2015 by CJ

growth

  And then from seeds sewn from time ago, a new growth, a new flower begins to bloom. 

This time slightly different in its shade of colour, its scent is familiar but not quite the same; 

It begins to breathe, to move, and then dances in a most unique and harmonious way..

06.2015 by CJ

Virgin Soil

Ivan Turgenev

Vol 1 Virgin Soil

Part 1

* Virgin soil should be turned up by not a harrow skimming over the surface, but by a plough biting deep into the earth*  from the notebook of a farmer

this is my rite 

bites deep into the earth, 

reaches beyond the visible skies, 

and drifts in the fathomless oceans 

16.07.2015 by CJ 

the journey unfolds

Only 12 days til the sharing of - this is my rite - and it is beginning to unfold, taking small steps; some familiar, some new.. a sense of innocence and new awakening, as we dare brave to face our greatest fears - 

wishing for you to all join on this quest for 

Love, Forgiveness, and Freedom

If you haven't already please pre-book tickets  

tickets are now on sale.. 

via the Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

 

http://www.tracscotland.org/scottish-storytelling-centre/centre-events/3700/this-is-my-rite

 

 

 

 

in quest for light

a simple truth;

 
be love

allow forgiveness

breathe freedom

13/07/2015 by CJ

Haiku #8

if you dwell in doubt 

the obstacle grows bigger

change your thought to love

10.07.2015 by CJ

Haiku #7

spine of tree weakens

her branches reach out away

cut, tie all loose ends

09.07.2015 by CJ

Haiku #6

wild fragility 

a delicate flower blue

barren land roots grow

08.07.2015 by CJ

ode to Silent Warrior

to carry a child

who will arrive innocent and knowing

to listen, to love 

and to give back to its true Mother

Earth

by CJ 07/07/2015

Borrowed Light

Excerpt from  

Borrowed Light 

premiered 7.02.2015 Attakkalari Biennial Dance Festival Bangalore, India

https://vimeo.com/130422636

Haiku #5

Life is incomplete

Cezanne's landscapes unfinished

Dream beyond seeing

03.07.2015 by CJ

still of Haiku

rest in movement

expression of humanity

captures hidden truth

03.07.2015 by CJ

event

Morning Haiku #4

Plateau of Slumber

Hold me a while to rest

How long, I dont know

03.07.2015 by CJ

Morning Haiku #3

Allow yourself time

give life to rest, pause in work

Experience now

02.07.2015 by CJ

Morning Haiku #2

Gather bone & breath

feel gravity, her support

Let go, release - Fly

01.07.2015 by CJ

Morning Haiku's

Morning Haiku #1

colours of morning
a bee gathers first pollen
sip tea with honey

30.06.15 by CJ

reriting the old story

 -- what was it that we thought of then -- 

-- what was our intention --

-- remembering what it was that allowed and triggered us to create that poem, that movement, that choice of song --

-- where do we begin --

-- we begin now.. with a new intention --

-- the story may stay the same, but the meaning, the perspective has changed, 

naturally, as time has passed through us --

-- recreating movements from then, they feel different, and portray a meaning far removed from the original, 

and our bodies, they move and speak in a slightly different dialect --

-- what does the story mean to us today, this current day, part of it still remains rooted in our past, our patterning, and our being, yet with new breath we allow a new discovery, with innocence we approach without judgment, or expectation -

 discover it again, and again, as we did back then --

-- and then from seeds sewn from time ago, a new growth, a new flower begins to bloom.. this time slightly different in its shade of colour,

 its scent is similar, but not the same --

-- discovering what is already there --

Tickets NOW on SALE

Tickets NOW on SALE:

go to the following link via Scottish Storytelling Centre

http://www.tracscotland.org/scottish-storytelling-centre/centre-events/3700/this-is-my-rite

Performance details

this is my rite

while sorrow shines light, all sincerity breathes bravery,
every fall becomes flight, and love endures life

Sat 25 July | 7 pm | £8 (£6)

at The Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh Box Office: 0131 5569579 

Dance artist and choreographer Charlotte Jarvis performs this is my rite, a unique form of poetic dance drama, directed by David W W Johnstone. This courageous artist explores the seasons and emotional landscapes of human life.

This is dance as a quest for truth, freedom and love

You are invited to stay for an informal post show Q&A session and a free drink. Supported by Dance Base, Edinburgh 

this is my rite