![For what appeared to me in my dreams was the voice of the spirit. For what appeared to me in my dreams was the voice of the spirit.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lEznZCBlRV4/maxresdefault.jpg)
daniel allas (2019)
performed by daniel allas, lucy mcknight, nina shekhar, and victoria vasta
(This is a filmic representation of the piece "For what appeared..." In a live performance, a projector and LED lights cast words, images, light, and shadow around the room – alongside live and processed sounds. Performers sit on the ground as they manipulate objects and light sources.)
A note about the piece:
The longer I’m alive, the more I believe in the importance of maintaining a spirit of innocence.
By this I do not mean maintaining naïveté or ignorance. A fulfilling life requires discovering the way things actually are, whether these discoveries turn out to be joyful or heartbreaking – or somewhere in between.
But I also believe there are many forces that work relentlessly to dull the senses, to cast such thorough doubt that despair is the only answer, to kill every innate, child-like impulse until very little hope is left.
Although it doesn’t seem possible to silence these forces completely, I have learned the hollow rhythms of their stories; and, having heard them, I still believe there are other, unheard stories that I want to tell – stories emanating from an innocence maintained, full of the spirit and alive.
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