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GCC Inspiration Festival
November 1999
Maker had made the sky far too low. People
were always bumping their heads against it. It was getting
difficult to walk upright! Not only that, but the Maker had
created far too many languages, and no one could understand
anyone else. Communication was nearly impossible.
In order to set things right, the Changer
devised a plan to unite the people towards a common purpose.
All together, the people would need to push up the sky. They
would all have to learn songs, movements and words that
everyone could understand, in order to move the sky to a better
height. And so we began to work together to solve the problems
that could make a better world.
Pushing Up The Sky explores community,
communication and group identity, in a story-telling, music and
movement event of about two hours duration. Again we draw from
a tale told by the North American Snohomish Indians.
Village concepts translate into
contemporary experience. Everyone moves, everyone makes music.
This project extends participants knowledge of past and
present, local and global, real and imaginary. Suitable for
mixed-age primary, as well as special needs groups.
15-20 participants
Community, SEN,
Adults/children,
1 - 2 hours.