|
And to think that the events of the evening July 20, 1969, instead of leading to more beautiful, numinous achievements, sadly 43 years later have only become dreams of wonders undreamt. POSTED BY NUMINOUS AT 12:36 PM
0 Comments
Should an independancy [sic] be brought...we have every opportunity and every encouragement before us, to form the noblest purest constitution on the face of the earth. We have it in our power to begin the world over again.-Thomas Paine, Common Sense, Addressed to the Inhabitants of America, 1776 On this day we celebrate America, we should also be thinking about and appreciating the 'Forgotten Founding Father' Thomas Paine. To read some of Paine's writings such as Common Sense, The American Crisis, or The Rights of Man is to realize how much he has meant to the formation of the ideals of America and how those ideas are still resonant today, even if America hasn't always lived up to those ideals (or acknowledged Paine's full role in them). Beyond Paine's words themselves, check out Harvey Kaye's wonderful book, Thomas Paine and the Promise of America, which in many ways helped to stoke the fires that became To Begin the World Over Again.
To Begin the World Over Again Dance Performance, Panel Discussions, Art Exhibition, Teach-in's September 27, 28, 29 October 4, 5, 6 2012 by Edisa Weeks and Joseph C. Phillips Jr. performed by Delirious Dances and Numinous co-produced by the Irondale Center Irondale Center 85 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, NY check back here or at www.deliriousdances.com for more information POSTED BY NUMINOUS AT 12:00 PM |
The NuminosumTo all things that create a sense of wonder and beauty that inspires and enlightens. Categories
All
|
RSS Feed