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Brief History of Overground Arts Alliance:
The organization was initially established in Bulgaria in 1991 as a foundation for cultural development “All who Seek in All Paths” . It offered a holistic approach in addressing environmental issues and raising public awareness on cultural identity in the epoch of globalisation. In 1999 the organization relocated in Zurich, Switzerland under the auspices of “Global Arts Synthesis Lab”, where the concept of art fusion as a medium of artistic expression was further explored. The Lab provided an open forum fostering new experiments in the emerging trends of art synthesis. In 1996 – 1999 the Lab was supported by the Ministry of Bulgarian Culture and Education served as a base in Bulgaria and Switzerland for conducting cultural anthropological research in Bali, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, India, China, Mongolia. The expedition culminated with lectures, performances, and workshops on Indo-European Ritual Theatre traditions and heritage. From 1999 – 2002 the organization bridges tradition and modernity by organizing cultural and peace-promoting events in Switzerland. Most notably, in 2001 was awarded the Monteveritas 100 Anniversary Jubilee Prize for preservation of dance heritage for reconstructing the “Song to the Sun” ritual dance of Rudolf von Laban and modern dancer Charlotte Bara, who pioneered their work a century earlier at “Hellerau”, Switzerland’s emerging cradle of modern and expressionistic art. Since fall of 2002 the organization is seated in Brooklyn, NY and continues to launch the concept of cultural anthropology, art fusion offering an integrated approach of art, culture, science and spirituality for the creative development of the individual. For the past five years the Alliance has produced and showcased over 20 dance theatre performances in renowned NY venues, over 30 workshops for creative, psycho-physical and psycho-spiritual development at the Qi-Yo Holistic Center in New York, has participated and lectured in yoga, contemporary art trends, dance theatre and esotericism in NY. Most recently, the Alliance in affiliation with Qi-Yo Holistic Center and “VangArt” Filmmaking and Multi-media Design Studio has produced and published a double DVD set “21 c century Yoga” – a contemporized blend of psycho-physical practices from the ancient traditions of Yoga and Qi-Gong. For more information about the DVD visit our website: www.yogaglobe.com
Currently, the Alliance together with Overground Dance Company is working on its most recent project “Ecocentric” - a cross-genre work “Ecocentric” incorporating live performance, drama, physical theatre and multimedia in an attempt to convey the urgent need to raise consciousness on environmental issues. (For a detailed list of past, current and upcoming performances view Overground Dance Company.
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