The DOBT Project Mission

To assemble a group of performers, write a fresh script for the season we are celebrating, and perform a ritual show appropriate for all ages, all faiths, and all cultures.

Each show is based on global traditions placed on the astronomical events of winter and summer solstice, fall and spring equinox, and the points in between called the Seasonal Cycle.

"We believe that individual and community emotion, attitude and desire is affected by weather and seasonal change. Creating awareness of this and offering solutions through the arts puts us in touch with Earth, ourselves, and each other, creating balance."

Why Kari started this project.

Description of ritual show events:

The show itself is cabaret style, including a varity original and traditional music, dance, puppetry, stilting, spoken word, shadow play, drum circles, and interactive song/chant/and dance all connected by the seasonal theme!

The event is woven together by a unified theme for the season and structured ritual format. Like an essay, it has a theme, a begining, middle and a conclusion.

The environment for each performance is safe and appropriate for children and the elderly. Each show is performed "in the round" as much as possible given each venue.

Food is a huge part of celebration and there is eating and drinking before, during, and after the show.

Visually stimulating original art hangs in the space corrolating to the theme of the show.

Each production includes opportunities for "audience participation".

Henna artists and Intuitive readers are available before and after all of the Discovering Origins/Building Traditions shows. It is important to have the opportunity to "mark" the occasion on the physical and gain further, personal insights at these times of transition.

Vendor opportunities for making meaningful purchases to mark the year. In larger productions a variety of local artists display and sell their work adding to the creation of community and opportunity for personal celebraton.

If you would like to use this material to create your own Discovering Origins/Building Traditions Ritual Show, that would be wonderful! Remember that Kari Tauring owns the copyright to all scripts, songs, and visuals (unless otherwise noted). So if you use the work commercially, you must pay for it. email Kari for her BMI rep. and agent information and have fun!
karitauring@yahoo.com