Lee Worley — Expanding the vision

Cynthia Harris, Jim Barbosa, Lee Worley, John Kramer, and John Coe in Icarus’s Mother, by Sam Shepard, directed by Michael Townsend Smith (Caffè Cino, New York, November 1965). Photo (source): Michael Townsend Smith

By Carlos A. Inada / From São Paulo

We’ve invited our readers to share what inspires you in Dharma/Arte, and what’s the importance of Dharma/Arte to you. Lee Worley — founder of the Theatre Studies program at Naropa University; founding member, actress and director in Joseph Chaikin’s Open Theater and senior student of Tibetan Buddhism — shares her thoughts.

What’s the importance of Dharma/Arte to you?

Dharma/Arte is an exciting adventure in expanding the vision of Chögyam Trungpa beyond the United States, coupling it with artistic lineages of many cultures and diverse populations toward a better appreciation for the necessity of non-aggression and graceful manifestation in performance and in daily life.

I am certain many beings are benefitting from it and definitely support the initiative.

Lee Worley, Colorado, US

By Lee Worley, read on D/A Magazine: “The contemplating teacher”, “The space between: the theater legacy of Chögyam Trungpa”, and “Sacred theater”.

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