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| The Lyceum is a non-profit learning center dedicated to the concept of shared and active learning in which all are teachers and learners in mutual explorations of topics in the arts, philosophy, psychology, science, cultural studies, anthropology, etc. Request the Lyceum biweekly e-letter at info@lyceumproject.com. You'll receive announcements and a calendar of upcoming events by email. |
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DescriptionsContact the facilitators for more details. Let them know you're interested! AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUTHORS READING GROUP: ABOLITIONISTS Anyone interested is invited to join me in exploring important writings by African-American authors. Before each open discussion on the selected reading, I'll provide background on the author. I'm not an expert on these readings. The group is meant to be a collective discovery process. In three fall sessions we will be focusing on abolitionists. Monthly readings will be no more than 50 pages. If you would like me to photocopy the reading for you, I can do so if reimbursed (probably no more than a couple of bucks) and I will put you in possession of the reading at least two weeks before the discussion. Dates: 9/19 Frederick Douglass 10/17 TBA 11/14 TBA Maybe a December date Make the short transfluvial journey to Algiers and enter the Lyceum Studio Salon for an clebratory evening of entertainment and enlightenment. Each soiree will feature one or more special guests, each a creative artist with something very special to share. The salon as a gathering place for people interested in culture and the fine art of conversation is tradition harking back to 17th and 18th century France. What better place to take up that tradition than in New Orleans, with its abiding affection for all things French. In addition to delights for the eye and the ear and stimulation for the mind, there will be an offering of wine, cheese and amuse-bouche. Register now to recieve the invitation for each First Friday Soiree. This invitation will reveal the evening’s special guest and announce any other additional diversions of delight. Do you feel the loss of the imagination and creative expression in your busy life? Ever want to just engage in purposeless explorations of new ways of thinking, acting and being in the world? This group is dedicated to creating a space of such exploration through the techniques of free movement, theater games, active imagination, playback theater, archetypal amplification, and vocal experimentations. This is not a performance group. Our goal is to create a solid trusting group environment in which new characters, movements, expressions and behaviors can emerge within a supportive non-judgmental atmosphere of "play." The experiences of the group may be personal, humorous, collective, archetypal, spiritual or thoroughly novel. This will be a class of four two hour sessions in which the basic theory of Jungian psychology will be introduced and worked with through readings, dialogue and experiential exercises. The purpose of this class is to familiarize the student enough with Jung's basic model so that he or she can more easily enter into further study or enrichment through lectures at the Jung Society, further reading and more advanced classes at the Lyceum. Sept. 28 Session 1: Jung's model of the psyche and his developmental theory. Ego-self axis, archetypes Oct. 19 Session 2: Anima/animus, shadow, persona, myth, fairy tales, alchemy (Note that this session is 3 weeks after the previous one) Oct. 26 Session 3: Psychological types and the path of individuation (Note that this session is only 1 week after the previous one) Nov. 9 Session 4: Dreams, active imagination, archetypal amplification, synchronicity Text required: Singer, June: Boundaries of the Soul, ISBN: 0-385-06900-6 (Texts are easily available new or used at bookstores or on-line) About Dr. O'Donaghue: David has a masters in art therapy and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and has 16 years of clinical experience working with individual, couples and families in a variety of settings. He specialized in Jungian psychology and the creative process in his studies. He was a core faculty member of the Antioch Graduate Program in Psychology in Seattle for six years during which he was responsible for all Jungian studies and training in the creative modalities. He has conducted classes in Jung for the past twelve years both in the university setting and through the school that he has founded, The Lyceum. David has moved the Lyceum from the mountains of North Carolina to New Orleans and is beginning the process of starting the adult learning center in this city. This discussion group is facilitated by Eric Laws (musician and co-owner of Seven Devils Parlor) and Drew Chastain (musician and philosophy professor). In the cozy setting of Seven Devils equipped with surround sound, we'll listen to and discuss music around a different theme each session. After the first session, CD's will be provided for private listening before the next session. No required reading. Sept. 12 Session 1: Introduction Oct. 10 Session 2: New Orleans Music Nov. 7 Session 3: TBA Dec. 5 Session 4: TBA The Writing Workshop (At Play With Words, More Play With Words) rides again with five three-hour sessions, the end product of which will be the performance of an engaging dramatic monologue. Participants will be encouraged, though not required, to draw on local history, lore and legend as they work toward the creation of their mini one-act for a single character. As with previous workshops, substantial time in session will be given to actual writing as well as to discussion of work so that everyone may help everyone else create his or her most effective work, and participants will be asked to do a modest amount of “homework” in the fortnight between sessions. The group will meet on alternative Thursdays beginning September 1. September 1—Did You Hear The One About . . . We begin with a joke and move it to a tale with lots of local color. September 15—On This Spot In The Year . . . We start with an objective historical account and end with a you-are-there narrative. September 29—So I Said To Myself . . . We consider the soliloquy and its context—and go on to create one. October 13—Return With Me Now To The Thrilling Days . . . We take a colorful story, fact or fiction, and move with it to become the character telling his or her own story. October 27—A Play There Is Some Ten Words Long . . . We put some final polish on our monologues and, using a few tricks of the acting game, perform them. The Socratic Dialogue is a form of guided philosophical discussion that was developed by philosophical counselors from the Netherlands in the mid '80's. By working within a specific format of discussion, the depth and level of inquiry is greatly enhanced as compared with the more free-flowing philo-cafe conversations. The chief objective of this form is to demonstrate how particular personal experiences inform us as to the meaning of abstract concepts. We will look at elements in the transition point when a particular example is expanded into a general concept. All are welcome. No prior experience in philosophy is necessary. After fruitlessly searching for a writer's workshop venue, Mike Feigin has created his own. In his words he likes to refer to the workshop as a Writer's Roundtable in the spirit of Camelot where all sit as equals venturing towards the same noble cause--in this case: more and better writing. top of page | ||||||