Burning Man Opera Ark of the Nereids 2002

2002 Images:	3-D images of Opera Arkipelago Camp Daily at 1 p.m. Grady Cousins led us in energetic group voice work inspired by Kecak, the Balinese Ramayana Monkey Chant. After the general session open to all, there was a rehearsal of the Monkey component of the Opera.	how to view stereo images
The Ark Kecak Youth Portraits Arktagon Sculpture Songdog Time4Space wiggle version	A kecak-inspired voice workshop early in the week, in a corner of the Arktagon. Still mostly core Atlanta and Songdog people at this point.
	By Wednesday there were over 108 people each day doing our playa version of Monkey Chant in the Arktagon.
	In Hinduism, 108 is a sacred number. There are 108 manifestations of Brahman.
	Opera Camp Monkeys invade Center Camp. Papa Wu performs a synopsis of the Opera story: Aliens from the Pleiades ignite consciousness in the heretofore subhuman Monkeys. Meanwhile contact dancers performing in the same space continue to do their thing--Burning Man synergy at work.
	Is the Opera a cult? Some have viewed the images of playa Kecak and come to this conclusion. Proof: Burning Man Opera Co-Producer Twan applies a mysterious brain-altering device to the vulnerable skull of a poor trusting soul from Austria.
2002 Images:	Twan's mysterious device transforms Uta into The Bartender of the Bottomless Bar. The enigma of her smile... Is this how Leonardo kept his model happy?
The Ark Kecak Youth Portraits Arktagon Sculpture Songdog Time4Space