The Body section establishes the performer&s;s physical instrument as the foundation for cosmocentric practice. Through over 100 exercises, explorations, and case studies drawn from decades of cross-cultural fieldwork, this section systematically restores sensory presence and embodied awareness. Beginning with basic relaxation and breathwork, it progresses through rhythm, movement vocabulary,...
This section documents three immersive performances by the Dead White Zombies collective in Dallas, demonstrating the book&s;s methodologies in practice. (W)hole transformed a 32,000-square-foot industrial building into a meditation on death and afterlife, inspired by Dogon mask rituals witnessed in Burkina Faso. kaRaoKe MoTeL explored rebirth through a former icehouse, using ritual structure,...