SHIFT~ performance salon
in collaboration with the Winona Outdoor Collaborative
presents:
RETURN/ings
with Gloria Alicia Alatorre & Sharon Mansur
McNally Landing, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge
Prairie Island Road, Winona, MN, Dakota land
October 2, 2022
A collaborative returning to and with Nature, connecting with the land through healing modalities, dance and the practice of presence.
“As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Rehearsal and performance photos by Samantha Heaver
Site photos by Gloria Alicia Alatorre
Video by Samantha Heaver
in collaboration with the Winona Outdoor Collaborative
presents:
RETURN/ings
with Gloria Alicia Alatorre & Sharon Mansur
McNally Landing, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge
Prairie Island Road, Winona, MN, Dakota land
October 2, 2022
A collaborative returning to and with Nature, connecting with the land through healing modalities, dance and the practice of presence.
“As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.” ― Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Rehearsal and performance photos by Samantha Heaver
Site photos by Gloria Alicia Alatorre
Video by Samantha Heaver
Gloria Alatorre (she/her) is a mother, friend, and ever evolving alternative and holistic wellness practitioner. She is also an experienced Tarot & Oracles consultant, Reiki practitioner, founder and director of the summer language immersion The Spanish Mindful Camp and helper at the Shagbark Ridge Farm. She is currently studying herbalism and Zen practices. She believes nature is our most precious teacher and guide. Gloria values and strives to continue contributing to create a more compassionate and kind community while learning from and with one another.
https://lunaxi3.com/
https://lunaxi3.com/
Sharon Mansur (she/her) is a SWANA/Arab American dance and interdisciplinary experimental
artist, educator, curator, and community mover and shaker based in Winona, MN, Dakota land. She loves creating artistic opportunities for people to connect and engage. Sharon is currently the director of The Cedar Tree Project, amplifying regional, national and international creative voicesfrom the SWANA/Arab diaspora, and curator of SHIFT~ performance salons.
artist, educator, curator, and community mover and shaker based in Winona, MN, Dakota land. She loves creating artistic opportunities for people to connect and engage. Sharon is currently the director of The Cedar Tree Project, amplifying regional, national and international creative voicesfrom the SWANA/Arab diaspora, and curator of SHIFT~ performance salons.
The following quotes/references were included in the RETURN/ings SHIFT~ salon 10/2/22
Gloria ~
“In some Native languages the term for plants translates to ‘those who take care of us’… Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
From Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2013
Note about the author: Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Source: www.robinwallkimmerer.com
Cúrate Mijita
by, Maria Sabina
Cúrate mijita, con la luz del sol y los rayos de la luna.
Cure yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon.
Con el sonido del río y la cascada.
With the sound of the river and the waterfall.
Con el vaivén del mar y el aleteo de las aves.
With the swaying of the sea and the fluttering of birds.
Cúrate mijita, con las hojas de la menta y la hierbabuena, con el neem y el eucalipto.
Heal yourself with mint, with neem and eucalyptus.
Endúlzate con lavanda, romero y manzanilla.
Sweeten yourself with lavender, rosemary, and chamomile.
Abrázate con el grano de cacao y un toque de canela.
Hug yourself with the cocoa bean and a touch of cinnamon.
Ponle amor al té en lugar de azúcar y tómalo mirando las estrellas.
Put love in tea instead of sugar, and take it looking at the stars.
Cúrate mijita, con los besos que te da el viento y los abrazos de la lluvia.
Heal yourself with the kisses that the wind gives you and the hugs of the rain.
Hazte fuerte con los pies descalzos en la tierra y con todo lo que de ella nace.
Get strong with bare feet on the ground and with everything that is born from it.
Vuélvete cada día más lista haciendo caso a tu intuición, mirando el mundo con el ojito de tu frente.
Get smarter every day by listening to your intuition, looking at the world with the eye of your forehead.
Salta, baila, canta para que vivas más feliz.
Jump, dance, sing, so that you live happier.
Cúrate mijita, con amor bonito, y recuerda siempre... tú eres la medicine
Heal yourself, with beautiful love, and always remember: you are the medicine.
Consejo de María Sabina, indígena, poeta, Mexicana. OMAGUACA WARMIKUNA.
omaguacawarmikuna.com.ar/2021/02/26/consejo-de-maria-sabina-indigena-poeta-mexicana/
Note about the author: Maria Sabina was a Mazatec (Oaxaca, Mexico) curandera, Shaman and poet
“priestess of mushrooms”/ninos santo (sacred children) a bridge to plants and humans through rituals
with psilocybin mushrooms to assist human RETURN to their true nature, heal, and connect with their higher power/God/Spirit.
From: Meet María Sabina, the Oaxacan Curandera Who Brought Magic Mushrooms to ’60s
Counterculture, by Andrew S. Vargas
Sharon~
“I am intensely aware of being, in part, of the world where the first cosmogonies were invented. As I
lie on the beach gazing at the sky I tell myself that the universe can only be a limitless sphere.”
~Etel Adnan, Lebanese American poet, writer, and visual artist, www.eteladnan.com
Of City and Women (Letters to Fawwaz), 1993
via Mizna’s SWANA Literature and Art Journal: Tribute to Etel Adnan, Vol. 23.1, 2022
Note on cosmogony: The word cosmogony is derived from the combination of two Greek terms,
kosmos and genesis. Kosmos refers to the order of the universe and/or the universe as an order.
Genesis means the coming into being or the process or substantial change in the process, a birth.
Cosmogony thus has to do with myths, stories, or theories regarding the birth or creation of the
universe as an order or the description of the original order of the universe.”
Source: Encyclopedia.com
Content sources/lineage/inspirations~
Gloria~
Reciting poem, healing and channeling the elements through intuitive movements
Inspiration: the natural world, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Maria Sabina plancestry, Plant Spirituality, remembering where we come from.
Sharon~
Small Dance, Contact Improvisation experiential, Steve Paxton, originator
The Five Eye Practices, Barbara Dilley, Composing While Dancing: An Improviser’s Companion, compiled by Melinda Buckwalter, 2010
Sound credits~
Gloria~ Cuatro Vientos, Aliento album (2017)
Presencia, Aliento album (2017) by Danit, Tribal experimental, dance, electronic
Sharon~ Roots, by Fadi Tabbai & Julia Sabra, Lebanese experimental electronic musicians
The Drone Sessions Vol. 1 - Live at Tunefork Studios album (2021)
Lisbon, OH, Bon Iver album (2011)
Gloria ~
“In some Native languages the term for plants translates to ‘those who take care of us’… Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
From Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer, 2013
Note about the author: Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation.
Source: www.robinwallkimmerer.com
Cúrate Mijita
by, Maria Sabina
Cúrate mijita, con la luz del sol y los rayos de la luna.
Cure yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon.
Con el sonido del río y la cascada.
With the sound of the river and the waterfall.
Con el vaivén del mar y el aleteo de las aves.
With the swaying of the sea and the fluttering of birds.
Cúrate mijita, con las hojas de la menta y la hierbabuena, con el neem y el eucalipto.
Heal yourself with mint, with neem and eucalyptus.
Endúlzate con lavanda, romero y manzanilla.
Sweeten yourself with lavender, rosemary, and chamomile.
Abrázate con el grano de cacao y un toque de canela.
Hug yourself with the cocoa bean and a touch of cinnamon.
Ponle amor al té en lugar de azúcar y tómalo mirando las estrellas.
Put love in tea instead of sugar, and take it looking at the stars.
Cúrate mijita, con los besos que te da el viento y los abrazos de la lluvia.
Heal yourself with the kisses that the wind gives you and the hugs of the rain.
Hazte fuerte con los pies descalzos en la tierra y con todo lo que de ella nace.
Get strong with bare feet on the ground and with everything that is born from it.
Vuélvete cada día más lista haciendo caso a tu intuición, mirando el mundo con el ojito de tu frente.
Get smarter every day by listening to your intuition, looking at the world with the eye of your forehead.
Salta, baila, canta para que vivas más feliz.
Jump, dance, sing, so that you live happier.
Cúrate mijita, con amor bonito, y recuerda siempre... tú eres la medicine
Heal yourself, with beautiful love, and always remember: you are the medicine.
Consejo de María Sabina, indígena, poeta, Mexicana. OMAGUACA WARMIKUNA.
omaguacawarmikuna.com.ar/2021/02/26/consejo-de-maria-sabina-indigena-poeta-mexicana/
Note about the author: Maria Sabina was a Mazatec (Oaxaca, Mexico) curandera, Shaman and poet
“priestess of mushrooms”/ninos santo (sacred children) a bridge to plants and humans through rituals
with psilocybin mushrooms to assist human RETURN to their true nature, heal, and connect with their higher power/God/Spirit.
From: Meet María Sabina, the Oaxacan Curandera Who Brought Magic Mushrooms to ’60s
Counterculture, by Andrew S. Vargas
Sharon~
“I am intensely aware of being, in part, of the world where the first cosmogonies were invented. As I
lie on the beach gazing at the sky I tell myself that the universe can only be a limitless sphere.”
~Etel Adnan, Lebanese American poet, writer, and visual artist, www.eteladnan.com
Of City and Women (Letters to Fawwaz), 1993
via Mizna’s SWANA Literature and Art Journal: Tribute to Etel Adnan, Vol. 23.1, 2022
Note on cosmogony: The word cosmogony is derived from the combination of two Greek terms,
kosmos and genesis. Kosmos refers to the order of the universe and/or the universe as an order.
Genesis means the coming into being or the process or substantial change in the process, a birth.
Cosmogony thus has to do with myths, stories, or theories regarding the birth or creation of the
universe as an order or the description of the original order of the universe.”
Source: Encyclopedia.com
Content sources/lineage/inspirations~
Gloria~
Reciting poem, healing and channeling the elements through intuitive movements
Inspiration: the natural world, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Maria Sabina plancestry, Plant Spirituality, remembering where we come from.
Sharon~
Small Dance, Contact Improvisation experiential, Steve Paxton, originator
The Five Eye Practices, Barbara Dilley, Composing While Dancing: An Improviser’s Companion, compiled by Melinda Buckwalter, 2010
Sound credits~
Gloria~ Cuatro Vientos, Aliento album (2017)
Presencia, Aliento album (2017) by Danit, Tribal experimental, dance, electronic
Sharon~ Roots, by Fadi Tabbai & Julia Sabra, Lebanese experimental electronic musicians
The Drone Sessions Vol. 1 - Live at Tunefork Studios album (2021)
Lisbon, OH, Bon Iver album (2011)
