Larisa Rozhnova, thangka painter and traveller from Russia, shares her story of meeting with Rinpoche and speaks about her artistic path.
Artists
Nick Dudko – “Honored Artist of the Republic of Buryatia”
On November 17, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Republic of Buryatia, Ivan Alkheev, presented a certificate entitled “Honored Artist of the Republic of Buryatia” to the famous artist of Buddhist painting Nikolai Dudko.
Dzogchen Artist Nelida Saporiti
My name is Nélida (Neli) Saporiti and I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Music and singing are central parts of my life since my early childhood.
The Evolution of an Artist Filmmaker Vladimir Maykov
My film making career happened kind of miraculously. I never thought about film making. Never. But around fifteen years ago, Eduardo Sagalaev, one of the leaders of Russian television, was having a spiritual crisis, got interested in spiritual teachings. He read my book on transpersonal psychology and found me and quickly we became friends. He suggested we make a series of films about my field. He asked for my help. This was around 2006.
Dancer and Choreographer, Mònika Lakatos from Hungary
I was together with my best girl friend at the Theater Erkel and we saw a wonderful Hungarian contemporary style performance with young amazing dancers. After that event, we danced on the road while we were going home. That was the real first moment when I felt, “I want to be dancer and I CAN do all the steps, jumps and turns.” I felt that I am a dancer.
Artist in the Dzogchen Community – Sachiko Fullita
Since childhood, I felt a deep fascination with movement and expression. I could recognize from the very beginning that through the dance my heart healed.
Interview with Anna Diogène Fadini from Barcelona, Spain
When we develop and deepen the field of acting – or any art in general – we are dealing with many different aspects that are totally related to the Teachings. As a communicator, I’m also trying to share my limited experience with other people
Painting the Mystery – Exploring Color, Culture and Ideas
British artist Jennifer Baird describes how her point of view as an artist has changed and evolved over time interwoven with her experiences and ideas
Translating Feeling into Form
Young Italian artist Sofia Cacciapaglia talks about her approach to painting and opening to the new world of design and fashion
The Nature of Painting by James Fox
Remember that Painters are members of an ancient cult. They worship the Sun. And they understand that the light of the sun is an analog of the luminosity of the enlightened mind in the space of nature, just as Picasso understood that the bull fight was an ancient Sun cult sacrifice ritual, the deep metaphor is there, waiting to be seen.
Sheryl Jaffe – Artist, Art Teacher and Master Paper Maker
After traveling to Japan, I understood that paper could become anything, shelter, doors, balloons, and scrolls. Drawings and writings, ideas, thoughts and images from the 9th century can be here with us in the present, because of paper as their vehicle.
Interview with Catherine Simmonds – Actress and Director
It’s now 25 years on and my work has helped to powerfully engage diverse communities in addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time, including; intercultural relationships, changing values across the generations, public and private violence, trafficked women, changing futures for indigenous people, mental health, addiction, the asylum seeker story and the potential of an intercultural world. One of my performances ‘Journey of Asylum – Waiting’ was published in an anthology of plays about asylum seekers.