Dance Without End by Laura Simms

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The music by Steve Gorn is exquisite.\u0026nbsp; Laura Simms' voice brings these stories to us with immediacy, like a call for opening our senses to the reality of interdependence and the need to share this world with animal and spirit. \u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDance Without End\u003c\/i\u003e is about the wisdom and beauty of myths of creation, accessible through spoken word and music.\u0026nbsp; We are reminded of the cycles of seasons and ceaseless transformations of nature dreaming us into existence. \u0026nbsp;\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cbr \/\u003e\nSuch deep listening is needed in our world as an antidote to disconnection and increasing speed and violence.\u0026nbsp; Through the experience of authentic storytelling we uncover the mind's renewable energy - imagination and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReview\nby Nann Blaine Hilyard - AudioFile\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr \/\u003e\n These\ntales from native cultures around the world share the theme of\nwomen, woman-spirit and animals. Professional storyteller Laura Simms\nhas\na splendid voice; she truly tells, rather than narrates, each piece.\nThe\nnuances of each unusual story are enlivened with her spellbinding\ntelling.\nThe accompanying music, played on 19 different instruments, is\nevocative\nand haunting. The uniqueness of the instruments, from the bamboo flute\nand didgeridoo to the Irish bodran to the caxixi, are of cultural\ninterest\nin themselves. N.B.H. cAudioFile, Portland, Maine\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning Time: 197 minutes\u003cbr \/\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e: Digital Download 978-1-61544-137-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n"}

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