Jack Gray, co-founder and recently appointed Artistic Director of Atamira and founder of I-Moving Lab, is highly recognised in the world of dance. Fresh from his trip to the Gold Coast for Festival 2018 he joined me to share his thoughts on rangatiratanga or leadership in te ao kanikani.
We need to ask, what type of leaders are we going to become? How are we going to share knowledge with each other? What kind of tane and wāhine are we growing into? In the world of dance, we are on the edge of ceremony – shared breadth, shared time and shared physicality. This is what we have to offer and equally, this is also what we have to receive.
It's never the same. It can't be. Sharing. Gifting. Tasking. Because a person's nuance as a dancer is particular to them and when they try and teach it to someone else they attempt a likeness – but can it ever be absolute?
I'm intrigued by the process of sharing. Utter authenticity is challenging because in actual fact, you could get people to radically shift their skin to be in alignment with you. This is shape shifting, to be aware of another's body, spirit and tīpuna.
Returning from Australia to celebrate the opening of the Commonwealth Games has been immense. I find when you're not on your own land you don't have the privilege of expectation.
Interwoven: Marks on the Land, Marks on the Body by Fluid Joy Aroha, I Moving Lab and I Land, was performed on Kombumerri country. Atamira was represented by Jack, dancers Bianca Hyslop and Matiu Hamuera and design collaborator Ruth Woodbury.
A gathering of First Nations artists on Indigenous land it asked me to constantly think about how and what you're giving and how people are hearing that and giving people the space to adjust. For me, I evolve more as a human when I move into spaces beyond my own and that would be the same for any person – getting outside your paradigm where you have a familiar presence and engaging in the spaces of others.
Language connects to the physicality of the mouth and the expression of what that means is specific, transformational even. I was aware that in order to be me I needed to encompass the Australian perspective and part of that was also understanding a White Australian perspective.
One of things I'm interested in is to be quiet in my power, generous in my offering and humble in my outlook.
I wanted to be those things because I wanted to shift a bunch of stereotypes around the perceptions of what happens when people who have been erased from the situation finally get a microphone – it's a whole lot of energy that people don't want to deal with.
We can absorb and we can share and then we can be specific about what information to give – I have my own culture that I will talk to in a particular way and there are people from my art form whom I will talk to in a different way and so on, and it is as it should be because we can never underestimate the opportunity to grow.
expertise to be even and balanced.
I realised that in that space I was blessed because I didn't need to shift – I am the same rangatira.
But, of course, you never say you're a rangatira, you don't think you're a rangatira. Upholding the kaupapa is the priority and maintaining the health and well-being of everyone including myself – because my job is to make things happen.
When I think about sacrifice it's not about what I'm about to give but what I have given in my life to create this moment – and it's necessary to just give it everything you have.
Of course, there was drama. Of course, there was a thread that broke – but I prayed for all these things because I believed that our energy brought about something different.
We work hard because we are only trying to publicise the work we're doing. It might never feature on the cover of TIME magazine, but that's okay. The closest might be reviews, but the voices of the artist are usually spoken 'about' and it's very rare to have the vitality, the tikanga in a public space where our voices are genuinely accessible.
You need to nourish people, feed the people, clean the whare and you need to get up – this is what it is to be a rangatira. We also had these beautiful whāea who were there to shelter and protect us throughout our time and these 27 nannies were so powerful in their own mana.
They were able to share with us, manaaki us and they were so humble because they had so many stories, but they gifted us time, energy and love. We were fed and had beautiful Māori music playing around us – and of course all sorts of disasters were averted because they have control.
In a collective community it's essential we recognise our role. Whether it's to teach a class, do the karakia, review the video – you don't talk about it, you just do it. For example, breakfast was our facilitation into the world.
This was an Indigenous and a multi-cultural space and one in which a dancer from Aotearoa could say, "Wow, I've never danced with an Aboriginal dancer and you're really awesome," and the Aboriginal people were inspired by the amount of culture we shared; we spoke reo, we did our mihimihi and we were very conversant in our practices.
And I asked myself, should this be balanced? Should we share our language in different ways?
But we speak together and we speak for all.
On this occasion we were a group and we lead with what was present and potent. Interwoven was not a school or a testing ground to see who can speak their language or say their prayer – this was people sharing their life force of the moment.
There is something in just 'being', we're not here as Atamira trying to do 10 things on our company objectives; we are being ourselves.
We were living beings, entities of our cultures and we made decisions of what we were giving and why we wanted to give it. Here were beautiful people working on a mauri level from a number of different Indigenous nations.
A rangatira knows what to let go.
It's about changing the dance landscape.
It's about being aware it has to be done thoughtfully, strategically and in stages.
It's about listening in order to access impressions and insights.
We need to open the doors for all thoughts.
Not by merely convincing ourselves, or disproving, but by recognising that it is necessary to be able to translate cultural experience into an intercultural situation, into an inter-disciplinary situation while holding our values.
I don't over explain and I didn't feel whakamā about knowing what I know.
Our stories are multi-generational: for our elders, our contemporaries and our tamariki. Collective viewing is powerful and revealing. That's ceremony, the pasts are reconciled and our stories are birthed in other lands.
allowing the etchings on our spirit, body and land to be one.
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REPTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Little Village : Big Stories
Repfest in Africa
Our Appreciation
Little Village : Big Events
Filmfest'22 - Saturday April 2nd 2022
Our always ambitious team of volunteers are working on an exciting 24 hour Filmfest and we'll keep you updated on the progress of this event.
Despite being a festival that is entirely operated by volunteers we have gained a little online presentation experience in the last year and intend to build on this so that we can share our wonderful festival experience around the world.
ReptonLitfest '22 - Friday 8th - Sunday 10th July 2022
We're delighted to announce the return of our live festival in 2022!
We had always planned to become a summer event and hope that the sun will shine on us all and that you can get in Edinburgh festival mode with a little help from us!
Make sure you put the dates in your diary now!
PAST EVENTS...
Kidsfest '21
On Saturday 23rd October we had a day of fun entertainment designed for children of all ages and hosted by Blue Peter award-winning author and entertainer Gareth P Jones!
Gareth entertained his audience with his stories of "The Lion on the Bus", "Cindergorilla" "Rabunzel" and others. A host of activities for all were available including puzzles, crafts, songs, stories, a treasure hunt.
There was also an opportunity to appear in the Kidsfest' 21 video - take a look and see what a great event this turned out to be!
Our Morning Session...
Our Afternoon Session...
'Repton Litfest on the Cloud'
Repton Litfest on the Cloud was a big development for us, but we welcome challenges and were confident that online would add an exciting new dimension to our live festival.
Repton Litfest welcomed author Sophie Draper - October 2020
Our first online event featured a fabulous interview with Sophie Draper that can be viewed HERE!
For Sophie's Website, just click HERE
This was followed up with a highly successful appearance by the children's author Tom Palmer to three local schools...
Repton Schools welcomed author Tom Palmer - November 2020
"Tom Palmer is a true reading hero and has been responsible for motivating many thousands of young people to get into books" Booktrust
We supported the festivals link to local schools by arranging for the award winning children's author Tom Palmer to make online visits to Repton Primary School, St Wystan's School and Repton Preparatory School. Hosted by Rachel Smedley-Wilson and organised Frances Wimbush, the Repton Literary Festival team, enabled children from twenty-five classes to see, listen and ask Tom questions.
The events were appreciated by all the schools involved.
"Huge thanks to Louise and Repton Literary Festival for making this afternoon possible! I hope you all enjoyed Tom Palmer's talk as much as I did. I thought the kids came up with some brilliant questions and am so pleased that the technology didn't let us down! Thank you also to all the form teachers and staff for all your support with this too."
'The English Department Repton Preparatory School'
Tom Palmer engaged the children magnetically and prompted a wide range of questions. Here are a few of the questions and answers.
Where is your favourite place? "At home where I am comfortable and happy but I also travel a great deal to research my books in places like France, Czech Republic and Poland for "D-Day Dog" and "After the War". I am lucky enough to have lots of favourite places but you cannot beat home."
What inspires you to write? "Reading other authors work but I have also been inspired to write by things like running with my daughter and our spaniel, Finn. Not to forget football which always inspires me – particularly Leeds United."
What was it like to see your first book in print? " Huge happiness and joy at seeing my wife's joy at the achievement – a dream come true."
Did you always want to be a writer? "Yes, but I felt that it wasn't something a boy like me could achieve but I persevered and got there in the end." Tom told the children you must write what you're passionate about, what you know and love.
What are your top tips for writers? "Make your characters believable by basing them on real life people, animals and relationships. Finn, in D-Day Dog is based on my dog and reading the stories of the children that featured in "After the War" and meeting some of them was a big help."
What are your favourite books by authors other than yourself? "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë and the works of Rosemary Sutcliff, a children's author, writing really good historical stories about the Vikings, the Iron Age, Anglo Saxons and so on – I feel sure she must have visited Repton when researching the Vikings."
Tom showed some artefacts he had collected that help him visualise the scenes in his books - a silk map which had belonged to a spitfire pilot who had crash-landed in France; - a spitfire pilot's helmet and a pack of WWII airmen's playing cards, depicting the appearance of different aircraft and how they appear when flying. Most poignantly, Tom has an airman's RAF bible, inscribed on the fly leaf "with love from Sonny".
The children involved in today's visits will receive a personally signed bookplate to put into their favourite Tom Palmer book.
Tom's latest book is Arctic Star – set in the Winter of 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first Arctic Convoy mission at sea during the Second World War.
See Tom's Website here
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In our most recent poll, we asked which companies you were interested in the most at PC Expo. As I remember InnoGear being in the lead before the conference, me thinks there has been some ballot-stuffing.
Our next poll is a post-Expo poll on what module you want the most after reading all of our coverage.


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Listigt Alfons Åberg! är en bok skriven av Gunilla Bergström, och utgiven 1977.

En animerad filmatisering premiärvisades i SVT2 den 3 januari 1980.

Handling
Alfons hälsar på farmor. Med är också storkusinerna, 7 respektive 9 år gamla. De har klocka, och kan läsa och tycker Alfons är för liten. Farmor spelar gärna kort med barn, och bjuder på kakor. Kusinerna låter dock inte Alfons delta i kortspelet i vardagsrummet.

Alfons lämnas ensam kvar i köket. Han får då en idé, och tar en pall, och sedan en kruka för att klättra upp på den hylla i köket, där kakorna står. Alfons äter upp kakorna, och tycker synd om sig själv.

Alfons ropas sedan in, då de skall titta i fotoalbum från då farmor var liten flicka. När farmor skall bjuda på saft och kakor blir kusinerna arga på Alfons, som ätit upp kakorna. Alfons menar då att han är så liten att han inget förstår, precis som kusinerna sagt. Sedan dess får Alfons vara med dem och spela kort.

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I'm a long-distance hiker and photographer who shares stories, photos, and lessons from my 5,000+ miles of trekking.
I am a photographer, adventurer, and backcountry guide who travels extensively, including more than 5000 miles of wilderness backpacking. I've thru-hiked the entirety of both the Appalachian Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail, chronicling these experiences in thousands of photographs as well as social media posts and personal journals. I'm currently in preparation to thru-hike the Continental Divide Trail in 2019.
It is my personal mission to remind humanity that there are endless reasons to be in love with our incredible planet and all of the living things that inhabit it. I firmly believe that beauty is everywhere and that if you love something you will be moved to care for it. Through my photography, public speaking, workshops, and outdoor guide and consultation services I strive to help people see this beauty and fall deeply in love with the natural world.
Some of the topics I discuss include: our connection to nature, long distance hiking, mindful use of technology, adventure and outdoor photography, photography as visual communication, and adventuring with presence and purpose. My approach is relaxed and conversational with humor, photos, and stories from my adventures.
This clip from "So You Want to do a Thru-hike?" is about a rule that I made for myself when I am out on a hike.
During the 2018 three-week term at Hiram College (OH) I served as an "Artist and Adventurer-in-Residence." My days were filled with all sorts of activities: assisting full-time professors with their class discussions and projects; meeting with environmentally oriented clubs and organizations about the kinds of activities they might sponsor; speaking with student government about the joys and challenges of taking calculated risks and getting outside of personal comfort zones; teaching interns at the biological field station how to use a state-of-the-art camera (Sony A7III) and more. What a great adventure it was…for the students, faculty, staff, and me!
I would thoroughly enjoy leading and participating in similar programs or activities at your college, university, or organization. If you don't have an artist-in-residency program, per se, I would be happy to co-create with you a customized one, geared exactly to your interests and intended outcomes.
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I photograph my adventures to share a small taste of the abundant beauty that nature and our planet have to offer. Additionally, I do customized commissioned photo shoots.
Could your organization or club use some help planning an outing? I can help you get outside for adventures small and large with guide services as well as training and consultation on your options for types of hikes and equipment needs.
Personality Hacker is a company specializing in personal development programs and models. In episode 254 of their weekly podcast they interviewed me about my personal growth path and challenging my inner narratives.
Here is an article written by Hiram Senior, Danni Lynn McDonald, where she shares her own reflections and response to one of the talks I gave there.


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Memorial ceremony held in Quzhou to celebrate birth of Confucius
By PR Newswire On Sep 29, 2022
QUZHOU, China, Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — This is a report from China SCIO:
A ceremony was held Wednesday at the Southern Confucius Ancestral Temple in Quzhou, southeastern China's Zhejiang province, to commemorate the 2,573rd anniversary of the birth of the ancient Chinese sage Confucius.
A number of distinguished guests, including government officials, well-respected role models from all walks of life, representatives from the International Confucian Association, and descendants of Confucius gathered at the ceremony and participated in a series of activities such as tributes and recitals.
Wu Guosheng, chairman of the Standing Committee of Quzhou Municipal People's Congress, acted as the master of ceremony, and Kong Lingli, the 76th lineal descendant of Confucius, was the assistant master of ceremony.
Quzhou has held memorial ceremonies to celebrate the birth of Confucius every year since 2004. The ceremonies focused on carrying forward fine traditions and fostering Confucianism in modern times. In recent years, the city has also scaled up efforts to promote Confucianism as its city brand.
This year's Confucian cultural festival will feature eight themed events, including a seminar, an exhibition, and a competition. The events will run until Oct. 15.
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I worked on my Sunday project last night... Sunflower Bell Pull by Drawn Thread. I got a few bands done.
edited to put in the correct latest picture of Pomegranate Sampler - oops!
Your making great strides with your rotation. I really like both of those pieces.
Hi Nicole, you're off to a good start with your rotation so far. Can I ask what fabric you are using for the Sampler Game board? I'll look forward to seeing a progress pic of CCN Spring Violets sometime, its on my to-buy-very -soon list, lol.
All your projects are gorgeous, Nicole. Seeing your My Earth makes me want to start mine!
You inspire me with your stitching and progress. I so enjoy visiting each day to see how you progress on your rotations!
Makes me want to pull out some of the things I have that you are also working on!
Congrats on keeping up with your rotation! Both pieces look fantastic.
You get so much stitching done, love both projects :-).
I love the Sunflower Sampler...I got mine out and started it! I like how your My Earth is coming along...may have to get that someday!


Alex Friedmann: "Mass Incarceration, Criminalization and Recidivism"
It's good to be with you. Thanks for coming in.
I want to jump in and start talking about for-profit prisons.
and how you got to be working on this topic.
works to preserve the rights of people who are incarcerated in U.S. detention facilities.
I'm managing editor of a monthly publication, Prison Legal News.
which opposes the privatization of correctional services.
And I'm a former prisoner.
in Clifton, Wayne County, Tennessee.
My time was served back in the 1990s primarily.
I was released in 1999 on parole.
Finished my parole up in 2005.
to a lifetime or a career in activism on that issue.
have no interest unless it directly impacts them or someone they love or care about.
who were still in – I still have many friends who are serving time in prison.
but some, including myself, it's just the opposite.
to ignore those issues and not work to fix them and remedy them.
what were some of the problems that were most vexing from your point of view?
hence the name, but it does the exact opposite.
likely to commit crimes than they were before they went in.
it's almost guaranteed that they'll come back through a revolving door.
a five-year period is a testament to the fact that the system is a dismal failure.
70 percent over a five-year period for recidivism stats.
and those who have mental health problems – both really significant issues.
Our prisons and jails are mental health dumping grounds, basically.
in many cases, as a criminal issue instead of a treatment issue or medical issue.
criminal records, makes it almost impossible for them to find jobs.
you know, forget that they're criminals.
Often, they have no more voting rights.
applications that require them to disclose their felony convictions.
They, in many cases, can't get occupational licenses.
just piled up over the years they've been locked up.
And this just translates to a complete system failure.
the system is designed to work in the way we think it's supposed to work.
profit and otherwise benefit from our criminal justice system as it exists.
Politicians benefit greatly from being tough on crime.
payroll, economic incentives for local communities.
doing a lot of other for-profit criminal justice work.
So for some, our criminal justice system works great.


Even though such cruel and primitive, and above all non-hygienic, practice is banned in the European Union which Croatia is trying to join, the Croatian Government is trying to preserve this custom.
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