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Art of a Shaman – Part 1 is a new video presentation of shaman performance artist Frank Moore’s book by the same name. It features readings of the first 10 chapters of the book, with photos, film and video footage from Frank’s life and performances. The chapter readings are by people who played an important part in Frank’s life.

Art of a Shaman - Part 1 includes the chapters, “A Lucky Guy”, “A Wounded Healer”, “Art of Reshaping Reality”, “Roots of Performance”, “A Channel, not a Creator”, “Learning the Trickster’s Art”, “Nonfilms”, “Art of Risking”, “Time, Community, Inter-Relations”, and “Theater of Human Melting”.

In “Art of a Shaman”, originally delivered as a lecture at New York University in 1990 as part of the conference, “New Pathways in Performance”, Frank Moore explores performance and art in general terms of them being a magical way to effect change in the world. He looks at performance as an art of melting action, ritualistic shamanistic doings/playings. By using his career and life as a "baseline", Moore explains the dynamic playing within the context of reality shaping. He brings in concepts from modern physics, mythology and psychology.

The video, as well as the full text of the book, are available on Frank’s website at: http://www.eroplay.com/Cave/ArtShaman/artsham.html

And on Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/311275925 .