I - THE MAGICIAN
THE LIVING TAROT
Artistic Director
Cheryl Flaharty
Dancer
Maile Baran Primacio
Production Assistant
Brian Gustaveson
Creative Assistant
Dack Quigley
Costume and Set Design
Cheryl Flaharty
Lighting
Janine Myers
Script
Cheryl and Maile
Video Editing
Neal Izumi
Creative Team
Rey Lopez, Karen Kiefer, Mo, Dee Laris, Carlyn Wolfe, Mike Pryor, Amanda Sims, April Mae Bartelme, Rose Wolfe, Ginger Royal, Trish Brubaker, Chris Barreto, Aaron Lowe, The Dancers.
Supported by the Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai`i or grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Cades Foundation, and Jean Rolles.
Photos: Darren Miller, Bryan Gustaveson, Mike Pryor, and Sergio Goes.
ABOUT THE TAROT
One of the most ancient studies of enlightenment and discovery of the authentic "Self”, Tarot images– linked to ancient beliefs, mythologies, and religious systems– form the seeds of fundamental psychological and spiritual experiences. Often associated with magic and the occult, the deck is the precursor to our well known playing cards.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Originally created and performed in 2007, ‘The Living Tarot’ was the fourth interactive production of IONA’s diverse Salon Series which offered audiences a once in a lifetime provocative interpretation of eleven of the Major Arcana Tarot cards. The show took place in a century-old house located on Oahu's Pali Highway (dubbed, 'The House of the Living Tarot'), in which the living installations became personal encounters as audience-members roamed from room to room to experience the cards they were dealt as they walked in the door. The audience experienced each of the 5-minute tarot card performances in their own unique order. The dancers performed their pieces ten times each evening - a total of 60 times through the run of the show.
ABOUT THE MAGICIAN
The Magician is the first Major Arcana card in the Tarot deck, and signifies the divine motive in humankind. The card represents the Will, Wisdom, and Word through which the world is created. Magic is sometimes called the science of hidden relationships. Be it miracle or trick, one underlying essence of this art is revelation. The Magician has the power to reveal the fundamental reality, the isness that underlies all.
IONA’s Magician is a playful spoof on the Great Magus, and tickles our perception of the fine line between reality and illusion. The Magician’s room was located on the second floor of ‘The House of The Living Tarot’. It’s double closet and window seat made it the ideal stage for our self involved Magician. The jet black walls and ceiling of stars were created to signify the mystery of the universe.
BRING THE MAGICIAN INTO YOUR LIFE
When the Magician appears, it points to the talents, capabilities and resources available at your disposal. Tap into your full potential rather than holding back, especially when there is a need to transform something. There are choices and directions to take. Guidance can arrive through one's own intuition or in the form of someone who brings about change or transformation.
