THE SUN
THE LIVING TAROT
Artistic Director
Cheryl Flaharty
Dancer
Malia Oliver
Production Assistant
Brian Gustaveson
Creative Assistant
Dack Quigley
Costume and Set Design
Cheryl Flaharty
Lighting
Janine Myers
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 SUN
The Sun is the 19th Major Arcana card in the tarot deck and often considered the most positive card to receive. It features one or two children at play beneath a glowing, benevolent sun.
The child symbolizes the archetypal self, the central guiding force of the human psyche with which we were all in tune with as children. As the ego develops, we perforce move away from this identification with the unconscious nature and often, in doing so, lose contact with it.
The Sun represents a world of innocent play, where we can recapture the lost spontaneity of our natural selves. Here we can rediscover the inner harmony we felt as young children before the opposites split us so cruelly asunder, dividing us from ourselves and from one another.
IONA’s Sun shines from the corner bedroom on the second floor of “The House of the Living Tarot’. From the brightly painted walls and sandy floor, she engages her audience to rekindle their inner child and have fun in the sun!
BRING THE SUN INTO YOUR LIFE
The Sun is an image of optimism and fulfillment, the dawn that follows the darkest night. Receiving The Sun card indicates that the universe is conspiring in your favor. The Sun gives you strength and tells you that no matter where you go or what you do, your positive and radiant energy will bring you happiness and joy. You are also in a position where you can share your highest qualities and achievements with others. Radiate who you are and what you stand for. Shine love on those you care about!
