EVENTS:
Premier of The SCIARTMET Interface Conference :
The Science, Art, Metaphysics Interface
SPONSORED BY THE UNITED NATIONS STAFF RECREATION COUNCIL ( U N S R C )
AND THE SOCIETY FOR ENLIGHTENMENT AND TRANSFORMATION ( S E A T )
2007 International Year of RUMI - UNESCO
VENUE:
Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium
The United Nations Headquarters
First Avenue at 46th Street
New York, NY 10017, USA
DATE:
Friday 16th November 2007.
REGISTRATION:
All attendees must be pre-registered one
day in advance for
security purposes.
Deadline for Registration: 15th November 2007
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PROGRAMME:
1.00 p.m.: | INTRODUCTION
Konstantin Pavlidis | Founder of SCIARTMET
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1.00 - 3.00 : | FIRST
SESSION OF SPEAKERS
Professor Martinez Hewlett | University of Arizona
Speaking on Science and
the Metaphysical.
Fr. Dominic White O.P | St. Dominics Catholic Church
(Dominican Order), London,
Speaking on Art and the Metaphysical.
Lama Tsultrim Gyamtso | Albagnano Healing Meditation Centre,
Italy,
Speaking on Art and the Metaphysical.
The Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal | Bishop of Jerusalem - The Episcopal Church
Speaking on Social Science and the Metaphysical.
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3.00 - 4.15: | LUNCH
BREAK
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4.30 - 5.30: | 'Water'
- Film + Round Table
Discussion
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5.30 - 7.00: | SECOND
SESSION OF SPEAKERS
Nsenga Knight | Co-Founder of the She Shootin' Photography
Collective
Speaking on Art and the Metaphysical.
The ways people of African descent define and express themselves through the lens of Islam.
Mark Komissarov | Director of Olma LLC, New York
Speaking on Science and the Metaphysical.
Teaches blind children to see.
Eliana Gilad
Speaking on Art and the Metaphysical.
Conscious Use of Voice and Rythm as a Natural Healer.
Guy Sigalov
Speaking on Art and Science and the way
you use both to create new possibilities of exploration
toward self development,
especially in the context of handicapped children.
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7.00 - 8.00: | EVENING
PERFORMANCE
"A Journey with RUMI" by Unstructured Light
The Sufi Mystic and poet, Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi was born September 1207.
To commemorate his 800th birthday, UNESCO has decreed 2007 as the International
Year of Rumi.
Unstructured Light will present
"A Journey With Rumi" as a tribute to this great
master.
A dance, musical theatre performance based on selected poetry of Rumi translated by Nazia Shariat/Konstantin Pavlidis and performed by Unstructured
Light a multi – disciplinary theatre company.