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Venice Coniunctio
October 31, 2013 - November 8, 2013
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Travelers from all fields and backgrounds are invited to explore sacred locales through the lens of mythology, art history and the creative arts on this unique journey of mind, body and spirit.The Republic of Venice was the longest-lived kingdom in Western History, where tranquil reigns made her the most peaceable dominion for over 1100 years. Venice – in origin and name akin to Venus – endures with a sense of beauty and a feel for justice in proportion to her mythic birth. Deemed ancient and divinely inspired precisely for the rarity of her form and the judicial salvation, Venice modeled for the world societal harmonies unseen ever elsewhere. Millions of visitors from the world over flock to her annually as have the great artists and writers. This mid-autumnal sojourn allows a quiet time of year where her treasury can be experienced with immediacy and her mystery unveiled with subtlety amidst Venetians themselves.Venice, poised between earth and sky and upon misted waters, becomes the proactive and promising locus of coniunctio for our explorations. In Venice, the prize of coniunctio, or the sacred union of opposites, incarnates as in no other city. The spectre and spectrum of separateness become one. Amidst Venice’s waves, her profound imago buoys us through to the “secret middle place” touching infinite designs, colors, textures and patterns in art, music, dance and poetry. We go where the eternal parts of ourselves are made welcome and whole again.Participants lodge at the 5-star Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa, an unparalleled property, housed in an original Palladian villa in Venice proper. The Renaissance palace situated on Giudecca Island facing St. Mark’s Square, just 800 meters from the Bridge of Sighs, will permit participants to awaken in full sight of the city’s incomparable morning beauty and yet to find rest in utter tranquility. |
 Isadora on the Lido  Bauer Palladio Hotel and Spa |
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Past Participants Say: “The beauty of Venice is incomparable and profound – the impact of the ‘Sacred Topographies’ journey is eternally imprinted within my soul.” -Pamela W. “Venice’s body – water flowing in, around and through – mirrored and evoked the sense of movement and transformations in our own bodies. It’s a landscape where change is inevitable and standing still impossible. A primal truth I embody and treasure. From the time we arrived at our sublime hotel to the visitations at the Doge’s Palace, the churches, museums, mansions, gardens, and the architecture, I was slightly dizzied by the teeming beauty of nature and art. It was everywhere! I could not take written notes. I could only look, listen, absorb and move.” -Annica D. Trip cost includes luxury accommodations for 8 nights, all seminar fees, daily breakfast, four festive celebratory meals, local group transportation, group admissions to theatrical and music events, fees for excursions and itinerary highlights. Non-refundable deposit: $1,500 due by August 15th, with balance due October 1st For more information call (212) 753-0846 or email info@idii.org Mail-in registration is available here by sending a check or money order payable to: Isadora Duncan International Institute Secure credit card payment for both trip deposit and full registration is available through Paypal using the links below. |