KIVA – The call of the Wisdom Keepers – met Internationale gastsprekers
Unieke KIVA-filmavond met als thema: ‘YOUTH @THE CENTRE’ – Jeugd als middelpunt
Met 3 inspirerende gastsprekers / Wisdom Keepers van Verleden, Heden en Toekomst die in dialoog gaan – ook met het publiek – rond de vraag: ‘Wat heeft de jeugd van ons nodig om hun dromen te kunnen leven?’ Dus uiteraard zijn ook de jongeren – extra – van harte uitgenodigd bij deze inspirerende avond.
De spreektaal zal Engels zijn.
Programma van de avond/programme of the evening:
* Screening of the KIVA documentary
* Maori Wisdom Keeper TOROA APERAHAMA – New Zealand – (Voice of the Past)
* Avalon Wisdom Keeper SHARON HEALEY – Australia/Croatia (Voice of the Present)
* Young Elder MISHKA ROOD – Netherlands (Voice of the Future)
* Muziek: Shaz and the Medicine Man (Henry de la Croix en Sharon Meijbergen)
(Below in English) 
Synopsis: In 1968 kreeg medicijnman Raymundo Tigre Perez (Mexico/VS) een visioen. Hij zag inheemse Wisdom Keepers van over de hele wereld verenigd in een cirkelvormige kuil – met een vuur in het hart – een ceremonie uitvoeren. Een spirituele ceremonie voor de aarde, voor vrede en welzijn van alle levende wezens. Pas later ontdekte hij dat dit een KIVA was, een eeuwenoude ceremonie die 3000 jaar geleden al door de Anasazi werd gehouden. Honderden inheemse Wisdom Keepers beantwoordden zijn oproep en deze KIVA-ceremonies vinden al meer dan 30 jaar over de hele wereld plaats. De KIVA-ceremonie is een collectieve oproep vanuit de gehele inheemse bevolking: zij hebben het contact met de natuur nooit verloren en kunnen ons met hun eeuwenoude wijsheid ons handvaten aanreiken naar een meer verbonden en duurzame manier van leven!
In deze documentaire krijgen we een unieke kijk op de KIVA-ceremonie, waar inheemse Wisdom Keepers zich verzamelen rond een heilig vuur en hun liefde uiten via gebeden, eeuwenoude rituelen, liederen en dans. Maar ze delen ook hun zorg over de zorg voor Moeder Natuur en de mensheid! De kijker wordt uitgenodigd om na te denken over hoe we onze relatie met de aarde kunnen herstellen. ‘De aarde huilt en roept haar kinderen naar huis!’
Marijke Kodden begon met filmen bij de unieke KIVA-ceremonies in Nederland in 2018 en reisde naar de KIVA ceremonies in Mexico, India en terug naar KIVA Holland in 2019. Veel Wisdom Keepers werden geïnterviewd en samen met beste vriendin Rakinah Buttner en Jaap Verhoeven (die zij bij het project betrokken bij) hebben zij een hoopvolle documentaire gemaakt, die ons laat zien hoe we onze relatie met de aarde kunnen helen!
Voor meer informatie over de film en de trailer, kijk op: www.kiva-wisdomkeepers.com
Speciale gasten / Wisdom Keepers – zie hieronder bij de Engelse tekst
Praktische informatie:
Datum: donderdag 1 februari 2024
Tijd: 19.30 – 22.00 uur
Prijs: € 25,-
Kaarten kopen:
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ENGLISH:
Synopsis: In 1968 medicine man Raymundo Tigre Perez (Mexico/USA) received a vision. He saw Indigenous Wisdom Keepers from all over the world united in a circular pit – with a fire in the heart – performing a ceremony. A spiritual ceremony for the earth, for peace and well-being of all living beings. Only later did he discover that this was a KIVA, an ancient ceremony held by the Anasazi 3,000 years ago. Hundreds of Indigenous Wisdom Keepers answered his call and these KIVA ceremonies have been taking place around the world for over 30 years. The KIVA ceremony is a collective call from the entire indigenous population: they have never lost touch with nature and can, with their ancient wisdom, provide us with tools for a more connected and sustainable way of life!
In this documentary we get a unique view at the KIVA ceremony, where indigenous Wisdom Keepers gather around a sacred fire and express their love through prayers, ancient rituals, songs and dance. But they also share their concern about caring for Mother Nature and humanity! The viewer is invited to think about how we can restore our relationship with the earth. “The earth cries and alls her children home!”
Marijke Kodden started filming at the unique KIVA ceremonies in the Netherlands in 2018 and traveled to the KIVA ceremonies in Mexico, India and back to KIVA Holland in 2019. Many Wisdom Keepers were interviewed and together with best friend Rakinah Buttner and Jaap Verhoeven (who they are involved in) they have made a hopeful documentary, showing us how to heal our relationship with the earth!
For more background information about the documentary and trailer: www.kiva-wisdomkeepers.com
Special guests/Wisdom Keepers:
* Maori Elder Toroa Aperahama (New Zealand)
“Tena Koutou Katoa, nga mihi Aroha”. A Maori greeting of love to you all. Raised and taught in the traditional ways of his Ancestors by his Grandmother Te Wharehau, Toroa has worked directly with his Tupuna (Ancestors) throughout his life and walks both sides of the physical and spiritual worlds … (Te Taha Tinana – Te Taha Wairua).
Over the years he has guided many people and organisations in their understanding of Nature and helped them to lead their life accordingly. Toroa (and his wife Sharon) has focused his energies towards the Youth/the Future and the Environment because of this broken World we are in now…to give them a Voice. “When the Children speak to me, that is the Future speaking to me…now we must listen to the Future” He has composed Haka on this subject.
He grew up in an unpolluted World in his home village in Aotearoa/New Zealand as a child, and finds it his duty and his responsibility to say to the Youth, Children, Grandchildren “keep chasing your dream, it can become a reality, because I grew up in that dream…” Let Toroa share his Wisdom which dates back to the beginning of time.
He is also an accomplished Kaiwhakaiiro/Traditional Carver in Jade, Wood, Bone, with his artworks in many private collections worldwide. Carving is his passion.
* Avalon Elder Keepers Sharon Healey (Australia/Croatia)
Sharon was born in Australia, her ancestral roots to Europe come from her parents, her mother born in Croatian and her father born in the United Kingdom. Sharon has returned back to her roots to share the knowledge she carries within. She tells of the old energies of Avalon that were lost to humans as the planet’s vibration decreased, and explains how Avalon can be part of the planet once again. Sharon states: “We are here to bring balance to the reality of being human and spirit at the same time, and how we must live as human beings to make less impact on the planet”.
* Young Elder Mishka Rood (Netherlands)
Mishka has experienced turbulent times in his young life. He had no clear direction and felt completely ‘lost’. He did not want to fit into any system and always had a strong urge to find his own way. This resulted in meeting people with a pure heart, who reminded him of the power he carries within him. With these life experiences, he now feels a strong compassion for the young people who are stuck and ‘lost’ in life. He feels the importance of connecting with nature and with each other. And to rediscover that we ourselves áre nature.
* Music by SHAZ & THE MEDICINE MAN (Netherlands)
Sharon & Henry discovered when they met in 2020 that they have a shared passion for music and ceremony. They both contribute their own talents, resulting in a magical flow of new songs. Since then, they have shared their music together as Shaz & the Medicine Man in ceremonies, singing circles, concerts and fire gatherings. All their songs are inspired by plant medicine, ceremonies, ancient teachings & traditions and the inexhaustible wisdom & spirit of nature. Their music invites you to come home. Their first album, ‘Surrounded’, was released at the end of 2022: a beautiful collaboration with acclaimed producer and DJ Ohm-G in Ibiza, known from Café del Mar. You can now bump into them in various places: at conscious festivals, cocoa ceremonies, parties such as Namaste in Ibiza, yoga or meditation retreats or any other place where awareness, ceremony and celebrating life are central.’Are we willing to live a life in ceremony & prayer, while playing & having fun’
Praktische informatie:
Date: thursday February 1th 2024
Time: 19.30 – 22.00 uur
Price: € 25,-
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