Theo Edmonds, a professional artist, did a dramatic art presentation as a part of our Thursday evening series at The American Church. This presentation was in our sanctuary. It was titled “Prodigal Manifesto.” The whole sanctuary was transformed into an environment suitable for the action.
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. The artist, with the help of a dancer, portrayed the moods and experience of anguish, desperation, violence, and, finally, a fall into a near death state of being. The dancer came to him and held him, like Mary held Jesus when he was taken down from the cross – as depicted by many artists. He rose from this collapse on the floor to explode with enthusiasm, hope, reconciliation, and resurrection.
The video clip shows this energetic renewal of life conclusion to the artist’s presentation. The art piece is a final expression of hopefulness, reconciliation, and new life.
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