2010 MayDay Parade Story

Scene 1

GROWL!

People struggle to remain standing leashed under heavy burdens of poverty, debt, war, and a loneliness, while around them their children sprout jaws and claws. Contained only by fences, ruined earth. They trudge forward groaning and growling wracked by dis-ease, grief, rage, these angry tigers lash out at each other and would rip us to shreds as well.

Scene 2

BREATHE!

Breathe! The Whale and Tai Chi Tigers move with conscious breath. People breathe and come breath and dance. Beyond the grasses, an Elephant trumpets, awakening us to our collective together. Arks carry seedlings to grow into plants, the lungs of the earth. Grasses catch the power. Elephant bones burst with new and fertile life. Flowers! Flowers!

Scene 3

RETURN

Return to wisdom and our ancestors. Owls recognize and access the treasures of ancestral wisdom, Life and death dance together, embrace each other with joy. Skeletons shine with fire and light. and guide through the darkness. Ofrendas offer space for remembering. Tiger skeletons grieve. The four seasons surround a skeleton pregnant with life.

Scene 4

ROAR!

Rooster chariots call us to roar! Roar with exuberance in the raw beauty of the world! Tigers fly. contain the roar of the unfolding universe. When people protect the tiny snail, they protect the Super Roaring Tigers arrive with good deeds to protect this world of infinite wonder! Snails universe. The clouds merge and become a tiger. The tiger sun roars with exuberant energy.