Peter Sellars/ BAM

Towards the end of this clip, Peter Sellars says, " we see and experience our deepest myths completely anew at the hands of these people who need myths, not as a leisure alternative, but as actually the heart and soul and courage and vision that are necessary to rebuild a country and give hope to a people and to in fact invite magic back to the earth."

What are our deepest myths in the US? What myths are needed? As foreclosures rise, tent cities continue to grow, homeless shelters become over-crowded, people who have never needed a handout end up in bread lines, and the emotional and physical impact of the global economic crisis takes its toll, what role can/will interactive new media arts play?

That is something I would like to explore in unison with bringing people together into a shared dance experience called BAM!, which is a project that I started working on earlier this year. BAM! stands for Blindfolded Authentic Motion. So, basically people come together to dance with blindfolds. In a sense, rather than surfing the web for information, those involved in the dance "surf" the wisdom of their bodies with their inner vision for information, insight, and inspiration.

What myths/visions could be born out of this and then shared in an interactive medium on the internet? What solutions to problems could be found? Are there ways to use the dance to create community made interactive art pieces/ performances? How might the story change with different groups of people? What would the story be with a group of scientists? What would the story be with children? What would the story be with a group living in a tent city? How could these stories be made interactive and sent around the world via digital technologies? What could we learn from these stories as a global community and as individuals? How could we add to these stories?