The Mystical Body
A conversation on the place of the mystic and the body in our modern surveillance cities, with Alkistis Dimech and philosopher Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh, for the Incantations podcast series by Theatrum Mundi.
“Is it possible to create spaces for secrecy, alterity and non-conformity in our surveillance cities through dance and ritual? Can purposely disorienting oneself in familiar places open new doors of perception to reality? The Mystical Body: Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh in conversation with Alkistis Dimech is the third episode of the Incantations podcast series. Founder of practitioner run press Scarlet Imprint and dancer of Japanese avant-garde form, butoh, Alkistis Dimech, is in conversation with Iranian-American professor of philosophy and enchanting storyteller Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh. We discuss butoh and mystical practices as ways of claiming spaces for spirituality that are being effaced from our cities of surveillance. We also talk about identity politics, the meaning of ‘living space’ and the separation of mind and body.”
Curated & hosted by Andrea Cetrulo
Intro music by William Messenger & Sophrosyne
Illustration by Sophie Rogers for Theatrum Mundi
Design by Marcos Villalba
