Wayfinding the Wilds: Tracking A Myth

The wilderness has always held attention somewhere in the overlap of unrestricted fascination, deep terror, and enduring mystique. As a living symbol, it represents the unknown and the unpredictable- the very medium of Life itself. Drawing on the languages of poetry, music, myth, and story we’ll venture headlong into the underbrush of the timeless soul, into the landscape of mystery and memory, into the untamable grand story playing out all around us, within us, and as us. We’ll imagine ourselves into a larger pattern of kinship. Come armed with your curiosity and defenseless against wonder. This isn’t a show about seeking answers, but about finding questions and celebrating mystery. Artist bios: Nick Theisen is a poet who works with the languages of story and poetry in service to renewing our relationship with mystery, reconnecting with our common humanity, and remembering our relational self. He partners with communities in exploring and articulating their wider story of belonging and accompanying them in gaining a more rooted and expansive sense of vision through tending spaces that remind us of the participatory nature of being human. His work is rooted in themes of wilderness, interbeing and belonging, mythic imagination, and the ecological soul. Tracing the threads between self, other, and landscape, he sees his work as a living engagement with the forest in both its literal and metaphorical senses- following the ancient and wild footprints of the mythopoetic tradition, mapmaking with the compass of curiosity, and pilgriming on a journey of tracking myth and mystery.     Andrew Theisen is a multi-instrumentalist living in Minneapolis. He is a part of two groups (Sunny Duchess, Witness Trips and the Compass Rose) along with filling in for other artists. Not confined by any one genre but inspired by all, he gives musical voice to the song of the world as he hears it, providing listeners a fresh and timeless tale of their place in the wider story.       To register: Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button Click the ‘Get Tickets’ button Note- After purchase, tickets & receipt may arrive in your ‘Junk Mail’ folder