CREATIVE PERSONA WRITING
EXPLORE YOURSELF & THE OTHER SELVES WITHIN YOU
ALL WRITING LEVELS WELCOME
Within each one of us are many voices, many directions that the imagination finds itself being pulled in. When we chase that feeling, letting go of what we expect or what is required, we find interesting threads emerge on our creative journey. Hidden Orchestra: Exploring Parallel Selves is a writing retreat focused on intersections of music, writing, creativity, and the multitude of creative selves within each of us. In this event, participants will discover and explore “heteronyms,” or other authorial voices within themselves with distinct creative personalities. This work will be interspersed with musical meditations, workshops, and craft talks. The writing aspect of the event is inspired by the work of the enigmatic Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa. Pessoa, himself, was many different writers, each with their own biographical background, philosophies, style, and ultimately publications. The distinct personalities of heteronyms like Alberto Caeiro, Álvaro de Campos, Ricardo Reis, and Bernardo Soares achieved literary success beyond that of even Pessoa himself. Likewise, they submitted wildly different public opinions to newspapers and journals, exchanged correspondence, and even developed enmity amongst themselves. The true extent of Pessoa’s internal world of personalities that took on such vivid external expression was not fully understood until many years after his death. These heteronyms, which, at last count, number in the 80s, provide a picture of the internal vibrance of the writer’s mind. Explorers who join us for this retreat will be given an opportunity to explore what voices emerge in their own creative expressions, and to work on deliberately recognizing and engaging those voices to discover unanticipated directions in their creative expressions. We’ll ask what these voices represent, and how they are, in their unique way, telling stories and shaping images. Bernardo Soares, author of The Book of Disquiet, and a Pessoa heteronym, wrote, “My soul is a hidden orchestra; I do not know what instruments, what violins and harps, drums and tambours, sound and clash inside me. I know myself only as a symphony.” Come join us as we explore the space where the inspiration of sound spins the kaleidoscope of our creative spirit into parallel selves.
CHECK IN THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024
HI! I'M IMANE
Imane El Ghazouani trained in sound healing in 2021, and in 2022 created Energy Wheel with Jared Silvia. Born in Morocco, she moved to the US in 2009 as part of Disney’s International Program. She has a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality & Recreation Marketing Operation, and another in Mechanical Engineering. She has worked in sustainable building engineering, and is currently the program director of a wellness retreat center near Orlando, FL. Interested in psychology, neuroscience, harm reduction, community healing, Imane focuses her skills and passions into building community and creating a safe space for self-exploration. Inspired by her first experience at Burning Man in 2019, she returned to the desert in 2022 & 2023 and volunteered in harm reduction. Imane is also an avid fan of music and arts festivals.
AND I'M JARED
Jared Silvia’s passion for synthesizers and electronic music began when he was a teenager. He founded Energy Wheel alongside Imane El Ghazouani in 2022. Jared has an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Tampa, and a BA in English from Rollins College. His award winning fiction has been published in Boulevard, Sierra Nevada Review, and Monkeybicycle, amongst other places. He was a Luso American Fellow at the Disquiet International Literary Conference in Lisbon, Portugal in 2013. He is interested in surreal naturalism, the unconscious mind, and the interaction of sound and light. He also runs the Circuit Church electronic music label and event series.
HEY! TUESDAY HERE!
Tuesday is the bandleader and creative force behind Tuesday Again, an original jazz fusion quartet that plays festivals, events and concerts. Tuesday is a multi percussionist but specialized in the vibraphone as a medium for creating sonic art and performing highly visual music with her band, solo, or with sound healing groups. Tuesday has collaborated with Energy Wheel as part of events at Center Street and Timucua Arts, and adds a unique and captivating layer of melodies and vibrations to the events she participates in.
Atlantic Center for the Arts
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE INCLUDED