Description

Filmed in 2000 as the inaugural video in The Dancing Word series with Betsey Beckman, this 35 minute DVD offers two Biblical StoryDances:

Miriam of the Dance (18 minutes)
The Annunciation (15 minutes)

"Here is the Bible - and two of its most important women - made powerfully present with an expressive artistry to charge the imagination, soften the heart, and fire the soul with love." - Rev. J. Michael Sparough, S.J.

Contents

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    Miriam and Mary Dance

    • Miriam and Mary Dance

Dancer, Choreographer, and Producer

Betsey Beckman

Betsey Beckman, MM is internationally renowned for her artistry in movement prayer. As dancer, choreographer, storyteller, author, wife, mother (of a grown son), teacher, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, and video producer, she is passionate about living life fully and fostering creativity and sacred space. Betsey received a BA in Theology from Georgetown University, where she also helped to establish the Georgetown University Liturgical Arts Community, and directed the Liturgical Dance Ministry. She went on to earn a Masters in Ministry at Seattle University, with an emphasis in spirituality. She has a certificate in Movement Therapy and is a SpiritPlay facilitator. Betsey co-wrote "Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction" with Christine Valters Paintner of Abbey of the Arts. She collaborates with Christine on numerous retreats and pilgrimages, CDs, and DVDs.