Question: What do yoga, punk music and
spiritual theatre all have in common?
Answer: Jonathan Orchard
Jonathan Orchard is lead singer with Bath-based punk group Jonah and the Wail, and, surprisingly, teaches Yoga in a fun way to children. He is on a mission to make spirituality more accessible.
Jonathan says, “One minute I’m performing with Jonah and the Wail, exploring the darkness of the Jonah character and the next minute I’m bringing yoga into the lives of children and focusing on the lightness of being. Because of these two disparate facets, I’m now learning to bring the two aspects together in a fun and theatrical way to help people to explore their own ideas of fun and spirituality.”
On youtube you can see one of the performance pieces that resulted from this new exploration. It’s a poem set to music and performance called “The Present Has The Power”.
Where Jonathan’s journey is taking him, who knows. But you can play a part. He needs to find a dialogue writer, some actors willing to workshop his new performance piece and a sponsor to help get the new work get out to the public. Or maybe you’d like to buy a ticket when it’s ready.
Sign up at http://www.jonathanorchard.com to be kept informed of his gigs, yoga classes and theatre performances.
Answer: Jonathan Orchard
Jonathan Orchard is lead singer with Bath-based punk group Jonah and the Wail, and, surprisingly, teaches Yoga in a fun way to children. He is on a mission to make spirituality more accessible.
Jonathan says, “One minute I’m performing with Jonah and the Wail, exploring the darkness of the Jonah character and the next minute I’m bringing yoga into the lives of children and focusing on the lightness of being. Because of these two disparate facets, I’m now learning to bring the two aspects together in a fun and theatrical way to help people to explore their own ideas of fun and spirituality.”
On youtube you can see one of the performance pieces that resulted from this new exploration. It’s a poem set to music and performance called “The Present Has The Power”.
Where Jonathan’s journey is taking him, who knows. But you can play a part. He needs to find a dialogue writer, some actors willing to workshop his new performance piece and a sponsor to help get the new work get out to the public. Or maybe you’d like to buy a ticket when it’s ready.
Sign up at http://www.jonathanorchard.com to be kept informed of his gigs, yoga classes and theatre performances.
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