A Work Department
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The Findhorn Pottery
The Findhorn Pottery In 1969 Eileen Caddy received guidance to build four arts and crafts studios in The Park. In 1970 Findhorn Studios Limited was formed to run them. The first studio, the Findhorn Pottery,
Performance and the Arts in Findhorn
Performance and the Arts in Findhorn I first arrived as a 19-year-old aspiring theatre artist in 1984 when three of the old Lollipop gang, Ike and Maggie Isaksen (now India Brown) and Michael Worth,
Let’s Dance, Sing and Perform Together
LET’S DANCE, SING AND PERFORM TOGETHER Artists Coming to Findhorn Music in the teabreaks In January 1969 I began my first teaching job in Sunderland and was invited by the head of the
The Forres Big Choir
THE FORRES BIG CHOIR Bill Henderson and I combined our strengths in 2004 to create a community choir in Forres. We have about 50 members from along the Moray coast, Inverness to Elgin. Bill and
Development in the Arts
DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARTS In 1971 the first three classes began in music (by Gillian Lubach), drama (Eddie with New Age drama and ‘Fun Nights’) and dance (with Lark Batteau). During attunements we have been
Music As Cultural Glue
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Dance Can Change the World
DANCE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD For many decades the name Anna Barton was one with Findhorn Sacred Dances. She was the main Sacred Dance focaliser at Findhorn from 1979 until 1996 and went abroad to
Aquarian Party
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The Grandfather
THE GRANDFATHER Christmas was the one time when Findhorn would not receive guests. However, in December 1976 Peter Caddy organised offering two events, dancing every evening in the Cluny Hill ballroom and an ongoing dance
