Zoom Angebote 2026

Maria-Gabriele Wosien – Leben und Werk

(in English with translation into Portuguese)

1. February 22nd:
From birth 1940 in Berlin to moving to London in 1958

Born in Berlin 1940 / With increased bombarding of the city in 1943 'evacuation' to the Silesian countryside to distant relatives / B.W.'s work in the Opera House continues / Stay with paternal grandparents in Naumburg-Saale 1945 / B.W. starts to work in Augsburg / School start in Stuttgart 1947, where B.W. works as dancer at the Staatstheater / Stay in Dresden 1950 – 1953, where B.W. works as dancer and choreographer at the Opera House / Rudolf-Steiner School in Nuremberg, where B.W. works as dancer and choreographer at the Opera House 1954 – 1958 / Leaving for London 1958.

2. March 22nd:
Life and Study in London + Travels in Europe 1958 – 1974

Learning English, with growing interest in the study of languages / supporting myself with a work permit, an allowance of my paternal grandmother + teaching German and Russian at a private school in London / Preparation for University Entrance with the aid of scholarships and travel grants during all of the years of study = 1962-1965 School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), - B.A. 1964 / LU-Institute of Education (Diploma of Education 1965) / LU: Study for Ph.D. on 'The Russian Folktale' 1965-1969 /

Interest in Philosophy - Religious Rituals - Mythology / Encounter with the Tradition of the Mevlevi Dervishes – Travels to Turkey - Meeting with the Community of Findhorn, accompanying B.W. to Scotland, where he taught Dance and 'Meditation in Movement' developed by him.

3. April 19th:
1974 – 1983 sojourns in India and Italy /
1984 – 1997 teaching Sacred Dance in most countries of Europe

From 1974 – 1983 longer periods of stay in North India at the Ashram of Sri Babaji of Haidakhan / 1979 – 1983 stay in South Italy, Cisternino – Brindisi, co-founding of a spiritual community - / Beginning to work with Sacred Dance, based on research for the publication in 1974 of 'Sacred Dance – Encounter with the Gods' (Thames + Hudson Pubrs.) and the meditation experiences in India.

4. May 31st

On the invitation in 1997 of Brazilian dance friends, seminars in Brazil, Argentina, Columbia / Continuation of travels with teaching seminars in the countries of Europe / Publication of themes developed in seminars (cf. websites: www.sakraltanz.dewww.sacreddance-wosien.net) / 2024: Foundation of the 'Sacred Dance Archive' on the premises in Germany of www.klangraum21.de.

Kontakt:

Cristiana Menezes: crismenezes.mail@gmail.com
Patricia Preiss: patipreiss@gmail.com