Whether in dance, the visual arts or music, shamanism is making an unexpected comeback. Unlike in the 1960s and 1970s, when people wanted to expand their consciousness and step outside of reality, the emphasis is now on healing society and oneself. Humankind and nature are in need of collective awareness, mindfulness and spiritual healing.
What practices of shamanism are artists adopting? What fundamental needs are they tapping into? Do the artists see themselves as shamans or healers? And who are and were the real shamen?
Join us on a transcendental trip that takes in Joseph Beuys, Carlos Castaneda, Marina Abramovic, Jim Morrison, and many others.

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00:00 Intro
01:26 Igor Sakharov-Ross - The artist that burns your ego
04:20 Lu Yang - A spiritual and digital journey
06:19 What are shamans?
07:40 Marina Abramović - transgressive performance art
11:36 Real and fake shamans
12:38 Norwegian band "Heilung"
16:38 Dimitris Tsiamis - How shamans achieve trance and ecstasy
18:53 Jim Morrison's shamanism and the hippie movement
20:38 How shamanism found it's way into modern Europe
22:46 Choy Ka Fai - multimedia shamanism
25:35 Conclusion