Ep #17 - Losing control and finding beauty | Rossella Vasta

In this conversation, Rossella Vasta shares her profound journey as an artist and educator, reflecting on her experiences with paralysis, the healing power of art, and the importance of community and spirituality. She discusses her project, the Table of Silence, which commemorates the victims of 9/11, and explores the roles of women in spirituality and the influence of St. Francis. Rossella emphasizes the interconnectedness of humanity through the concept of entanglement and the significance of creativity in overcoming adversity. She also touches on her family's impact on her artistic development and the cultural differences in approaches to life, particularly between Italian and American cultures. "Men make plans and God laughs.""We are all entangled.""Art transforms chaos into order."  Links: The Artist: https://www.rossellavasta.com School site: www.pieveschool.net Buglisi Dance Theatre: https://www.buglisidance.org/table-of-silence Table of Silence: https://www.tableofsilence.org   Chapters (00:00:00) - What Happens When Life Takes Your Control?(00:01:11) - An Artist at the Table of Silence(00:04:54) - The Table of SILENCE(00:11:47) - The Table of Sales(00:15:45) - Wonders of St. Francis(00:18:57) - and the concept of entanglement(00:24:28) - St. Francis' entanglement(00:29:22) - The paralysis that left me speechless(00:36:17) - Barbara Rose Ross passed away in 2020(00:39:43) - The Life of Barbara Rose(00:43:00) - Diana on her retreat in the monastery(00:46:36) - The Life of My Brother(00:51:06) - Me and Dim(00:54:14) - The Italian culture(00:58:10) - The role of the Virgin Mary in Italian culture(01:02:35) - A Taste of Connections