Last night was Theater Night at TantraNova. My one-man show starts out with: …… “I am TantraNova Man!!! Just kidding! I am Freddy and really a tall black guy.”
So today I’d like to give you a taste of what the show is all about. Even if you can’t attend since you live in L.A., Memphis, Rome, or Santiago you can get a glimpse of it here by reading the interview Elsbeth did with me:
Elsbeth: How did you come to create your “TantraNova Man” show?
Freddy Z: I wanted to share with people in an entertaining and inspiring way how TantraNova lives and works for me in my life. I am weaving storytelling with singing, dancing, telling jokes and playing my drums – all to express how the impacting moments in my life starting at the age of five through adulthood have shaped who I am today.
Elsbeth: Any breakthrough that you experienced since starting the play?
Freddy Z: Yes, I always wished I could sing. Until I started the play I firmly believed that I couldn’t sing. I remember as a kid that I was told I’d better keep my mouth shut when it came to singing. As a grownup every time I would listen to Kurt Elling or Carol King or Satchmo I wished I could sing. Three years ago when deciding to do my play I made a pact with myself to learn how to sing. So I took lessons and started to practice and developed my voice. And now I am having a lot of fun performing songs by the great masters while accompanying myself on my jimbai drum, congas or handsonic (my electronic instrument).
Elsbeth: What’s your favorite part in your play?
Freddy Z: The story about the time when I was 13 years old discovering my first orgasm. This was a most exhilarating moment. I thought ‘it doesn’t get any better than this! I never have to leave my room again! I don’t have to take out the garbage anymore! And I was wondering why the teachers in school never had taught us about this?’
What I see now is how much that sexual lusting energy ran me for a long time - falling in and out of love experiencing lots of drama. Looking at it from my present day perspective I find it rather comical – however in my youth and young adulthood it was exhilarating, serious, heart wrenching ……!
Elsbeth: What else do you like about the play?
Freddy Z: I get to do all the things that I love to do: I get to sing, get to play my drums, get to touch people’s hearts with my stories, get to laugh in a group and I’m having fun.
To find out about future show dates please go to TantraNova Man: An Experiential Show or the Special Events section on www.tantranova.com. I also invite you to write me at freddy@tantranova.com.
