Welcome to the LEVEL! We invite extraordinary speakers, thinkers, researchers and authors to share their views and ideas with our community of open-minded and curious individuals. Join our online talks and discussions to expand your understanding of others, yourself and the world we live in.
Upcoming Events
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Chimeras and Dreams as Reality : Symbolism in Visual Arts at the Dawn of the 20th Century
In this talk we will be discussing how in late 19th century Europe, illusions, chimeras, dreams and ideas became a new proposal of looking at the world.
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Japanese Calligraphy – ‘nostalgia’
This is a series of workshops designed by Azumi Uchitani to explore Japanese culture through the art of calligraphy and language. We will meet bi-weekly, slowly moving from season to season and uncovering new characters, rituals, concepts and beliefs deeply rooted in Japanese lifestyle. Each event we will centre around a new symbol: we will…
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Japanese Calligraphy: Inner Peace
Yasuragi is a concept or feeling of inner peace. However, it is also an attitude, a relation which a person can build with the outside world. Join the next Japanese calligraphy session with Azumi Uchitani to enjoy creating this beautiful kanji and find out more about the Yasuragi way of living.
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Japanese Calligraphy: ‘advance celebration’
We are excited to announce our upcoming Japanese Calligraphy workshop, where participants will not only learn the art of brush and ink but also explore the concept of Yoshuku (予祝), or ‘advance celebration.’
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Learning With Purpose
Relevant topics and content
We design unique, socially relevant events: no information overload, no Wikipedia style. We believe that in our days ‘knowledge for knowledge’s sake is a waste of time; knowledge must lead to better understanding’. With that in mind, we craft every event.
Explored through art and culture
Culture is a wonderful mirror for opinions prevailing in a society. Using artistic forms of expression and cultural practices allow us to enter into a dialogue without prejudices, norms or stigmas.
To understand ourselves and others
We live in a global world. In order to collaborate, build relationship (business or private) and create peaceful and inclusive future, we need to master seeing different perspectives and respect them.
Recent Events & Recordings
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Myth and Magic
Join us and explore a deeper understanding of the cultural and psychological impacts of myth and magic and their role in shaping human consciousness.
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Japanese Calligraphy – ‘balance’
Join our next online Japanese Calligraphy workshop where we will, meditate, explore Japanese culture and learn a new kanji – ‘balance’.
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Japanese Calligraphy: ‘desire, craving’
Join this calligraphy session and explore the complex nature of the concept “desire” in Japanese language, society, and spiritual practices.
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Blog
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Vice & Contemporary Art: A Critique of Power and Excess
One of the most persistent themes across art history is the depiction of vice — the moral failings, indulgences, and corruptions that have always been part of the human experience. In classical art, vices were often represented as moral warnings, contrasted against virtues to instruct viewers on the consequences of ethical missteps. However, as art…
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Negative Thinking as a Contemporary Vice
Negative thinking has emerged as one of the most pervasive vices of modern society, a feature with long-lasting effects on our psychological evolution.
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The Practices and Principles of Shintoism
Shinto emphasizes worshiping and thankfulness to the land, and natural elements, simultaneously reminding us that we are a part of nature and that we can elevate our spirit only if we reconnect to our surroundings.Â
