Camerata Classes

Dante and the Divine Comedy
Fridays at 7 pm
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Corner of 5th and C Streets, Petaluma

Join Kayleen for an ongoing exploration of one of the greatest literary masterpieces, focusing on the imaginal worlds that Dante
created. Discover how this story has continued to inspire extraordinary painting, poetry, music and sculpture throughout the ages.
With Botticelli, Dali, Rodin, and Dore as companions, we will journey through the three realms of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise to
find how Dante’s medieval vision is not just an allegory of spiritual experience, but a deeply moving and profoundly universal map of
the human psyche, able to teach us how to transform suffering into wisdom and move towards joy, wholeness and radiance. Past
participants have called this seminar “life changing” and “ a revelation”. This is a perfect introduction to Dante - a deep dive into the
story through art, music and personal reflection.

March 9: Into the Dark Woods: Open House and Introduction to Dante- FREE

The Inferno and Rodin's Gates of Hell
March 17: The Places We are Stuck
March 23: The Places Where We Fool Ourselves
March 30: Where Our Heart Grows Cold

Purgatory and Finding the Middle Way
April 13: On the Shores of Humility
April 20:Dreams and Visions as Guides
April 27: Walking Through the Fire for Love

Paradiso: Coming Home
May11: Learning to Bear Beauty
May 18: Seeing Enemies as Teachers
May 25: The Love That Moves All Stars

Each Series is $50- the Entire three month Dante Cycle is $135
Individual drop in classes are $20