What can i say?
Most people who know Shallal have heard me talk of Wolfgang some have travelled to meet him in London or met him on zoom in the pandemic.
Meeting Sapphire Sumpter evoked a connection again, through the pandemic via zoom, which was never lost but not very active, greetings over the years, Christmas cards (i love them for keeping us lightly in touch ) and a visit years ago, but i never could afford or spare time to go London* and we had a dream to get Wolfgang here via Hall for Cornwall and training early this year, but he had already started to have declining health so sadly it was put on hold and never happened.
Thank you to Ali at Turtle Key arts through whom i heard about his parting on the following morning, it helps, comforts, to have some details, as i was considering visiting him tomorrow!
* i did go once when Shallal first became a charity, someone offered me training expenses and i went to watch Amici's tribute to Hilda Holger, my teachers teacher.
So i can't say much, I love him as a person: an inspiration, one of the most humble loving souls i have encountered, Wolfgang showed me humility, honesty, fragility as strength and love in action. I cherished the time i spent with him running around London from class to class watching in awe and for once i was quite quiet!
THANK YOU.
he was and is my yardstick
when you come out of as session think, 'what have you learnt?'
He brought joy, fun, depth and community of the heart.
Meeting him could quietly change your life and he claimed nothing, just told you another story!
there are some on here...https://youtu.be/dajN4pELOQU?si=jXg4jsCSM4ThePsC
I have been blessed to know (early on in my career) three amazing story tellers: Wolfgang, John Miller the artist and Fr Benedict a priest, all changed lives by walking alongside others.
Wolfgang https://www.amicidance.org/about/drop2-2
John Miller https://www.messums.com/artists/view/49/John_Miller
Fr. Benedict https://www.comae.org.uk/about-us/our-story/
Everyones story is a lesson, a meeting, a privilege, many thanks to everyone.
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