The David Lynch Foundation announced June 4, the launch
its new performance division, DLF Live. The launch will take place at the
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 15. DLF Live will connect the power of
arts and creativity to bring transcendental meditation (TM) to at-risk
communities.
The launch will be marked by a
screening of, “Meditation, Creativity, Peace,” a documentary highlighting
filmmaker David Lynch and his decades-long dedication to TM and the arts. The
screening is sponsored by the David Lynch Foundation (DLF) and will be hosted
by James McCartney, musician and son of legend Paul McCartney and Bob Roth,
Executive Director of DLF.
DLF Live will produce concerts, film festivals, stand-up
comedy shows, film competitions, conferences and art events to support the work
of the David Lynch Foundation. All proceeds will go towards DLF's work to bring
healing through TM to underserved communities. One of DLF Live’s goals will be to
raise funds to teach TM to 1,000,000 at-risk youth around the world over the
next five years.
Why introduce TM to at-risk youth? The benefits of
meditation have been studied and found to be an effective tool by the Harvard
School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of
Defense, the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association.
Meditation. These studies have been proven to reduce acute and chronic stress
and stress-related disorders, decrease anxiety and depression, help individuals
overcome addictions and simultaneously develop the brain and creative potential
of the individual for a healthy, productive and self-sufficient life.
DLF Live’s Board of Advisors
includes music industry leaders Russell Simmons, Scooter Braun, Dan McCarroll
and Craig Kallman. DLF has previously produced benefit concerts and events
featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Wynton Marsalis, Martin Scorsese, Ellen
DeGeneres, Russell Brand and Dr. Mehmet Oz. For more information about DLF,
please visit their website and for more information about the Bonnaroo Music
and Arts Festival screening, please visit Bonnaroo Cinema.
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