Once Before a Time
A young girl faces a powerful loss in her life which sends her on a vision quest to mysterious sites in the woods and hills of the Dordogne region of southwestern France.

Accompanied by her favorite doll (at right), she dances her way, discovering each place in a journey that becomes her rite of passage. Each experience opens her eyes to different aspects of her own self such as: questing for beauty, confronting her inner demons, learning to deal with fear, saying goodbye to her childhood, reading life's signs, finding her own way, solving problems, empowering herself, discovering her shadow side and her Amazon self. Through this trial by journey she finds her identity, strength, wisdom, equality and independence. In wild nature and in ancient sites she finds clues that reveal pieces of her personal puzzle that, when put together, enable her to come to terms with her loss and find freedom. At the end of her journey she performs an exhilarating dance of the butterfly, becoming one with nature and transforming her powers into her own pure free spirit.

Click links to view illustrated script scenarios:
1. Cemetery -- abandonment and loss
2. Chapel -- the beginning of her journey
3. Borie -- saying goodbye to her past
4. Nest -- she dreams the "dream of all seasons"
5. Chateau -- she finds beauty
6. Pigeonnier -- exhilaration of self-discovery
7. Abri -- she battles her inner demons
8. Palombiere -- trapped, she finds her way out
9. Forest -- she becomes a nubile nomadic princess
10. Meadow -- she sees herself fly free
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