Dancing on the whisper of god

Book Description

When choreographer Calvin Tropp receives an unexpected predawn message to create a ballet about prayer, his dormant artistic passion suddenly awakens. The challenge seems impossible: he has just sixty-three days to bring this vision to life, despite knowing nothing about prayer and having no religious background.

Set against the vibrant backdrop of 1990s San Francisco, this compelling narrative follows Cal's race against time as he collaborates with the difficult but gifted composer Evana Arthur to create something entirely new. As the weeks count down to opening night, Cal discovers that crafting a dance about prayer requires him to confront his own spiritual emptiness and the unresolved grief from losing his wife thirteen years earlier.

Three talented dancers join this creative journey, each bringing their own struggles and transformations to the rehearsal studio. Together, they explore what it means to express the sacred through movement and music, finding that the process of creation becomes its own form of prayer.

Jean Gilbertson weaves together themes of artistic inspiration, spiritual awakening, and healing from loss in this unique story. As Cal and his collaborators work toward their ambitious premiere, they discover that sometimes the most profound changes happen when we surrender to whispers we never expected to hear. The resulting ballet becomes more than performance art—it becomes a catalyst for personal transformation and renewed faith in the power of creative expression.