Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George

This book examines Great Groups systematically in the hope of finding out how their collective magic is made.

Noémie began with an exercise I’ve never forgotten. It consisted of four simple rules: 1. Improvise moving to the music and come up with an eight-count phrase. (In dance, a phrase is a short series of moves that can be repeated.) 2. When you find a phrase you like, loop (repeat) it. 3. When you see someone else with a stronger phrase, copy it. 4. W

There are many different hats the artist wears, and creativity is an internal discussion between these aspects of self. The negotiation continues until the selves create the best work they can together.