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“The purpose of art is to discomfort the comforted” - David Adjmi
“I think the reason there’s such good juicy kitchen gossip, and so much connection happens in the kitchen, is because you are usually kind of doing something repetitive, and that releases something in your mind that creates a space that doesn’t just reside in the brain, but also is something that becomes part of the body. And how often do we do... See more
Notes & Highlights for How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong
When theater creates a space for empathy, audiences can be transported into situations that are beyond their own lived experiences and their hearts can crack open. If we are telling our stories successfully, then the theater is a place where everyone can feel a transformative sense of belonging – performers, writers, musicians, and even audience
... See moreThis brings us to the deeper point: the value of reading lies less in retention than in integration. A good book tweaks your internal models and you begin to see a familiar problem in a new frame. You revise the assumptions behind a mental shortcut or you absorb a phrase that becomes part of your vocabulary of thought.
These changes are easy to... See more
These changes are easy to... See more
You’re Not Supposed to Remember the Book
“Music and the arts are the foundation of vibrant communities and help us connect, understand, and inspire one another — all while driving economic growth, creating rewarding jobs and careers, and powering our culture forward,”
Americans for the Arts releases new findings about the arts’ impact on U.S. economy
What artists really need, writes Amy Whitaker in Art Thinking, “is not to be paid to make the things they already know how to make, but to somehow find space inside their financials to play and take risks to develop the next thing.”
William Deresiewicz • The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech
We need temples. We need holidays. We need moments that are offering us a chance to step out of the daily pressures. And the reality that life has a lot of pain and a lot of stress along with its many joys. So being able to have a space where we can truly sort of experience the freedom to be our full human self outside of those immediate daily... See more
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Lear deBessonet on Stagecraft podcast
https://podcastmagic.app/podcast/35cb9298-364a-4bfb-a80d-eb3d0d452906