The Gift of Creative Community
Guest blogger, Melissa Bergstrom, gives some helpful tips to consciously develop a supportive and challenging creative community. (Holiday Trees by Annie Spratt, cc) It’s mid December already (despite the lack of snow in the Northeast) and the holidays are suddenly upon us. To me, holidays mean twinkle lights, hot chocolate, and cozying up with my husband …
Own Your Actions, Not Other Beings
The world is shifting to a role of stewardship not ownership. How does this affect parenting, animal rights, media, artistry, and education? A ton!
Mindful of Your Collaborators
We live in a collaborative world. Very little, if anything, is truly done alone without any guidance or contribution from another person.
Empathy & The Unknown – Devising’s Life Lessons
Devising life. Losing players. Coming to terms with not knowing. All with love.
The “Unspoken Problem” in Education
I will jump in the deep end and state: the core issue in education is ageism. A child’s individual voice, needs and methodologies are not recognized as valid solely based on age.
Behind the Book – Radio Interview
Fun times during my recent radio interview with Carl Etnier at WGDR-WGDH on The Goddard Hour. He asked compelling questions about the book and our current application of it in our company’s work/play. Take a listen! And thanks again to the gang at WGDR-WGDH for their hospitality! [soundcloud id=’160711828′]
Peddling Candy to the Starving – Theatre Games
We are all hungry for play, so hungry you could feed us cotton candy and we would thank you… But at what price?
Ensemble Roll Call – Book Preview
The members of a beneficial ensemble are found sprinkled throughout time and place: where you are, where you were and, most importantly, where you want to be.
Your Life: DON’T TOSS IT. REPURPOSE IT.
Don’t wait for someone else to repurpose or reclaim you! You can to do that yourself.
An Artist’s Impulse – The Gates
Christo’s The Gates. True answers are within. Provocations come from interaction. The process & the product are interdependent.
FLYING CLOSER… Part 2 – Seth Godin’s Intensive
Summarize your dream, ‘Go To Market’ strategies, assets/needs & entice in 5-minutes?!
FLYING CLOSER TO THE SUN – Seth Godin’s Summer Intensive
My three days with best selling author and entrepreneur, Seth Godin, part 1 Read more…
Master Class video – 2011 Actor Devised Theatre
[fblike] Last summer Episcopal School brought Creatively Independent in for a Master Class week of Physical Theatre. It turned into a joyous adventure of actor devised work exploring the themes inside childhood games. This Master Class series is open to all Jacksonville students and will occur again June 25-29, 2012. 9-noon. *Open enrollment, limited space, …
Teaching as an Art Form and a LAB
The classroom, rehearsal hall or lab is where one must try anything and everything for the sake of the exercise or tool to be explored… Read more…
A Living Study – MFA essay
This is just another clear example of how the seemingly individual threads of my life – work, motherhood, marriage, art – are woven into an intricate and ever-changing pattern of me. Which makes me question are any of us truly individuals? Even inside ourselves, there are many selves. Are we all tiny communities built out of tinier communities, all trying to focus on a common goal?
Bearing Witness – MFA work
To observe without judgment, to help by not helping at all
Staying, listening, recording… Read more…
Sharing MFA Grad work
[fblike] Hi everyone, This is Jess Pillmore, Co-Artistic Director of CI. I’m currently working on my MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College and would love to share some of my work with you on this blog. My goal for this degree is to explore how to active an individual inside an ensemble and conversely …