From Inside the Fog: Embracing the Unknown
Your art starts right here with how you choose to handle the unknown.
Bringing All of You Into The Room
The more you own who you are in this moment, in this skin, in this conscious reality, the more you expand your possibilities in your art.
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.
You Are Your Business… And More.
But here’s a truth that set me free, and I offer it to you: There is only one you. You are all of your identities.
Empathy & The Unknown – Devising’s Life Lessons
Devising life. Losing players. Coming to terms with not knowing. All with love.
NOVEL IDEA: The Art of Asking
In Amanda Palmer’s revealing and generous book, “The Art of Asking”, she pinpoints what her entire artistic drive has been towards: “PLEASE. BELIEVE ME. I’M REAL. THIS HURTS.”
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.
Want to Play?
[fblike] How are you playing with our work, relationship, life, surroundings…. Today? I don’t mean the cynical way adults use the word play–synonymous with manipulating or toying with in a power play. I mean play as children do: exploring through “what if” and “why not.” Here are some prompts: Recently… Have you used something in …
The Contagious Effect of Possibilities
“We can do that?” Amazement, fear, and excitement filled their eyes. The cast was astonished they were given the free rein to… BE.
Aesop’s On It: Personal Freedom
Said the Dog, “I knew how it would be; your irregular life will soon be the ruin of you.”
Tiny Experiences, Big Impact
Today, in one of our Creativity Labs, a short inspiration led to a tiny experiment and became a big success! How tiny can you make this moment?
Discovery Music Appreciation
[fblike] Spring Semester, we have been exploring PERCUSSION, AC CAPPELLA and MUSIC IN UNEXPECTED PLACES. Our inspiration came from all over the world: America, Germany, South Africa, England, Ireland and Tibet. We’ve explored making music that only DMS holds – our “library orchestra” and “playground orchestra.” At the beginning of every class we take 5 …
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?
Rainbow Feathers – Developing an Idea
[fblike] It started as a handprint. But with a flip of his wrist he moved on to the ‘riskier’ idea. “What are you doing, Griffin?” I ask. “I need rainbow feathers.” Of course you do. Me too. And for the next few minutes that’s what we did, tried to make rainbow feathers where there were …
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.
Failing Gloriously – Manifesto Sneak Peek
Without the possibility of failure, nothing new can be discovered or accomplished.