BEING PREPARED
Often ‘being prepared’ is attached to knowing, when it really means being ready to play in the unknown.
Enough Stats!
After reviewing yet another study showing the effectiveness of the arts, shared across social media platforms in a desperate attempt to say “We matter!”… I shout, “ENOUGH!”
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.
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.
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?
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.
Set Backs – Now What?
How do we get the car back online with a slight correction of the wheel without the fear-filled yank off the road?
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.
Failing Gloriously – Manifesto Sneak Peek
Without the possibility of failure, nothing new can be discovered or accomplished.
An Artist’s Impulse – The Gates
Christo’s The Gates. True answers are within. Provocations come from interaction. The process & the product are interdependent.
Tapping into Your Childlike Instincts
[fblike] “I began to think of children not as immature adults, but of adults as atrophied children.” K. Johnstone “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso How do we tap back into our naturally creative selves? We were born with the survival instincts to explore. We …
Actively Waiting
‘Good things come from waiting in the wings for your space, for your timing to present itself.’ A playground lesson learned decades a go waiting to jump in to double dutch… Read more…
Artist Statement
I am a revolutionary who believes in one’s potential not one’s past. I am digging deep, following arts’ roots to the source of humanity… 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…
Bearing Witness – MFA work
To observe without judgment, to help by not helping at all
Staying, listening, recording… Read more…
Ensemble – Timing – The sooner, the better
[fblike] There are a lot of sayings that pop into my head with this one: “Timing is everything.” “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” All of these tried and true quotes and yet we still downplay the importance of timing. A prime example, in our work, is when companies and schools …