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Apr. 30th, 2006 06:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13Yesterday I helped usher during a talk about contemporary Greek dance. The presenter played some video clips; my favourite was a clip from a piece called "secret supper." It was obviously influenced by The Last Supper, and there were images of Jesus and the crucifixion. I'd love to see the whole piece. I'm coming to terms with dance as just another way to tell a story, and I think that will help me to understand more of all the dance performances I'll be seeing this year.
After this, I ran into my friend Mike downtown, and spent more time with the Chickliterati . I danced today, and now I'm doing errands and writing.
This week has been very different for me, but I've realized one thing during this week of full-time work. I have an intense fear of becoming someone who just watches other people create art. I love art in all forms, but I need to be a creator and not simply an observer. I am truly blessed because I have always seemed to attract other creative types and have had some many good, artistic friends in my life. I know writers, cooks, visual artists, photographers, dancers, actors, musicians, craftspeople and filmmakers and they all add to my understanding of art and the world in general. I need to produce in order to understand and feel truly alive. It's been a good thing to realize this week.
After this, I ran into my friend Mike downtown, and spent more time with the Chickliterati . I danced today, and now I'm doing errands and writing.
This week has been very different for me, but I've realized one thing during this week of full-time work. I have an intense fear of becoming someone who just watches other people create art. I love art in all forms, but I need to be a creator and not simply an observer. I am truly blessed because I have always seemed to attract other creative types and have had some many good, artistic friends in my life. I know writers, cooks, visual artists, photographers, dancers, actors, musicians, craftspeople and filmmakers and they all add to my understanding of art and the world in general. I need to produce in order to understand and feel truly alive. It's been a good thing to realize this week.
