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Conversation: Reaching Across The Space Between
Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
I am standing in dance class, watching the gorgeous, masterful teacher demonstrate the movement for the umpteenth time. Movement that is seemingly simple, yet turns out to be highly challenging, even for those of us…
Posted in Dance, Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged Art, betweenness, Communication, community, Connection, conversation, Dance, dialogue, expansiveness, Inspiration, movement, possibility
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Precious Cracks: A Message Of Resilience
“Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged Alchemy, Art, cracks, glow, healing, inimitable, inner treasures, intention, kintsugi, life lesson, light, Love, mending, practice, quotes, recovery, resilience, scars, Transformation, uniqueness, wounds
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Changing It Up: Dancing Conversations About Art
I’m trying something new. New to me, anyway. A talented, adventuresome dance colleague, Bo Parish, and I will soon be performing at a lovely art gallery, dancing vignettes inspired by the current exhibition. The vignettes will be loosely structured improvisations. … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, Mindful, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged Art, being present, Change, Connection, control, conversation, creating in the moment, Creativity, Dance, improvisation, Inspiration, kinetic, letting go, loosening, movement, newness, Performance, possibility, practice
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Flashmob of 1 RETURNS
I don’t know precisely when I stopped doing my spontaneous solo dancing in public places, nor why I stopped. But I DO know that I am back in the game. And that I have my innovative, generous pals from Elm … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful, Uncategorized
Tagged Art, Beauty, Dance, Elm City Dance Collective, flashmob, goosebumps, improvisation, Inspiration, magic, mindful, movement, Performance, possibility and expansiveness, public art, soulful, spontaneity, street art, unconventional, wonder
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why bother with art…haiku
sometimes wondering whether to bother writing dance? what difference then we read headlines * trouble persisting bellissima muse beckons enthralled we can’t halt * if only to exalt this tiny corner pampering longed for lavishing (no more languishing) * positivity! … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Art, artist, Beauty, Creativity, Dance, exalt, haiku, headlines, healing, Inspiration, meaningful, mindful, muse, poetry, positivity, possibility and expansiveness, soulful, writing
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poets everyone
we are all poets beauty’s conjurers and truth’s scribes pensive, sensitive labors lettering our lives some with bounteous ink and lush palette yet still valid are more modest verse echoing humble skies traversed the thing is in the ride inimitable thumbprint … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Art, Beauty, Creativity, flowers, inimitable, Inspiration, mindful, pen, poet, poetry, sensitive, soulful, thumbprint, writer, writing, writing one's life
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do your dance, play your horn
“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom…. “If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn…. “They teach you that music has boundaries. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.”~Charlie Parker
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged Art, authenticity, Charlie Parker, Creativity, Dance, Inspiration, living, mindful, movement, Music, photography, quotes, rehearsal, soulful
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Bless the Artists
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”–Pablo Picasso I haven’t been able to create much lately. There’s been sufficient “dust,” along with weightier matter including the recent loss of my mom, to tap out my available … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged Ann Patchett, Art, artistry, Artists, beauty music, blessing, Creativity, Dance, Generosity, gratitude, Inspiration, Joseph Campbell, loss, meaning, mindful, quotes, Reading
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Fight for Your Art! or My Blog Is Unavailable
I should have known this would happen. Especially after my talented and tenacious friend over at http://www.whocouldknowthen.wordpress.com told me yesterday that he couldn’t get on my site after trying from 4 different computers. When I sat down this morning to … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration
Tagged Art, artist, artistic process, blogging, computers, Creativity, Dance, dancer, Inspiration, perseverance, persistence, quotes, writing
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passion is the dancer
you can practice those bloodless steps a thousand times and more dancing with the mirror loathed and adored, a carefully calculated body counting precise beats neatly, but to make art unforgettable we need to ignite our passion’s heart for she … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Art, Dance, dancer, exultant, heart, Inspiration, movement, passion, poetry, quotes, soulful, technique, transcendence
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