Original Post Date Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 10:33am
(first note of the year and a big Thanks to Twyla Tharp and this great statement for inspiration)
In order to think outside the box... you have to start with a box.
I have always said that the best way to be a dancer is to be outside of or on top of the box.
The dancing and music worlds are so vast.. they are hard to contain in such small definitions.
For me, I prefer to think of that box as a great place to store the awesome tools, skills, ideas and concepts.
Which means, that the box can be as big or as small as you want it to be or you can have many boxes full of different things, giving you a bigger stage to dance on.
You can think of it as a Toy Box or a Tool Box. Makes no difference.
For each performance and preparation, you will find yourself sitting in front of that box.. Selecting what you feel is best needed to get the job done.
You will find yourself going back to the box to take out something else or to trade the skill you are using for something that fits better.
It is part of the creative process.. the experimenting, testing, pushing and pulling needed to grow, shape and cultivate your practice/performance.
I hope that we all continue to add to our collective boxes and share the toys, tools and skills with one another.
In order to think outside the box... you have to start with a box.
I have always said that the best way to be a dancer is to be outside of or on top of the box.
The dancing and music worlds are so vast.. they are hard to contain in such small definitions.
For me, I prefer to think of that box as a great place to store the awesome tools, skills, ideas and concepts.
Which means, that the box can be as big or as small as you want it to be or you can have many boxes full of different things, giving you a bigger stage to dance on.
You can think of it as a Toy Box or a Tool Box. Makes no difference.
For each performance and preparation, you will find yourself sitting in front of that box.. Selecting what you feel is best needed to get the job done.
You will find yourself going back to the box to take out something else or to trade the skill you are using for something that fits better.
It is part of the creative process.. the experimenting, testing, pushing and pulling needed to grow, shape and cultivate your practice/performance.
I hope that we all continue to add to our collective boxes and share the toys, tools and skills with one another.
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