We talked about creativity as practiced by choreographer Twla Tharp.We tried to experience her creative mantra to interpret space and movements to script our own dance act.
"An arrow from the quiver hit the dainty mortal, who hit the ground and the soul took flight"
From four random words we pieced together this metaphor. As Marianne guided the group through various dance steps and tried to help us experience Twla Tharp book, I felt a stronger comradeship with the small group. So the book, the instructor and the group together created something extraordinary in the class!
As we discussed various aspects of the book, I was wondering about the two schools of creativity. Creativity as interpreted by Twla Tharp is a structured exercise. She has a routine that she follows, she plans, gets things done speedily, she has mastered the art of translating ambiguity into measured and structured dance acts.
The rock-n-roll cult music graduates from the other school of creativity. It is a different lifestyle one which espouses freedom over structure. The science here is ambiguous and no rock artist can explain the process in a book, or teach it in a class.
To each his own!
Every time I read a book where some one shares his experiences at mastering some skill of life I feel that not everything espoused in the book can be directly applicable to any individual. I look around for pieces that resonate with me and that I can adapt in my own life. During my reading of the book, I liked the idea of Where's Your Pencil?, the equivalent of observing and registering everything around you so that you can crystallize it into something purposeful. She also delves in detail over the entire process of first scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves.
Hopefully I should be able to adapt some parts of the book in my life or at-least in my dance!
"An arrow from the quiver hit the dainty mortal, who hit the ground and the soul took flight"
From four random words we pieced together this metaphor. As Marianne guided the group through various dance steps and tried to help us experience Twla Tharp book, I felt a stronger comradeship with the small group. So the book, the instructor and the group together created something extraordinary in the class!
As we discussed various aspects of the book, I was wondering about the two schools of creativity. Creativity as interpreted by Twla Tharp is a structured exercise. She has a routine that she follows, she plans, gets things done speedily, she has mastered the art of translating ambiguity into measured and structured dance acts.
The rock-n-roll cult music graduates from the other school of creativity. It is a different lifestyle one which espouses freedom over structure. The science here is ambiguous and no rock artist can explain the process in a book, or teach it in a class.
To each his own!
Every time I read a book where some one shares his experiences at mastering some skill of life I feel that not everything espoused in the book can be directly applicable to any individual. I look around for pieces that resonate with me and that I can adapt in my own life. During my reading of the book, I liked the idea of Where's Your Pencil?, the equivalent of observing and registering everything around you so that you can crystallize it into something purposeful. She also delves in detail over the entire process of first scratching for ideas, finding the spine of your work, and getting out of ruts and into productive grooves.
Hopefully I should be able to adapt some parts of the book in my life or at-least in my dance!
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