Tag Archives: collaboration
The ugly in beauty
This past week, I kept stumbling into conversations about the ugly in beauty. In the most recent conversation, a friend said “Ahh, it’s kind of like that whole you can’t have light without dark thing, right?” Yes, I guess it is. … Continue reading
“Whatchyadoin’?” – more musings on being led by our red noses
Wise Fool red noses (a.k.a. clowns) are leading me to all sorts of curious places. Last night we did solo and partner performances. I did my first solo performance and I tanked it. I wasn’t funny. I had trouble navigating … Continue reading
Waking up and going for a wander on Thanksgiving Day….
[Introductory note: this post goes in different directions – it is part of a wider process in which I’m grappling with what it means to be (r)evolutionary – that is, to nurture the evolution that is the base of revolution. … Continue reading
Returning to I am they are you….
Last weekend I participated in a two day Theater of the Oppressed workshop, led by Palestinian theater-activist Iman Aoun. In one exercise, we were asked to work in pairs. One person stepped into the role of an individual who had … Continue reading
Orientation to Power
A couple of weeks ago, I was asked “What is your orientation to power?” At first I was taken aback by the question. What did it mean? I started to ask for an explanation and then I decided I didn’t … Continue reading
The infinite potential of humans being in relationships…..
Yesterday, Molly and I got to talking. Molly wears a lot of hats and one of them is bringing music to hospices. In particular, she works with elderly people to help them write songs and then these songs are performed … Continue reading
Creating healthy relationships – it matters to social change!
Recently, I was talking to two different people about working with the arts to engage children in social change. I was struck by how they were telling me more or less the same story with their different scenarios. My starting … Continue reading
Find a partner and create play…
Well, I’m so glad to be blogging again after nearly a rather long hiatus. I’m still very much thinking about creativity, creative process. And dance. Sometime in April, I went to an ecstatic dance night in Vauxhall, London hosted by Urubu. I … Continue reading
JUMP!
I recently had coffee with a staff member of non-profit organization here in Chicago. I was meeting her to get to know the organization – as I love the work it does and want to see if can contribute while I’m in the area. I asked a lot of question… Continue reading
See & Connect 