Grand Adventuring Thus Far
From the very beginning of this journey, the exhilarating creative energy I have experienced has been immensely infectious. With the shadow puppet experiment, my group had the chance to play around with sticks, shapes, and even fire. I found my imagination running away with itself. With our first attempt to collaborate, I noticed how uncertain we found ourselves, but we embraced that tension and pressed onward. Even when we were not sure if we were creating something that would resonate with our audience, I notice now when I look back I was regrettably editing myself and that is when the creative juices stop flowing. But all in all, in order to keep the essence of play and flow alive, we let our ideas fly. I hope even though I found myself being particular the experience was more than enjoyable. I now try to push myself to play around in the same way every chance I get whether with art, theatre, writing, or just plain fiddling with found objects.
Walking across the bridge was another task that I think pushed our creativity in a direction we would never expect. Dreaming and meditating as we balanced our time was an interesting tension. I felt so relieved that day that I was not in a hurry to get anywhere as I usually am when I walk across the bridge. In some ways, I feel as if I conquered it. We even faced the grouchy folk who thought our slow pace was ridiculous. Why do they judge this way? I love that we challenged the norm and proved that society doesn't like it when things are different. Why? Change is the best!
The tribal ceremony was another task to be remembered. I did not want to dominate over others, but I wanted us to keep going and incorporate as much of our creative thoughts in the time we were given. I did become a little bossy, and I regret this, but I do think everyone in the group was heard in some way. For some reason, I always become like that when it comes to theater. I had so many thoughts, I just hope everyone's were heard and not just my own.
The trip to MIA was thoroughly thrilling! For some reason, being around that much art kicks me in the seat of my pants. The amount of artwork to choose from was so astounding that I found myself having to make difficult decisions between which piece of work would be my inspiration. I do think that we were given enough time for the assignment to work, but I have also been there before so I did not feel repressed in any way. I will definitely be returning however, as the work is phenomenal. I chose the piece I did because I felt a lot of dimension beneath the paint. The eerie subject matter and lack of color rubbed me in a strange way and I knew I could play around with its depth. I just want to say thank you for having the chance to see how everyone reacts to their favorite piece. I actually think that we should always test ourselves to see how we feel about every piece of work, because that is what I think, art is for.
This upcoming attempt to create a five minute performance should be challenging and wonderful for everyone as the sky is the limit. I am having the time of my life letting my mind run away from me.
I think that everything has been just right so far. We have to make our choices, make the art, let our spirits be free, and leave it at that. That's the beauty of it.
As we march onward, let the adventures continue to unfold!