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Smiles of a Summer Day
[Blog title inspired by Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, adapted from Ingmar Bergman’s Smiles of a Summer Night] Curiosity, yes (What a story one could write using this picture prompt!). But more so, gratitude. Moments of beauty and curiosity have ways of showing up when they are the least likely qualities I’m holding in my heart. Driving home from Syracuse University, we stopped to unfurl(?) — our folded bodies contorted within our sedan for some hours and to have a bite. Walking into the woody rest area, I espied…
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Whole Me’s Mystery Theater and Spaghetti Dinner
“Whole Me Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization providing educational and social services designed to promote the success of Deaf and hard of hearing individuals, their families, and their communities.” It works particularly with deaf and hard-of-hearing children to ensure their successful transition to adult life; this is done by establishing strong partnerships among key individuals in the child’s life. Read more. This coming Saturday, September 10, Whole Me will be hosting a spaghetti dinner and mystery theater. I can’t wait to go! Check this out: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108494662579738
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Edson’s W;t
I came across the Pulitzer-Prize-winning play enough in my readings to decide that it’s definitely on my readlist and maybe, watchlist. After some scouting around my vicinity, it was ferreted out. The book/play and DVD were both located within a five-mile radius. I started by watching the movie, egged on by Bob. My preference would be to read the play first. But time is of the essence with my research. The movie with Emma Thompson in the lead as Dr. Vivian Bearing was pretty intense. Bob says it was “riveting”.…
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Expert Advice on Community-Based Arts
I’m having a lot of fun right now learning and conceptualizing my yes, new study! I’ve attended a talk on art-based research (See Nov 30 posting). Today, I had the honor to talk to Dr. Jan Cohen-Cruz, Director, Imagining America, author and expert on community-based performance (CBP). That is, on an unforgettable day of rain and snow, making the walk to Tolley Building a wet and slushy one. Nevertheless, still memorable.:) Marj had recommended I read her book(s). I’ve started with Local Acts. It documents the historical origins, establishes the…
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We Remain Ourselves
(Image source: http://bit.ly/idu9Xa) I was definitely intrigued by the title. Art-Based Research and the Intersection between Making Art and Teaching Art. “Her primary scholarship is in curriculum development, arts integration, the uses of contemporary art in art education and the intersection between creativity and cognition.” Of course I had to make the trip to Shemin’s Auditorium at 6:30PM! Dr. Julia Marshall‘s presentation was fascinating. She spoke on her art practice and how much she learned from teaching art to younger people, like undergraduates and graduates. That if she had just…
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It’s in the blood
(Image Source: http://bit.ly/cj5NQ5) Hough agreed, saying that after he began dancing with her: ‘I knew that it was in her body, that it was in her blood.’ Some things are just genetic. I know that I’m more inclined towards the arts. It’s a part of me. But it doesn’t stop me from learning and growing beyond. However, as I’ve always been told, be an expert in an area and don’t spread myself too thin. It takes too much commitment to be good in more than an area or two.
