The artist doesn't really think about consequences - he or she does the work, stands back and looks at and thinks, 'Hmm, that could have worked better like this.' But as a person who needs to sell tickets to do the next work, one needs to analyze how it does or does not hit its mark.
Interpretation
Artists create without overthinking the consequences, but must later evaluate their work's reception for practical reasons.
This quote by Twyla Tharp discusses the dichotomy between the creative process of an artist and the commercial aspects of their work. It highlights how artists often engage in their craft instinctively and expressively, without being preoccupied with how the audience might perceive it. However, in order to sustain their careers and continue producing art, they must also critically assess their work's effectiveness and marketability. This balance between pure creativity and the necessity for commercial success is a challenge that many artists face.
In practice
In an art class, discussing the importance of balancing creativity with the commercial aspect of art.
Do I watch dancers as people? Yes, absolutely. Do I watch really good dancers for specifically who they are? Absolutely, because how they move best and how they look best is going to be most familiar to them, and not necessarily to me.
I am still pushing the edge of what my body can do.
No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager but floundering. Combining the two is the essence of the creative life.
I grew up in a drive-in theater, from the time I was 8, working in a snack bar watching four features every week. It was silent theater in the sense that this was a drive-in, which meant that I often saw the films going with no sound. But I learned to tell stories through action.
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft.
I immersed myself in books and rock 'n' roll, the adolescent salvation.
Looking, touching, material, place and form are all inseparable from the resulting work. It is difficult to say where one stops and another begins. The energy and space around a material are as important as the energy and space within. The weather--rain, sun, snow, hail, mist, calm--is that external space made visible. When I touch a rock, I am touching and working the space around it. It is not independent of its surroundings, and the way it sits tells how it came to be there.
We have our factory, which is called a stage. We make a product, we color it, we title it and we ship it out in cans.
Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.
I've always had a profound conviction that great music is about joy, even in the face of tragedy.
When we get to a point when trans folks are included in the creative process, the narrative will be much more authentic. Trans actors playing trans roles is a key part of that. But some of the trans talent is not even making it into the audition room, let's be honest.
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