THEATRE HAS THE POWER TO MOVE, INSPIRE, TRANSFORM AND EDUCATE IN WAYS THAT NO OTHER ART FORM CAN. THEATRE REFLECTS BOTH THE EXTRAORDINARY DIVERSITY OF CULTURES AND OUR SHARED HUMAN CONDITION, IN ALL ITS VULNERABILITY AND STRENGTH.
Interpretation
Theatre uniquely impacts people by inspiring and educating while showcasing cultural diversity and shared human experiences.
This quote emphasizes the unique ability of theatre to resonate with audiences on deep emotional and intellectual levels. It highlights how theatre not only entertains but also serves as a powerful medium for education and transformation, reflecting the complexities of human experiences and the richness of diverse cultures.
In practice
During a workshop on the importance of arts in education, I quoted, 'Theatre has the power to move, inspire, transform and educate in ways that no other art form can.'
The idea that a poem was a made thing stayed with me, and I decided then that I wanted to be an artist, not just a diarist. So I put myself through a kind of apprenticeship in writing poetry, and I understood even then that my practice as a poet was deeply related to my reading.
Acting is standing up naked and turning around very slowly.
They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.
When I'm dying, I want to think I did what I felt was best for the words I was writing. This may mean, at any time, that I won't be publishable anymore.
I have been carrying on a dialogue between the landscape and the female body (based on my own silhouette) I am overwhelmed by the feeling of having been cast from the womb (nature). Through my earth/body sculptures I become one with the earth I become an extension of nature and nature becomes an extension of my body
To be a poet in a destitute time means: to attend, singing, to the trace of the fugitive gods. This is why the poet in the time of the world's night utters the holy.
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