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The project based dance life of movement artist Clinton Edward. Currently living in NYC and performing in the Off-Broadway production Queen of the Night.

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HELLLLOOOOOO Sarastro. #queenofthenight

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M•A•C goes behind the dark glamour of the immersive theatre experience, Queen of the Night, a surreal debutante ball which features a bit of rock ‘n’ roll, circus and magic.

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#venomous #baredanceco @baredanceco #dance #nyc #beastgirls (at Laguardia Performing Arts Center)

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For Sherwood Anderson's birthday, his spectacular letter of advice on art and life to his teenage son

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OKAY TUESDAY.

2 3 hour rehearsals. In different boroughs. 

1 performance.

Energy don't fail me now...

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September Update!

All things I've been up to recently. Check it out...if you wanna.

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Take 5 minutes...

and picture what your life would look like if you had everything you wanted. 

|where would you live?

|who would you see on a regular basis?

|how would you fill your days?

|what would you eat?

|when would you go to bed?

|what would you wear?

|what objects\things\stuff would you keep around you?

Now...take another 5 min and figure out how you can can get 1 step closer to living your own vision for what your life could be. It is possible- but only if you put in the work.

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Ann Friedman's Disapproval Matrix for handling criticism is a thing of genius, not to mention essential internet-age literacy. She explains:

Critics: These are smart people who know something about your field. They are taking a hard look at your work and are not loving it. You’ll probably want to listen to what they have to say, and make some adjustments to your work based on their thoughtful comments.

Lovers: These people are invested in you and are also giving you negative but rational feedback because they want you to improve. Listen to them, too.

Frenemies: Ooooh, this quadrant is tricky. These people really know how to hurt you, because they know you personally or know your work pretty well. But at the end of the day, their criticism is not actually about your work—it’s about you personally. And they aren’t actually interested in a productive conversation that will result in you becoming better at what you do. They just wanna undermine you. Dishonorable mention goes to The Hater Within, aka the irrational voice inside you that says you suck, which usually falls into this quadrant. Tell all of these fools to sit down and shut up.

Haters: This is your garden-variety, often anonymous troll who wants to tear down everything about you for no rational reason. Folks in this quadrant are easy to write off because they’re counterproductive and you don’t even know them. Ignore! Engaging won’t make you any better at what you do. And then rest easy, because having haters is proof your work is finding a wide audience and is sparking conversation. Own it.

The general rule of thumb? When you receive negative feedback that falls into one of the top two quadrants—from experts or people who care about you who are engaging with and rationally critiquing your work—you should probably take their comments to heart. When you receive negative feedback that falls into the bottom two quadrants, you should just let it roll off your back and just keep doin’ you.

Complement with Benjamin Franklin’s trick for neutralizing critics, Daniel Dennett on how to criticize with kindness, and Anne Lamott’s definitive manifesto for handling haters.

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"Have the bravery to find those people, put yourself out there, and try to create work with them."

— Christiaan Van Vuuren. Watch the talk.

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New Headshots! Thanks Kris!!

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Design thrives when a human being wants to create work that, at its core, touches another… If you can change one human for the better… that’s what art is.

Seth Godin in conversation with Debbie Millman at HOW Design Live 2014, echoing Leo Tolstoy’s criterion of emotional infectiousness for art and adding to history’s most memorable definitions of art.

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"Fall back on the skills you learned in kindergarten. Use your scissors, play together, and question everything."

— Marrije Schaake.

Watch the talk.

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"Your creative imagination will always be greater than the technology at your disposal." — Jason Galeon

Watch the talk. →

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Sarah Lewis on creativity, the gift of failure, and the crucial difference between success and mastery – a wonderful read to welcome the week 

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"if your message is familiar, make sure your voice is new. If your voice sounds familiar, make sure your message is new." — Chris Doyle

Watch the talk. →