Much of pop culture’s art is simply on our level, pointing us to nowhere but our own surroundings and thus to nothing with perspective.
Guest blog by Curator contributor Rob Hays. From time to time, out of the blue, you tune in to a favorite tv show, only to be surprised by a curveball: the Very Special Episode. What was once a light-hearted sitcom has elected to take on an important issue like addiction or abuse, and rather than [...]
Contrary to the Romantic notion of the transcendent genius who channels divine inspiration, improvisation is a skill that can be learned through sustained, disciplined practice.
Now I ask you, would you hear a story like that just listening to a CD? I think not.
I have many dreams of many paths. Yet I, stupid little dreamer that I am, had wandered from one of those paths.
John Gorka can become an artistic companion to the committed listener, as well. In his levity or in his gravity (or in both), his musical style and observant writing are resonant with familiarity
The Williamston Theatre founders are big-pond tested Midwesterners who love the small-town way of life, and believe that art can be a thread in the greater fabric of a community.
Can we use sad music any way we see fit? Or does the disclosure of pain oblige us to think carefully about the way we listen?