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This article does a great job illustrating how the arts can have a meaningful impact on politics and public opinion. By providing an outlet for people to assert their existence, their culture, and their humanity, cultural work can persuade others to invest in a group's broader struggles. It doesn't even need to be asserted directly. A performance's very existence can make that claim, sometimes more effectively. https://lnkd.in/eCMGmQH4

Top 10 World’s Best Dancers In History: Dance is an art form that transcends boundaries and cultures, showcasing the depth of human creativity and expression. Over the… Read More: Top 10 World’s Best Dancers In History via #TheCityCeleb

How are you celebrating today with your little ones? Check out my article in Parenta magazine to see how important dance is for everyone.

Check out this article about my presentation of "Stepping Into the Light" at the International Association of Blacks in Dance! George Mason's School of Dance attendance at the conference was groundbreaking! https://lnkd.in/euCAXDZp

#classic #classicalmusic #playlist #piano #collection #chopin #etude #ballad Chopin composed a total of 27 songs of etude. Chopin etude is a song called piano textbooks and is an essential course for piano students, majors, and pianists. In other words, it is in the most basic and important position in the piano major. The reasons why Chopin's etude is so important are as follows. First, it is a practice song of Chopin, a pianist who achieved a major innovation in piano technology in the Romantic era, so it contains important techniques in piano. Second, it is a musical performance that is both a practice song. The genre of etude, that is, a practice song, existed before Chopin as a practice stage for playing other songs. However, Chopin instilled the musical aspect as well as the value as a practice song through his genius of practice songs, which were merely mechanical practice. Thanks to this, Chopin's etude gained value as an independent song and became a song that could be presented to a concert. It is also under the influence of Chopin's etude that the etude of later composers, who can be said to have been composed for performance rather than practice, later appeared. In modern times, a kind of essential course that anyone who wants to major in piano must play with Beethoven's piano sonata. It is difficult enough and is selected as an entrance exam song every year because one of the discrimination is certain.

Arthur Jones shared the piece below with me early this morning at about 3 AM my time or so and, I have just found the time to listen to it. It is a truly sweet piece. I can hear some of all that we can be as a species, in it. The word is not species but, I don't want to get too esoteric and lose anyone who might thus be turned off. The word that represents what we are that I hear in the piece is far higher and purer of what we are than the banal "species". It is more accurate too. https://lnkd.in/e3_vc2kY Vienna Philharmonic – Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op.11 (Summer Night Concert 2019) #ArtisticRevelation #InspiringSounds #HumanPotential #ElevateTheSoul #DeepListening #Transcendence #HigherExistence #SoulfulExpression #SpiritualAwakening #InspirationalArt #UniversalLanguage #ElevateConsciousness #BeyondSpecies #PureExpression #TranscendSpecies #EnlightenedArtistry #SoulfulMelodies #UniversalTruths #DivineExpression #ElevateHumanity #TranscendLabels #PurerNature #SoulfulExperience #ElevateBeing #EnlightenedSounds #TrueEssence #BeyondBanal #SpiritualHarmony #ElevateUnderstanding #UniversalVibration #ArtisticWhispers #TranscendLimitations

The September issue of Dance International Magazine has dropped! Includes: ⭐️ Miss Dance 50th Anniversary Celebration ⭐️ In the spotlight - Joanne Clifton ⭐️ Annual Congress 2024 ⭐️ Members News And much more What do you think of the new look? 👀 #danceinternational #danceinternationalmagazine #dancemagazine

At The Utah Review: This year’s selections in The Utah Review of the top ten moments of the Utah Enlightenment in 2023, the ninth annual edition, were the easiest to curate in the nine years of publishing this annual list. Likewise, selecting the top moment among the ten was just as easy. In Utah, there are creative producers in the arts who are genuinely elevating the contemporary experience – with the sum of its tensions, problems, conflicts, disappointments and crises – to an enthralling sensation of healing, revelation, atonement and empowerment. They also represent new directions which always are worth the efforts in taking risks. https://lnkd.in/gjTcSnJj

With the recent wave of arts leadership departures in Australia, it’s clear that a mismatch of values between funders and organisations is a growing concern. Arts companies often feel pressured to compromise their vision to secure funding. However, nurturing partnerships with high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and corporate partners who you share values with, can help preserve artistic integrity. By aligning early on, we can foster conversations that enhance programming without sacrificing creative freedom. Too often I see orgs chasing the dollars, with no thought as to whether these funders are a good fit. It is a short fix and worst case, ends in disaster. I absolutely understand that it is tenuous at the very least to balance the books in arts, however curation and vision should not be compromised. By doing more work at the outset in identifying alignment with potential funders, and involving both your Artistic team and in some cases your board in these conversations, you set yourself up for an equal partnership where everyone not only understands the parameters but embraces them. This article today from The Conversation goes into further detail.