Monday, 17 March 2008
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Why am I doing this?
1. Originally, Reluctant Raconteurs was a project for creative people over 40, that's why all the performers (apart from one!) are of that age group, that includes myself.
Turning 40 caused a change in my life - things became simpler, I grew content and happy with whatever would happen to me, and at the same time I knew that life was not endless any more, and that I had to concentrate on essential things, and say what I needed to say in life - lest it would remain unsaid forever. What I needed to say is beyond words, or between the lines, and comes from a realm that is neither popular nor spectacular, yet strong and present, a kind of second reality, if only we took time to listen. To see. To sense. What shall we call it? The man in the cloak behind the door? He may be up for jesting - who knows!
Looking for kindred spirits I guess!
2. Here is a another deeply unpopular thought: Wouldn't it be good to make friends with DEATH?
3. Contrary to younger artists, creative people over 40 tend to face social exclusion: Most projects and initiatives are aimed at, and run by, younger people. Uni is over, and collaborations are usually with people a good deal younger, who may have different topics they are interested in. Artists over 40 often need to hold down unrelated day jobs to make ends meet, and restricted financial means and lack of time are further hurdles in living their creativity.
4. I have worked in a wide variety of disciplines, and this piece draws on a great many of them. I would like to promote the multi-disciplinary approach, as a way to increase our personal range of expression.
Turning 40 caused a change in my life - things became simpler, I grew content and happy with whatever would happen to me, and at the same time I knew that life was not endless any more, and that I had to concentrate on essential things, and say what I needed to say in life - lest it would remain unsaid forever. What I needed to say is beyond words, or between the lines, and comes from a realm that is neither popular nor spectacular, yet strong and present, a kind of second reality, if only we took time to listen. To see. To sense. What shall we call it? The man in the cloak behind the door? He may be up for jesting - who knows!
Looking for kindred spirits I guess!
2. Here is a another deeply unpopular thought: Wouldn't it be good to make friends with DEATH?
3. Contrary to younger artists, creative people over 40 tend to face social exclusion: Most projects and initiatives are aimed at, and run by, younger people. Uni is over, and collaborations are usually with people a good deal younger, who may have different topics they are interested in. Artists over 40 often need to hold down unrelated day jobs to make ends meet, and restricted financial means and lack of time are further hurdles in living their creativity.
4. I have worked in a wide variety of disciplines, and this piece draws on a great many of them. I would like to promote the multi-disciplinary approach, as a way to increase our personal range of expression.
