CONNECTIONS

I come from a long line of performers. In addition to winning adult Charleston contests at 12 years old, my grandmother often entertained...

Whether you’re an artist, a homemaker or an accountant, in order to live a creatively charged life you have to find...

When it comes to creativity, an artist’s focus is critical to his/her ability to produce good work. When I’m “on,” when I’m enmeshed in...

Ludwig van Beethoven, Vincent van Gogh and Virginia Woolf all had something in common. They all suffered from depression. There have been...

A live arts experience can be fleeting. A play or concert might only last two hours. A poetry reading – even less. A visit to a museum...

We are not created equal. Some of us are more graceful than others. Some don’t just sing a song – they emote it. And some of us create...

We live in a world where a quick, temporary fix is often chosen over a long-term, more permanent solution to a challenge. Sadly, Broadway...

The homeless… Hidden in plain sight, we often walk right by these unfortunate souls, avoiding their eyes as much as we avoid any thought...

When it comes to performing, when are artists at their best?  Is it in youth, when bodies are limber and compliant with the physical and...

Living things sometimes defy the norms of their species. It isn’t common, but when it happens it usually produces something interesting,...

Ask someone to hum the tune to “Ride of the Valkyries” and you may get a blank stare. But ask anyone to sing Elmer Fudd’s comic promise...