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dancerjodi) wrote2008-05-21 10:32 am
dancerjodi) wrote2008-05-21 10:32 am
Book Review
I've finished Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit. A friend of a friend reccomended it in LJ somewhere, and I decided to put it into the mix (I try and read one serious book followed by one fluffy book, repeat). It was very enjoyable - I'll be loaning it to a woman at the studio this weekend who I was talking with about it while we were in line for turns at ballet class.
Basic themes:
Preparation/research/organization
"Scratching" all over for ideas
Having a "spine" to tie your work together
The importance of skill, experience and hard work
Getting out of ruts, into grooves, and dealing with failure
This book is definitely inspiring as we wind down another year at the dance studio and prepare for our show (and as I try and think of what I want to do next year in terms of dancing). I think it would be helpful for folks with any creative pursuits (and really, I think that life all over should be a creative pursuit, whatever you are doing professionally or for leisure). Once returned I'm going to see if my Dad would like to borrow it, because I think it would be right up his alley.
Basic themes:
Preparation/research/organization
"Scratching" all over for ideas
Having a "spine" to tie your work together
The importance of skill, experience and hard work
Getting out of ruts, into grooves, and dealing with failure
This book is definitely inspiring as we wind down another year at the dance studio and prepare for our show (and as I try and think of what I want to do next year in terms of dancing). I think it would be helpful for folks with any creative pursuits (and really, I think that life all over should be a creative pursuit, whatever you are doing professionally or for leisure). Once returned I'm going to see if my Dad would like to borrow it, because I think it would be right up his alley.