We will use class meetings to understand and reflect on the chapters of the book we will use the time between meetings to work on the exercises that end each chapter, adapting them as needed to fit our own sensibilities. Our purpose in this seminar is to cloak ourselves in Tharp's wisdom, and apply it (at least as a thought experiment) to our own creative practice.īy approaching "The Creative Habit" together, and by being accountable to one another, participants will get more from the book than they would by reading it alone. Tharp begins with the empty room (the empty page, the blank canvas), then leads us through the preparations that have enabled her to consistently produce stunning works of art. The premise of the book is that habit, hard work, and self-knowledge play the central role in a life devoted to creative enterprise. Her book, "The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it For Life", is a meditation on the sources of creativity, drawn from her experience. Twyla Tharp is an extraordinarily productive and innovative dancer/choreographer who has produced some 160 works since the debut of her "Tank Dive" in 1965. Twyla Tharp's "The Creative Habit" Seminar
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