What is the soul? One year ago I set out to create a score that would inform the creation of as much of my work as possible over the next couple of years. One year into it this "score," which has turned out to be more an evolution of questions than an actual score, has … Continue reading Is A Question Ever Too Big?
March Challenge: A Body Of Work
After 75 weeks of short, get-the-juices-flowing work, we thought it was time to dig a little deeper. This month we're challenge you to create a #bodyofwork. The idea is to spend the month creating based on a single thought or for one particular work you want to develop. Weekly prompts will still go out and you … Continue reading March Challenge: A Body Of Work
February Challenge: TIP Pen Pal Program
At the beginning of the year we announced some exciting news for 2018. Each month this year we're posing a new challenge or opportunity for TIP community members. January was the #15daychallenge of creating something for 15 consecutive days. This month? We're matching you with another artist outside of your community, giving your conversation a … Continue reading February Challenge: TIP Pen Pal Program
TIP + BEACON: The Final Film
In the Fall of 2017 The Iteration Project community was commissioned by Helen Hansen French and Lauren Slone to be a part of BEACON: A Performance Series for St. Pete. To say we were excited about this would be an understatement. The project, which you can read about here, would involve the entire community in … Continue reading TIP + BEACON: The Final Film
TIP + BEACON: A Community-Wide Project
About the TIP + BEACON Collaboration If you weren’t with us for Iteration 17 or are not familiar with BEACON, it’s an annual performance series co-produced by Helen Hansen French and Lauren Slone in partnership with The Palladium theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. As Slone says, "Helen and I created BEACON with the idea that St. Petersburg (our … Continue reading TIP + BEACON: A Community-Wide Project
On Silence and Validation
Given the endless number of articles titled 15 Reasons Why... Introverts Hipsters Extroverts Southerners Californians Men Women *insert any group of people* ...Are The Best, it seems we're all searching for validation that it's okay to be the person we are. This feeling of being too this or too that is everywhere. Consequently, in an … Continue reading On Silence and Validation
12 Lessons in 12 Months
Depending on your line of work, where you live, or whether you're a student or not, we all break up the passage of time in different ways. Maybe August marks the beginning of the year for you. Maybe it's January 1. Either way, there's usually a point in the year at which we take time … Continue reading 12 Lessons in 12 Months
We Are Terrible At Doing What We Say We Want To Do
Remember that Creative Process survey I sent out several weeks back? I posted it on social media, included it in a weekly newsletter and sent it to my friends and colleagues. Some of you took it, most of you didn't (it's never too late to take it, hint hint), but for those of you who … Continue reading We Are Terrible At Doing What We Say We Want To Do
What I’m Learning From Rejection
"Hello, Thanks for the submission but it falls out of the scope of opportunities published on the website." That was an email response I received from a large site/publication listing dance opportunities around the world. One that I thought would be a perfect place to spread the word about The Iteration Project given its international … Continue reading What I’m Learning From Rejection
The Iteration Project 