Thoughts and Ideas

Musing

Perception vs Reality. Have you ever received half the story, made up the rest, just to find out your perception was 180degrees off? How about jumping to a conclusion about someone based on an expression only to find out they simply had indigestion? And what about history, we learn only one perspective of history and miss out on the reality lived. Reach out and ask another person about your assumptions. See where you and your conversation partner have room to expand your perspectives.

Creative Experiment

Gesture. Take a gesture from an activity of daily life. Translate it into dance. Now, see how many ways you can perform this movement to relay different meanings, diametrically opposed meanings, angst, self consciousness, comedy, joy, sadness. Explore alone. Explore together.

Quote: “And those who were seen dancing, were thought to be crazy, by those who could not hear the music.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

Escape and Inspiration

Take a road trip to the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe to see the art of Michael Namingha's "Altered Landscapes", sculpture-like photographic images that record the environmental impact of the oil and gas industry.

• Seek a knowing laugh by attending "Postcards from the Oddball Zone". The Adobe Theater is presenting a trio of comedies about tangled communication lines and altered realities streaming from 12:01 a.m. Saturday March 13 to 11:59 p.m. Sunday March 14th. at adobetheater.org or call 898-9222, Tickets $15 plus fees.

• Change your routine, set a fancy table outside and share a meal in the afternoon sunshine. Turn it into a socially distanced dance on either side of the table.