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Conversation starter

Empathy training, a phrase I heard recently caused me to ponder. As dancers and actors prepare to embody a role, is that not akin to empathy training? How far can you develop this idea? Discuss.

Creative Experiment

Think of a scenario in a setting. i.e. X climbs out of the car, looks at a NM vista, X walks to the mailbox and cries, a person laughing at the table as X approaches. Now, interpret your scene with a variety of points of view as different as you can imagine. How much can you change while keeping the short description? Work out a duet with two very different interpretations.

Escape and Inspiration

• "Ailey" is on PBS's American Masters tomorrow night at 8pm. https://www.newmexicopbs.org/schedule/ and Ailey II will also be performing at Popejoy next month.

• If you need a ballet work out at home, the Dutch National Ballet's Eric Meisner has a series of free YouTube Ballet Barre and separately, Ballet Center, classes for dancers at home in small spaces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrISNpG0bZk

• An off the beaten path museum to consider, the Wheels Museum, in the Freight Bldg. at the railyards, is dedicated to the history of transportation in New Mexico http://wheelsmuseum.org/

• "New Works 4 New Mexico", this weekend F 7:30,-Sun, at 700 1st street, is a showcase of world premiere plays by New Mexican artists. Sponsored by the City of Albuquerque. https://www.abqtodo.com/addmievent/new-works-4-nm/