Books
I've been working hard the past few weeks choreographing movement for a performance, designing an identity for a friend's business, writing a proposal for an installation, and teaching yoga. To keep up with my own pace I stay receptive and focused. One of the ways I stay inspired is to ingest material in the form of books. Here are a few of my recent purchases from Powell's.
The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga in its original hardcover from 1960. It incorporates Ayurvedic principles, chakras and nadis, traditional sequences, and fantastic images. From the introduction: "Here, out of the secret lore of the ancient past, a young man has expertly drawn together the philosophy of East and West to integrate the individual life and to achieve a basic harmony with the environmental world surrounding us." Ooh, the intrigue!
SEEDS! This book was such a steal for $20. It has stunning photos of seeds from all kinds of plant life magnified 900 times.
Prolific choreographer Twyla Tharp's first book The Creative Habit. She pumped out over 30 productions with as many different companies in 2009 alone! She offers a very practical, gritty approach to generating work. On fear she writes, "Someone has done it before? Honey, it's all been done before. Nothing's really original. Not Homer or Shakespeare and certainly not you. Get over yourself."
What inspires you?
Love,
Fawn
