Being Present and Honoring Your Path to Creativity
One thing in life is certain. And that is life is unpredictable. You don’t always know what will happen next. Does that trigger fear? And what is fear to you? Anxiety? The unknown? Or, can you approach fear in a different way, as an acronym that stands for feeling excited and ready? I thought about…
How Decisions Make Dreams Come True
What do you do when you are hospitalized in a foreign country and you don’t speak the language? When doctors tell you that you won’t live past age 25? If you’re Hal Banfield, you press through despite these odds. And you know that doctors are NOT God. Former professional dancer turned award winning journalist and…
The Journey of Being Brave and Fearless
The Difference Between Good and Outstanding
Session Summary: Three dance companies. One good performance. Two outstanding performances. With anything, especially art, the difference between good and outstanding is subjective. This session is a summary of my experiences at three different dance performances from Ate9 Dance Company, Malpaso Dance Company and Batsheva Dance Company . Listen to this episode to find out the…
#199: First Impressions and Expectations [Podcast]
Session Summary: First impressions and expectations can be unpredictable. That was certainly the case with watching this collaboration with Hubbard Street Dance and Third Coast Percussion. Having dreamt for many years of seeing Hubbard Street live, I was expecting solely a jazz dance style in their show, but I witnessed much more. Third Coast Percussion…