Mentorship and Collaboration: When Students Inspire Teachers
Over time, the teacher-student dynamic should change. I remember reading an article where a Bharatanatyam dancer explains so beautifully: as students grow in their art, the relationship should transform into more of an exchange or a collaboration rather than the typical hierarchy we think of.
Potential for Errors Provides a Potential for Brilliance, too. A Student Recital Debrief
Fundamentally, performance should come from a place of joy and freedom. It should come from sense excitement about sharing your art. And it should come with the potential for brilliance. Often time we are told “oh, you cannot make mistakes on stage” and that it’s a “big deal”. This sets the stage (no pun intended!) for performance anxiety, stage fright and stagnation in your art for the fear of making errors on stage.
The tech-savvy “guru-shishya” learning tradition - asynchronous lessons, video libraries and beyond
The immersion of the Guru-Shishya learning experience can be recreated today and seamlessly integrated into our busy lives. It will not look the same as the immersion of the past, but it definitely adds a valuable boost to your learning and artistic journey!
Consistency, Motivation, and Dedication - it’s not what you think!
What if we stopped thinking about the past when we haven't practiced and assigning judgement to that past? What if we began with consistency to build motivation and dedication?