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Episode 21: Creativity in the time of COVID, Part III Acting: Conversations on Craft
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- Performing Arts
In the final installment of my conversations on how people stayed creative during the time of COVID, I spoke to Dr. Joseph Mills, Charis Jeffers, and Noelle Mills-Tarmey.
Joe Mills stated creativity looks a lot like wandering, but what he’s really doing is collecting material. He says the creative person has to, “be willing to let yourself have leisure to collect the material to be able to work with it.” For him there is a distinct difference between creativity and productivity. It is important to separate the two as the pressure to be productive can stifle the creativity.
For Charis, my second guest, it was important to keep working. As she says, “I need to be in that creative space so that I don’t lose that mindset.” The many monologue challenges offered by casting directors gave her an emotional outlet. It helped that there were deadlines attached, otherwise she claims she would never have completed any of the challenges and writng opportunities that were offered.
Noelle
When Noelle responded to my question, I thought it would be interesting to get the perspective of a teenager going through this. According to her, writing letters, making lists, creating a YouTube channel were activities that helped keep her mind of the fact that she was stuck at home on her own (well, with her parents).
If you want to chat or ask questions about the episode go to FB: https://www.facebook.com/tarmeydanielle/ and visit the group page.
Follow me on IG @tarmeydanielle, on Twitter @TarmeyDanielle
Find out more about writer and poet Dr. Joseph Mills
https://www.josephrobertmills.com
Follow on IG @josephrmills
On FB https://www.facebook.com/joe.mills.334
Find out more about Charis:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4949626/
Follow her on IG @carrots_jeffers
Website https://www.charisjeffers.com/
Noelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHjDO_C0xIo
In the final installment of my conversations on how people stayed creative during the time of COVID, I spoke to Dr. Joseph Mills, Charis Jeffers, and Noelle Mills-Tarmey.
Joe Mills stated creativity looks a lot like wandering, but what he’s really doing is collecting material. He says the creative person has to, “be willing to let yourself have leisure to collect the material to be able to work with it.” For him there is a distinct difference between creativity and productivity. It is important to separate the two as the pressure to be productive can stifle the creativity.
For Charis, my second guest, it was important to keep working. As she says, “I need to be in that creative space so that I don’t lose that mindset.” The many monologue challenges offered by casting directors gave her an emotional outlet. It helped that there were deadlines attached, otherwise she claims she would never have completed any of the challenges and writng opportunities that were offered.
Noelle
When Noelle responded to my question, I thought it would be interesting to get the perspective of a teenager going through this. According to her, writing letters, making lists, creating a YouTube channel were activities that helped keep her mind of the fact that she was stuck at home on her own (well, with her parents).
If you want to chat or ask questions about the episode go to FB: https://www.facebook.com/tarmeydanielle/ and visit the group page.
Follow me on IG @tarmeydanielle, on Twitter @TarmeyDanielle
Find out more about writer and poet Dr. Joseph Mills
https://www.josephrobertmills.com
Follow on IG @josephrmills
On FB https://www.facebook.com/joe.mills.334
Find out more about Charis:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4949626/
Follow her on IG @carrots_jeffers
Website https://www.charisjeffers.com/
Noelle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHjDO_C0xIo
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