- What are the most important/significant ideas or elements outlined by Roberta and why?
4. Working with the Given Circumstances: A writer writes; a director directs; an artist makes art because that is how they engage with the world.
This functions as an important reminder to me to be creating work rather than waiting to be given opportunity. Furthermore, it makes me question myself and my practice when I do sit idly without the hunger to work.
5. Taking small steps: We often demand from the body rather than care for it or reflect inwardly.
It’s important to remember to be patient with yourself and to treat yourself well because that helps to do better work in a sustainable way.
- What are the implications or resonances of Uno's precepts in your own practice?
3. Concentric circles: If truth was at the core than those sitting further away would feel reverberations.
I firmly believe in the principle of human truths connecting people of different backgrounds to work. It is a guiding light in why I do what I do.
- What could be a metaphor or analogy for the kind of theater that Roberta Uno describes in this text?
NWT is a garden that required tending to by multiple caretakers in order to grow fruitfully.
- What questions came up as you were reading this piece?
What was Uno’s incentive to start NWT?
How do you approach work and opportunity from an altruistic place so that it is beneficial to society rather than self serving?
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