Ben Cameron: The true power of the performing arts Video on TED.com
There's truth here..... Get past the introduction and listen to what he has to say about the future of the performing arts. I would say that the power of any art is its social relevance. I want to be stirred, shaken, moved and lifted by the art I encounter. I want it to matter, whether that is by making me laugh, think, or cry. It may make me angry or puzzled or draw me into that curious place of resonating mystery. I don't really care how good you are technically at drawing lines or balancing on your toes, if it doesn't come from a place of heart, it is probably not of interest to me. I need to know it matters to you. Then it will matter to me, regardless of whether I "like" it or think it is "good".
The arts, whatever they do, whenever they call us together, invite us to look at our fellow human being with generosity and curiosity.
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