Stephen Nachmanovitch performs and teaches internationally as an improvisational violinist and at the intersection of music, dance, theatre, and multimedia arts. Stephen has presented masterclasses and workshops at Julliard and many conservatories and universities.
In this episode, Stephen and Eric discuss his new book, The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of Life, which is an exploration of the creative process, especially the social dimensions of the creative process and a philosophical meditation on living, living fully, and living in the present.
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In This Interview, Stephen Nachmanovitch and I Discuss Improvising in Life and…
His book, The Art of Is: Improvising as a Way of LifeThat creativity is absolutely worthless without an ethical foundationThe ethics of creativityBuddhism and creativityWhy improvisation is so important to himHis interest in the creative process across all fieldsThat the template for improvisation is conversationThe role of listening and equality in improvisational musicThe relationship between impermanence, imperfection, and improvisationThe relationship between chivalry and the phrase “yes, and…”That play isn’t what you do, it’s how you do itThe relationship between discipline and freedomArt as the act of balancingHow self correction is a lot easier without the added burden of guiltThe metaphor of a child learning to walk and the approach of “positive feedback only”What it means to “stamp out nouns”That when you create something that’s “original” it means, simply, that you are the originStephen Nachmanovitch Links:
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