Following the White- Hot Fire Inside of You

The other half of the program, Tharp intentionally leaves a mystery until she arrives. She doesn’t plan what music she’ll be using or which dancers she’ll be working with. She won’t even think about the lighting or costumes until she arrives. The large white room will become her motivation to create something brand new.

I wish I had a secret I could let you in on, some formula my father passed on to me in a whisper just before he died, some code word that has enabled me to sit at my desk and land flights of creative inspiration like an air-traffic controller. But I don’t. All I know is that the process is pretty much the same for almost everyone I know. The good n

Artists who are able to continually create great works throughout their lives often manage to preserve these childlike qualities. Practicing a way of being that allows you to see the world through uncorrupted, innocent eyes can free you to act in concert with the universe’s timetable.