The Theater of Life

Theater is a beautiful thing. The culmination of all art forms, and life itself into a single illuminating experience. There’s an endless supply of knowledge, texts, shows and studies to absorb and grow from, each with it’s own lessons to teach about life and living. To understand theater is to understand your life.

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The theatrical experience, different though it may be for the creators, actors, designers and audience, enriches the lives of all who encounter it. It instills a deep sense of intrigue, bringing unexpected emotions forward to raise questions and provide answers to life’s mysteries.
I had a conversation this morning with a distinguished professor of theater. He asserted that an excellent theatrical work is like great classical piece of symphonic music: it cannot be understood in every detail without experiencing it more than once. A play may have an impact on you the first time you see it, but each subsequent experience of it will deepen and enrich not only your knowledge and enjoyment of the piece, but also of your life!

Every new experience of theater, art and music deepens the soul and opens the eyes.

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My point? Live art, absorb art, radiate art and create for yourself a universe of knowledge, beauty, intrigue, passion and love. Run full speed into the enormous molded Jell-O that is art and don’t stop eating until you’ve consumed it all.

Life is yours. Art is yours. Combine art and life and you have a dream of inexplicable beauty that is yours and yours alone… unless you choose to share it.