I have always been a pro-procrastinator. It's been one of my specialties for school work, and I have quite a system when in comes to that. Sadly, it is not just isolated in my school work. Today, Kivan and I were (okay, are) having trouble in starting the choreography for Les Poissons which is on the schedule to teach the kids tomorrow. It's frustrating when something that you are so passionate about is something that can also cause you such struggle. Both he and I know that it is not fair to the kids to wait until the last minute to choreograph, but sometimes that's just the way things go. The thing with creativity that can be so hard is you have to be in the right mindset for it to strike you in the right way. What I'm grappling with now is should I feel guilty about procrastinating until the creativity is right, or more guilty about trying to choreograph with a "must-get-it-done" attitude. In both cases, there is the chance that the work won't be as great as it could be. Yet, I think with procrastination, you always hit a stride where everything gets silly and bigger than life. And this is where Kivan and I have always found our most exciting ideas. Granted, waiting for these ideas to hit us can be very stressful and frustrating, but it is also one of the most exciting things when one of them pans out. I think having the forced outlook on it stifles creativity and results in work that neither Kivan and I, nor the kids can get excited about. So maybe what I'm thinking is procrastination is not the greatest thing, but knowing to wait until you hit your creative power hour can be the the bold choice that just might result in the coolest thing since sliced bread.
*Update: We finished at 12:17 and we stumbled upon funny faces, funny walks, and beautiful sentiments.
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