deelybopper
New member
Hi Caroline!
Merry-go-round describes it exactly!!! I spend probably waaaay too much time thinking about this sort of thing
I also agree with Suheir that all entertainment is art...perhaps we need a Venn diagram...entertainment as a subset of art...
It's great that the Arabic Arts Festival gets supported by the ACE! And of course, dance is a part of that...so that's a step on the road. And you're right - validating what we do as an art would bring funding to those who can't currently afford the cost of developing themselves as an artist (training, costumes, etc). I struggle sometimes to see how we can do this though as we always seem to be struggling against pre-conceptions about what we do - it's social function, it's value in it's original cultures, oh don't get me started
Merry-go-round describes it exactly!!! I spend probably waaaay too much time thinking about this sort of thing
I also agree with Suheir that all entertainment is art...perhaps we need a Venn diagram...entertainment as a subset of art...
It's great that the Arabic Arts Festival gets supported by the ACE! And of course, dance is a part of that...so that's a step on the road. And you're right - validating what we do as an art would bring funding to those who can't currently afford the cost of developing themselves as an artist (training, costumes, etc). I struggle sometimes to see how we can do this though as we always seem to be struggling against pre-conceptions about what we do - it's social function, it's value in it's original cultures, oh don't get me started