The Art of Is

Informationen zum Autor An improvisational violinist and the author of the classic work Free Play, Stephen Nachmanovitch, PhD, performs and teaches internationally at the intersections of multimedia, performing arts, ecology, and philosophy. Klappentext A MASTERFUL BOOK ABOUT BREATHING LIFE INTO ART AND ART INTO LIFE Stephen Nachmanovitch's The Art of Is is a philosophical meditation on living, living fully, living in the present. To the author, an improvisation is a co-creation that arises out of listening and mutual attentiveness, out of a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. It is a product of the nervous system, bigger than the brain and bigger than the body; it is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, unprecedented and unrepeatable. Drawing from the wisdom of the ages, The Art of Is not only gives the reader an inside view of the states of mind that give rise to improvisation, it is also a celebration of the power of the human spirit, which when exercised with love, immense patience, and discipline is an antidote to hate. Yo-Yo Ma, cellist Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents 1. Tell Them About the Dream 2. Introduction I - Interplay 3. Improvising 4. Verbs and Nouns 5. Knobs and Dials 6. Stuck or Sticky 7. Finger Kissing 8. Nothing Forever 9. Universal Language 10. Bedtime Stories II - Thinking as Nature Thinks 11. Natural History 12. All About Frogs 13. Twists and Turns 14. Listening 15. Interruptions and Offers 16. Rubbing 17. Mushrooms 18. Wabi-Sabi 19. After-flavor III - Art and Power 20. Cloud of Companions 21. The Way It's Supposed to Be 22. Art and Power 23. Daughters' Daughters 24. Arrested 25. Heart Sword

Autorentext

An improvisational violinist and the author of the classic work Free Play, Stephen Nachmanovitch, PhD, performs and teaches internationally at the intersections of multimedia, performing arts, ecology, and philosophy.

Klappentext

**A MASTERFUL BOOK ABOUT BREATHING LIFE INTO ART AND ART INTO LIFE
**
“Stephen Nachmanovitch’s The Art of Is is a philosophical meditation on living, living fully, living in the present. To the author, an improvisation is a co-creation that arises out of listening and mutual attentiveness, out of a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity. It is a product of the nervous system, bigger than the brain and bigger than the body; it is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, unprecedented and unrepeatable. Drawing from the wisdom of the ages, The Art of Is not only gives the reader an inside view of the states of mind that give rise to improvisation, it is also a celebration of the power of the human spirit, which — when exercised with love, immense patience, and discipline — is an antidote to hate.”
— Yo-Yo Ma, cellist

Inhalt

Contents

1. Tell Them About the Dream
2. Introduction

I - Interplay

3. Improvising
4. Verbs and Nouns
5. Knobs and Dials
6. Stuck or Sticky
7. Finger Kissing
8. Nothing Forever
9. Universal Language
10. Bedtime Stories

II - Thinking as Nature Thinks

11. Natural History
12. All About Frogs
13. Twists and Turns
14. Listening
15. Interruptions and Offers
16. Rubbing
17. Mushrooms
18. Wabi-Sabi
19. After-flavor

III - Art and Power

20. Cloud of Companions
21. The Way It's Supposed to Be
22. Art and Power
23. Daughters' Daughters
24. Arrested
25. Heart Sword