Category Archives: Performing Arts

Diary of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am. Pt 15

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

I have been wounded by Wilson and something is growing in the cut. Art should bruise, inspire, provoke, affirm, pose questions and soothe. Gem has done all that and Wilson is offering me more. I accept. Continue reading →

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Water Rites

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

ain’t nobody business what

me & the water

talks about Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am. Pt. 14

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

If you don’t decide where you stand you won’t know why you fell down. I deal in mental groceries. I want to feed my congregation. I don’t do fluff and I ain’t trying to cross over. If you want to … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am. Pt. 13

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

If it’s good make it better. There is no perfect; it’s just a direction we can walk in. Excellence. It’s an interesting word that begs the question according to whom to which I answer: Excelling to the degree that what is offered … Continue reading →

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Dairy of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am Pt. 12

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

We are who we say we are. Standing in the footlights paving a road others can follow. We are on the top of the mountain looking around at the terrain we have traveled. We are all need rest like air but for … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am. Pt 11

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

We were born last night. In the glare of the lights, on a beautiful set, with a packed house, during a balmy evening that was perfect for outdoor theater; we took our first steps. We stood and we walked. There … Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am. Part 10

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

The din of the Theater Godz is deafening; their roar stills the rest of the world.We are about to be born. The portal is opening. Zen time. Rubber meets road here, but the time to bemoan final fates is past. We … Continue reading →

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Dairy of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am. Pt 5

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

How can all the damn roads be uphill?
Sometimes, shit just “is”. Continue reading →

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Diary of a Mad Creative: I create therefore I am: Pt. 3

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Ayodele Nzinga, MFA, PhD

Short time is getting shorter. Costumes, set, programs, show board, props, lights and sound all still need work. Being a creative genius is not all its cracked up to be when your mind moves faster than your hands and the reality that … Continue reading →

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