Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
- Leonardo da Vinci
Choreographer Twyla Tharp starts a project by collecting items that inspire her. What she calls her magpie impulses might include a toy, photograph, quotations, passages from books read, or a CD. The items placed in a cardboard file box spark her creativity.
First she places a message with a stated goal. She's written: Keep it simple. Something Perfect or Tell a story.
Everything is raw material,” Tharp says. “Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it.”
Tharp discovered that the more she created the more she wanted to create.
Creative Write: Let Tharp's strategies spur your creativity. Choose five items in the categories above. Let them spark an idea for a story or poem.
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