Free Play : Improvisation in Life and Art

This book is about the inner sources of spontaneous creation. It is about where art in the widest sense comes from. It is about why we create and what we learn while doing so. It is about the flow of unhindered creative energy: the joy of making art in all its varied forms. Free Play is directed towards people in any field who want to contact, honour and strengthen their own creative powers. It reveals how inspiration arises within us, how that inspiration may be blocked, derailed or obscured by certain unavoidable facts of life. How it can finally be liberated - how we can be liberated - to speak or sing, write or paint, dance or play, with our own authentic voice. Wise, generous and timeless, it has been a touchstone for creativity since 1990 and it is a book that you will find yourself reaching for again and again in times of need. This 2024 edition includes a new afterword by the author and a foreword by Women's Prize for Fiction-winner Ruth Ozeki.Author: Nachmanovitch, Stephen,author,Ozeki, Ruth,foreword Contributors: Nachmanovitch, Stephen,author,Ozeki, Ruth,foreword Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language Edition: Main - Canons Published/Release Date: 18 Jan 2024 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Canongate Books Author/Director/Artist: Stephen Nachmanovitch Dimension (cm): 198x129x16 mm Package Dimension (cm): 22x197x130 mm Item Weight (g): 174 Package Weight (g): 180