We Believe |
We believe in the power of story to re-frame experiences and provide healing and that in the act of telling we release the demons that hold us hostage over time.
We believe that our values are revealed through our stories and that those values revealed expose or form our aesthetic.
We believe that all aesthetic decisions and values are based in our cultural values and experience of the world, and that our experiences, though unique, conform to a set of norms that form the basis of a common community. Out of that community comes a particular set of standards for beauty.
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We believe in the collective experience that creates the aesthetic of a particular community and that our work is in service to that community and accountable to it and its aesthetic.
We believe in the power of art as the experience of cultural interaction and that its value is based on the values of those experiencing the art.
We believe that good and valuable art changes our way of seeing.
We believe that when we practice these values and aesthetics, we create community and form ensemble. Ensemble is the foundation of our collective work.
We believe that practicing ensemble enables us to enter any community with a set of core values that enable us to learn the aesthetic values of the community and respond accordingly in the creative process. |
