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The art of is : improvising as a way of life / Stephen Nachmanovitch.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Novato, California : New World Library, [2019]Description: 274 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781608686155
  • 1608686159
Subject(s):
Contents:
Tell them about the dream -- Introduction -- Interplay. Improvising ; Verbs and nouns ; Knobs and dials ; Stuck or sticky ; Finger-kissing ; This moment ; Universal language ; Bedtime stories -- Thinking as nature thinks. Natural history ; All about frogs ; Twists and turns ; Listening ; Interruptions and offers ; Rubbing ; Mushrooms and tide pools ; Wabi-sabi ; After-flavor -- Art and power. Cloud of companions ; The way it's supposed to be ; Art and power ; Daughters' daughters ; Arrested ; Heart sword.
Summary: "A multi-media artist and noted musician explores the value of improvisation in art, work, and relationships, illustrating his insights with personal experiences and quotes from great thinkers, past and present."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 153.35 N122 Available 33111009141116
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-263) and index.

"A multi-media artist and noted musician explores the value of improvisation in art, work, and relationships, illustrating his insights with personal experiences and quotes from great thinkers, past and present."-- Provided by publisher.

Tell them about the dream -- Introduction -- Interplay. Improvising ; Verbs and nouns ; Knobs and dials ; Stuck or sticky ; Finger-kissing ; This moment ; Universal language ; Bedtime stories -- Thinking as nature thinks. Natural history ; All about frogs ; Twists and turns ; Listening ; Interruptions and offers ; Rubbing ; Mushrooms and tide pools ; Wabi-sabi ; After-flavor -- Art and power. Cloud of companions ; The way it's supposed to be ; Art and power ; Daughters' daughters ; Arrested ; Heart sword.

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