DMP Artist/Educator Statement
As an artist I learned that my artistic contributions are essential in a devised piece and group work in general. In past projects involving collaboration I often took the role of note-taker, question-poser, and listener, which are very important, but I was not the best at suggesting creative ideas of my own to the group. I have recently discovered that a fault of mine that has kept me from having and sharing creative ideas is that I fear blame. If something turns out less than ideal, I don't want to be connected to the reason of the failure. Through this assignment I have really learned to contribute more and make decisions. I think a devising project made this easier for me to learn because most of the process was everyone trying out each other's ideas. When something didn't work we weren't afraid to acknowledge that and try something else. I think it's safe to say that each one of us posed some ideas that were rejected and some that are...