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Three Stages

Artists shed light on their creative process by focusing on three stages in the development of one work of art.

Three Stages: Dawn Lane

August 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. Here, Dawn Lane (Choreography Fellow '10) traces her new dance piece "one potato, two potato" from its inspiration, to its juxtapositions, to the collaborations that have led to its premiere at Jacob's Pillow in Becket, MA, September 2 and … [Read more...]

Three Stages: Betsy Damian

February 25, 2011 4 Comments

In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in one work of art. In 2010, artist and educator Betsy Damian received a Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Finalist award for her children's book Rèv Abnè a: Abner's Vision. Here, she traces its creative path. Inspiration Over the past twelve years, I have had … [Read more...]

Three Stages: Cynthia Morrison Phoel

October 20, 2010 Leave a Comment

In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in the creative life of one work of art. Here, Cynthia Morrison Phoel (Fiction/Creative Nonfiction Fellow '10, '04) discusses the personal and creative history behind her short story collection Cold Snap: Bulgaria Stories. Your browser does not support … [Read more...]

Three Stages: Eric Henry Sanders

June 4, 2010 1 Comment

In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in the creative life of one work of art. Here, Eric Henry Sanders (Playwriting Fellow '09) discusses the evolution of his play Reservoir. Listen to a scene from Reservoir, performed by Company One Theatre. Directed by Shawn LaCount, with Fedna Jacquet as … [Read more...]

Three Stages: Tara L. Masih

February 5, 2010 2 Comments

In Three Stages, we ask Massachusetts artists to shed light on their art-making process by focusing on three stages in the creative life of one work of art. Here, writer and editor Tara L. Masih takes us through the writing process that produced the upcoming story collection Where the Dog Star Never Glows (Press 53, 2010). Tara will read from the collection at Brookline … [Read more...]

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