#powerofrecognition

"The power of Recognition is the ability to guide your emotions to the state needed. It is in this power that you will align your emotions with the desire. Recognize that many different emotions are needed to achieve and manifest. Do not fear your emotions, understand them and control their state. This is the power of recognition." 

—Pamela and W.T. Hamilton

Often, areas of our lives overlap, ideas cross-pollinate and it's difficult to locate the original source of a particular line of thinking. My work with John here at Interdisciplinaryness has been instrumental in contributing towards the ground from which the PLABORATORY springs, and John continues to be an invaluable partner as we each strive to articulate meaningful aspects of our work.

When we added Value Driven Action to our list of Interdisciplinaryness attributes, I was unaware of how much this aspect of things would begin to dominate my thinking. The PLABORATORY, IFCAP's Laboratory for Play, is becoming a place where values are openly discussed and influence our efforts. Below is a post about our first official session of 2016, wherein three layers of recognition were formulated that created meaning for both maker/performer and audience. 

They are:

1)   Moments of recognition regarding the source material.

2)   Moments of recognition wherein the performer acknowledged/included the audience directly.

3)   Moments of recognition wherein we see/recognize ourselves onstage.

If these three things were prioritized, were considered valuable enough to influence choices made during our creative processes, I wonder what how our experience of making and receiving new work would change?

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