A few chosen narrative examples, to uncover forms, inspire the soul and stir the creative spirits.
A lovely ‘behind-the-scenes’ snippet here with conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Philharmonic (as they tackle Felix Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3, see number 4). The range of physicality and articulation of emotion he’s imbuing to express the sentiment offers a summarising vignette of his overall teaching approach (see a longer example from a year ago).
A deconstruction of one of the best songs on the planet (check out the Alchemy live version—you’re very welcome). Illustrated with demonstrative talent, intersecting performance and historical / lyrical context, with no jump-cut and all done in one-take. Masterful.
The Idiosyncratic Nightmare Podcast discusses and explores painting with a guest artist whilst the two interviewers paint a portrait of said guest. The five camera set up offers a unique and multi-layered evolving experience and is damn impressive. Would be wonderful to have seen the response from the guest to their portraits.
Check out all the ‘For Those Who Want To Tell Better Stories’ posts.