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Man on Wire

2008

A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century".

94 min

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FindCenter Quotes ImageOne of the deepest purposes of all art is to marry what is with what can be.

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Mark Nepo
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05:39

The Art of the Metaphor - Jane Hirshfield

How do metaphors help us better understand the world? And, what makes a good metaphor? Explore these questions with writers like Langston Hughes and Carl Sandburg, who have mastered the art of bringing a scene or emotion to life. Lesson by Jane Hirshfield, animation by Ben Pearce

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Jane Hirshfield
2012
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04:39

Giving Artists With Disabilities a Space to Thrive

Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, is the world’s first and largest nonprofit center dedicated to giving artists with disabilities the space to let their talents shine.

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2018
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How Lorenza Bottner’s Prescient Art Created Space for Disabled and Trans People

At Documenta 14, the 2017 edition of the touted art festival that takes place once every five years in Kassel, it was an artist heretofore unknown to much of the art world who stole the show: Lorenza Böttner, a German painter, dancer, and performance artist who, in the ’80s and ’90s, began...

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Alex Greenberger
2021
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The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals

Eric Maisel knows from experience and observation that the single most crucial element of success for any endeavor is a regular, daily practice. Dr.

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Eric Maisel
2020
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Coaching the Artist Within: Advice for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians from America’s Foremost Creativity Coach

Creativity Coaching Essentials shows people how to become more effective creators by guiding them through 12 self-coaching lessons.

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Eric Maisel
2005
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Unleashing the Artist Within: Breaking through Blocks and Restoring Creative Purpose

Are you a painter, writer, actor, dancer, musician, or would-be creative? Are you stuck in the process of creating and sharing your art? In Unleashing the Artist Within, Eric Maisel, PhD offers lessons, anecdotes, and real-life case studies that will help you unlock your creative powers. Dr.

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Eric Maisel
2020
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A Writer’s Paris: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul

Enrich your life and write with more intensity than ever on a spirit-renewing adventure in the City of Light. Experience Paris not as a tourist but as a creator, where you dedicate yourself to the bohemian life in picturesque parks, cafés, and bookstores.

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Eric Maisel
2019
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The No-Experience-Necessary Writer’s Course

A unique stress-free approach for anyone who has ever wanted to write.

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Scott Edelstein
1990
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100 Things Every Writer Needs to Know

Writer, editor, and literary agent Scott Edelstein has done it all--and now this industry insider brings his valuable secrets to both beginning and established writers.

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Scott Edelstein
1999
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