Concept Per-formance

Muses

ZogaroS — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:49:01 +0000

Good creation has always depended on some kind of muse. This is why I divided my creative work according to each Muse of the Greek mythology. Being a heir of the Greek civilization, I have always been fascinated by their pantheon. As far as my idea of performance I am deeply inspired by the Greek Theatre where the different arts would meet for the catharsis and the good of the society. That is to say: We need arts to feel good!

The Muses (Ancient Greek αἱ μοῦσαι, hai moũsai: perhaps from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men- “think”) in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths. The compliment to a real woman who inspires creative endeavor is a later idea.

The Classical understanding of the muses tripled their triad, set at nine goddesses, who embody the arts and inspire creation with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance.

Speaking of Graces, I once praise them and call them in my most powerful song so far. The word came out naturally, without even thinking that they once were goddesses. I was having a tragedy cry in my throat. And that was the first word that came out.

In Greek mythology, a Charis (Χάρις) is one of several Charites (Χάριτες; Greek: “Graces“), goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility. They ordinarily numbered three, from youngest to oldest: Aglaea (“Splendor”),Euphrosyne (“Mirth”), and Thalia (“Good Cheer”). In Roman mythology they were known as the Gratiae, the “Graces”.

Concept Per-formance

ZogaroS — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:47:33 +0000

Since when I became an adult artist I started to conceive the idea of concept per-formance.

Singer and Songwriters nowadays cannot limit themselves to writing songs and publishing their CD’s. The actual performance of that work is what counts. Per-form, coming from Latin, means going through forms. And these forms should have a link that goes back to the core idea that inspired the first creative act that set the fire for ‘the rest’ to happen.

Creative Process

ZogaroS — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:47:21 +0000

We have been reflecting of the creative process, we have exchange ideas, we exprimented it first hand.

My final project wants to focus on the process. We said that our society think that creativity is when we have a final product, but we are missing the fact the real beauty is in the process itself.

This is why I created this blog that I have been wanting to start for a long time. A place where I can store all my creative work, thoughts, steps and different sides of my artistic growth. It will be a constant work-in-progress (therefore it does not end, nor it is complete with this assignment…).