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Creativity, Theatre, and Meaning

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Creativity – particularly creativity in the arts – can serve as a source of meaning in one’s life. In this chapter, we will explore and apply this concept to the performing arts. The connection between creativity and meaning can take multiple forms. For example, recent conceptions of meaning include three components: coherence, purpose, and significance…

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Look at the absolute joy that Rum Tum Tugger is feeling right now as he is singing (and dancing) in the rain. He is experiencing the pleasure that comes from being creative. The late, great creativity scholar Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi called these moments “Flow.” We experience flow when we are so absorbed in what we are…