Finished reading Carlos Acosta's memoir No Way Home for my Dance and Migration class. It was an enjoyable read, but sad to hear about the competition, injuries and job insecurity even the most famous and respected ballet dancers face.
Carlos Acosta is known a world-class performer, born in Cuba and the son of a truck driver. At one point, he says...
"Sometimes obstacles can become the very things that motivate us. When food is accessible and abundant, when options are endless, then art becomes a hobby. I believed that if I had had everything, I would have lost interest in dance in a few years, abandoning it to pursue a university degree, or to open a business. But when art is the only way out, the only way of supporting loved ones, when the practice of your art is the only way to make yourself seen, heard, distinguished, then art is never just a hobby. Art is a means of survival; passion is more intense, the nails and the broken floorboards nothing more than an excuse to work harder and become even better...."
Carlos Acosta is known a world-class performer, born in Cuba and the son of a truck driver. At one point, he says...
"Sometimes obstacles can become the very things that motivate us. When food is accessible and abundant, when options are endless, then art becomes a hobby. I believed that if I had had everything, I would have lost interest in dance in a few years, abandoning it to pursue a university degree, or to open a business. But when art is the only way out, the only way of supporting loved ones, when the practice of your art is the only way to make yourself seen, heard, distinguished, then art is never just a hobby. Art is a means of survival; passion is more intense, the nails and the broken floorboards nothing more than an excuse to work harder and become even better...."
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