Caitlin Kraus — “Gone Beyond”
Track: “Gone Beyond”
Album: GONE BEYOND
Artist: Caitlin Kraus
Artist Location: Athens, Ohio
Info:
“Second full-length album featuring ten tracks recorded at Peachfork Studios in Pomeroy, OH released in October 2023. All songs (music and lyrics) are written by Caitlin Kraus. Please see individual track links for lyrics and thoughts about each song, but please hear and take away whatever you want to.”
“Originally from Columbus, OH, Caitlin Kraus is a singer and songwriter living in Athens, OH. Kraus has performed her music solo and with a band over the past decade. Her music is melodic, largely lyric-based, and falls within indie-folk/alternative genres.”
Caitlin Kraus – lead vocals, guitar, harmony vocals
Matt Box – bass guitar
Mark “Pokey” Hellenberg – drums/percussion
Bernie Nau – keyboard, harmony vocals, whistling
John Borchard – pedal steel, electric 12-string guitar, baritone guitar
Kyle Slemmer – baritone saxophone
Price: $1 (USD) for track; $10 (USD) for 10-track album
Genre: Singer-Songwriter
Links:
https://caitlinkrausmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gone-beyond
https://caitlinkrausmusic.bandcamp.com
https://caitlinkraus.bandcamp.com/album/waiting-for-the-world-dead-man
https://www.facebook.com/caitlinkrausmusic
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GONE BEYOND
WHAT RISES
“Waiting for the World” / “Dead Man”
Caitlin Kraus: “Gone Beyond” (Caitlin Kraus performs “Gone Beyond” Aug. 17, 2023, at the Athens (OH) Community Center.) — From the album GONE BEYOND.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4zFYr55b5E
Caitlin Kraus: “Make It Clear” (Caitlin Kraus performs “Make It Clear” Aug. 17, 2023, at the Athens (OH) Community Center.) — From the album GONE BEYOND.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1isFj2Oxiu4
Caitlin Kraus: “Strange Other” (Caitlin Kraus performs “Strange Other” Aug. 17, 2023, at the Athens (OH) Community Center.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Wc3pkXIiA
Caitlin Kraus at the 2020 Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJFIal2SyU
Caitlin Kraus: “Follow Me” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdywiZXm2nc
It is a very special honor to have completed this music video for “Follow Me,” which was directed by the wonderful Adam Remnant who also recorded the song itself back in 2016. We collaborated on the concepts in the video and spent a chilly, beautiful spring day filming it with his talented students (listed below) at the Nelsonville, OH brick kilns, Hocking River, and surrounding neighborhood. For me, the lyrics and music of this song portray real imagery and memories that have grown dream-like with the passing of time, yet still remain formative and foundational. At its core, it is about transformation and being/becoming, but I hope the ambiguity and symbolism of the song and video also lead to your own interpretation and that you can find something resonant within it. Lyrics and digital/CD format available at caitlinkrausmusic.bandcamp.com. Music website at caitlinkrausmusic.com.
A huge and sincere thank you to Adam Remnant for his direction of the video and to the Hocking College students listed in the following credits: AC – Alex Rhinehart & Najayah Shepard; Grips – Alex Rhinehart, Alexis Pariseau, Najayah Shepard, Nate Ruhl, & Richard Valentine; On-set Photographer – Ivan Reardon
“Follow Me” is featured on the full-length 2020 release What Rises and includes myself on vocals/guitar, Adam Remnant on bass/drums/keyboard, and Hannah Simonetti on violin. The song was recorded and mixed by Adam in Athens, OH while the full album was produced, mixed, and mastered by Bernie Nau at Peachfork Studios in Pomeroy, OH (https://peachforkstudios.com/).
Caitlin Kraus: “This Body”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW9Kp-P3oio
Notes for “This Body”:
A song for the rights of all: the right to be safe in our bodies, the right to make decisions for our bodies, and the right to be who we are in our bodies. (Lyrics below.) I wrote this song […] out of the need to process my anger at women’s rights being taken away and for what this means for other rights down the line. A never-ending issue it seems, but one we can’t stop fighting for. A big thank you to Tom Riggs for taking footage of my first performance of this song with Mark Hellenberg on drums at The Union in Athens, OH.
Lyrics for “This Body”:
This body is temporary, but while it’s here / It’s not yours to hold captive in fear / This body is mine, it was never yours / So fuck your laws and gods and guns / I get to say what I put inside / I GET TO CHOOSE, IT IS MY RIGHT / This body is sacred, but only safe / When I’m in charge, you have no claim / This body is proud and wears the crown / Makes the decisions and won’t back down / I get to say what I put inside / I GET TO CHOOSE, IT IS MY RIGHT / And don’t tell me who I can love or about my identity / Don’t use your privilege to subject your patriarchy / I get to say what I put inside / I GET TO CHOOSE, IT IS MY RIGHT
Caitlin Kraus: “What Rises” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoD-LgA6qUg
Caitlin Kraus: “Pink Cloud”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC8sNynVLUo
Caitlyn Kraus: Boogie on the Bricks (10 August 2019) — Athens, Ohio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtxfc4dMprM
Caitlin Kraus: Interview and “Waiting for the World”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoahBWpuys
Caitlin Kraus: “Follow Me”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9yePPAwOa8
Caitlin Kraus Torres: “Dead Man” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brtzE73ZGsg
Caitlin Kraus: Full Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpk-Wyr1aTw
Caitlin Kraus: “On the Way Down” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNioAruv6SA
Caitlin Kraus: “Synchronicity” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdNN1MD-Og
Caitlin Kraus: “All Along”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfrySyGEnR0
Caitlin Kraus Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4_ulcpWBI0
Caitlyn Kraus: “Dead Man” on SA Live (KSAT-TV) — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mCcPpJymcg
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQruwqEa_LjrqQBZy2lUww
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8cBT8QZwxhfta7xZBtPJOUspm3GMO7NA
Caitlin Kraus: Ohio University Adjunct Professor of Music Therapy
https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/music/ck294906
Caitlin Kraus: Live From Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7kcljjvX-s
Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Dead Man” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y16d-52JL-I
Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Locket” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj84dLCtzwc
Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “On My Knees”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg97-pfc5qs
Caitlin Kraus with Mark Hellenberg: “Follow Me” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFIXQEYInRg
Caitlin Kraus: “Waiting for the World” / “Dead Man”
Caitlin Kraus Torres: “Fill Your Heart” (David Bowie Cover)
Caitlin Kraus: “Waiting for the World” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eBknAqMHlQ
Caitlin Kraus: “Full Bloom” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37Io7QofGQ
Caitlin Kraus: “Make Love Stay” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOFyvkjHvrk
Caitlin Kraus: “By Dark” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40JuJpCqmiY
Caitlin Kraus: “Down to You” — From the album WHAT RISES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ykF7XPGYk
Interview & Article for WOUB Public Media (8/6/2020): Interview about upcoming performance for the Virtual Nelsonville Music Festival, history as a songwriter and musician, and experiences as a performer during the pandemic.
https://woub.org/2020/08/06/virtual-nelsonville-music-festival-interviews-caitlin-kraus/
Article for WOUB Public Media (10/12/2017): Article about Caitlin’s path as both a songwriter and musician as well as a music therapist.
https://woub.org/2017/10/12/caitlin-kraus-a-twofold-journey/
OVRLD Austin Music First (6/13/2016): “On her new single ‘Waiting for the World,’ Caitlin Kraus’ sweetly shimmering voice rises out of an oceanic musical backing, giving the track a melancholic feel, like a reinterpretation of The Awakening’s bitter conclusion. Kraus’ voice is powerful but not in a bombastic sense, it’s instead devastating in its emotional richness. The well-arranged strings that emerge after the beginning of the song aid in this, making ‘Waiting for the World’ an excellent bit of chamber pop that stands out for the frequently unimaginatively produced singer songwriter tracks Austin is oversaturated with.”
https://ovrld.com/latest-toughs/kodachrome-borzoi-kydd/
Caitlin Kraus: “Golden and Blue”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfbKehHLggk
Caitlin Kraus: “Enough”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkgVzxvaJZs
Caitlin Kraus at the Union
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNzx2J44W4k
GONE BEYOND
Notes and Lyrics Copyrighted by Caitlin Kraus
1. “Gone Beyond”
“The words ‘gone beyond’ in the title track of this album refer to transcending, moving onward–a celebration of letting go of what has been holding one back. The death and rebirth that happens when we are no longer weighed down by conditions. I hope that the listener can relate to this song in whatever way they need or want to at a given time.
Struggling to find the bottom And as you tread the waves You make contact with currents That could carry you for days Float on your back Finding shapes in the clouds There is no sign of danger Nothing to figure out You’ve gone beyond You’ve gone beyond Gone beyond Swimming for the surface You give way to the flow The sunlight spills on treasure You had dreamt of long ago Release the expectation That there’ll be a debt to pay You’ve permission to good fortune And a place that you can stay You’ve gone beyond Gone beyond Gone beyond Hold it up to your ear Place it back in the sea All the spirals inside a shell Whisper of some memory And all the rooms inside your heart Echo of what you believe You’ve gone beyond Gone beyond Gone beyond Gone beyond You’ve gone beyond Gone beyond Gone beyond Gone beyond
2. “Fool”
“This song initially began as an exercise in using similes. (Mission accomplished!) However, it took on more meaning as I found myself frustrated and questioning why it is sometimes so difficult to extinguish or move on from what we know is no longer serving us. Change is hard, isn’t it?”
Why do I always go erasing Every time I grow close to facing What I know in my heart to be true? Who am I to go pretending When in my mind I’m only ever spending Every second of every minute with you? Like a purple bruise that won’t seem to heal Like a rock lodged in the spoke of a wheel I go ‘round in circles losing fuel Like a speck of dust caught in your eye Like a brand new kite that refuses to fly I may seem as stubborn as a mule But I’m really just a hopeless fool When did I get used to hiding? My left and right brain are always fighting Over what to do or say How can I keep on blaming circumstance? I’m so tired of claiming that tomorrow Will be different than today Like a purple bruise that won’t seem to heal Like a rock lodged in the spoke of a wheel I go ‘round in circles losing fuel Like a speck of dust caught in your eye Like a brand new kite that refuses to fly I may seem as stubborn as a mule But I’m really just a hopeless fool Oh, tell me what to do Looking for something new, something more Oh, baby, I’m moving on Can’t be a puppet or a pawn, won’t be ignored Like a purple bruise that won’t seem to heal Like a rock lodged in the spoke of a wheel I go ‘round in circles losing fuel Like a speck of dust caught in your eye Like a brand new kite that refuses to fly I may seem as stubborn as a mule But I’m really just a hopeless fool
3. “Who’s to Say”
“Acknowledging that it is okay to not know–to not have all the answers–to not be perfect and to work toward patience. It is in breaking free from that desire for control that it becomes easier to not rely on false displays or façades that only get in the way. Of course, none of that is easy to do, but this song suggests we might try.
I’m misaligned, I’m out to lunch Oh, you lost me way back there I try to float and hold my breath But the truth is I don’t care Putting on pretenses And if I’m suspended in time Then the weight of my mind Can drift for awhile But I’m still looking for you In everyone that I see I can’t trick my head so well When my heart just won’t agree It’s like a river rising I could start revising the route Afraid of it flooding me out But the story remains And who’s to say where I have to land? Looking back over my shoulder Reaching forward for your hand They talk of natural order But I’m not sure what that means Maybe I can make it up as I go And still land on my feet I want to sing something new And mean it for a change It’s all about the words you choose How they shift and rearrange With no limitations And if I’m patient enough Don’t worry if it’s still rough Then I’m on my way And who’s to say where I have to land? Looking back over my shoulder Reaching forward for your hand They talk of natural order But I’m not sure what that means Maybe I can make it up as I go And still land on my feet
4. “Garden”
“A song about loving and doing so purely, without restraint. While this song can be for anyone, I originally wrote this as an ode to self-love–not in an egotistical fashion, but in the spirit of self-compassion despite one’s mistakes, backslides, and those twisty paths that often lead us to guilt, shame, and stagnancy. I’m still learning and maybe you are too. I think I we all deserve love on that journey.”
Lead me to your garden, girl Let me find a way To shed this skin and step right in Without old fear and shame Before time becomes tangled up Before I lose my nerve Take my hand and comfort me Please show me something pure I am spoiled and blinded by All the reasons that I’ve lied And all the love I’ve kept inside Is waiting for you Wild and unafraid No one will find us here No reason we should hide The open door and sky above I let go of my pride Before time becomes tangled up Before I lose my nerve Take my hand and comfort me Please show me something pure I am spoiled and blinded by All the reasons that I’ve lied And all the love I’ve kept inside Is waiting for you Yes, all the love I’m kept inside Is waiting for you Wild and unafraid Wild and unafraid Wild and unafraid
5. “Let Me Out”
“The oldest song on this album, written all the way back in Austin, TX. I wrote this after watching 1970 Czech film Valerie & Her Week of Wonders (based on Vítězslav Nezval’s 1935 novel). The imagery in the movie inspired the music and lyrics… caught between darkness and light, reverie and nightmare, coming of age amidst the push and pull of love, sex, occult and religion.”
Climb up the ladder, holding light What would you steal from me tonight? Behind a mask, wrapped in your cloak Untie my hair and hold me close Just hold me close And when I’m running through a field Some strange demon at my heels Something watches from its tower Drops of blood on every flower On every flower Oh, I’ll leave my dress behind As they preach from up on high Bury the letter they’ll never see Our limbs stretched out against a tree Burning quietly at the stake Tie me up and I will wake Wings are beating against my chest Leave me now like all the rest For all the rest Skin so pale in a room of white Blood on my teeth, I’m kept alive Kiss me now, ignore their cries You’ve turned golden before my eyes In my eyes Oh, I’ll leave my dress behind As they preach from up on high Bury the letter they’ll never see Our limbs stretched out against a tree So let me in, let me out Let me in, let me out Do not give your secret out Do not give your secret out
6. “All Along”
“I call this ‘a love song from a ghost.’ While there may be a playful element to this theme, it is also meant to represent the connection between the deceased and the living that continues on after a person leaves this realm. This is not meant to necessarily suggest a specific spiritual belief about an afterlife, but to offer the idea that we can remain connected through memory, objects, and our senses.”
I’ll tell you when I touch the ground I’ve been levitating since I came to town Since I came to town, there is whispering Of unbidden sound, a distant history Like Orion shining through the skeletal trees See Orion shining through the skeletal trees A somersault in mid-air Then I disappear, you swear you saw me there You saw me there, but in the end You told yourself it was just pretend Now I’m up all night trying to transcend Now I’m up all night trying to send A sign that I’m here with you Could appear in the mirror, visit a dream or two I call out your name, a flicker of light, our favorite song Don’t worry, darling, I’ve been here all along Does it seem like a foreign thing? This open hand that I’m offering I’m offering, I’m singing out ‘Til you can believe and there is no doubt That you can still find what you’re looking for That you will still find what you’re looking for A sign that I’m here with you Could appear in the mirror, visit a dream or two I call out your name, a flicker of light, our favorite song Don’t worry, darling, I’ve been here all along In the darkness, I’ve been here all along In the hard times, I’ve been here all along Don’t worry, darling, I’ve been here all along
7. “Never Ask You”
“Another song born out of an interesting songwriting exercise–to write from the perspective of an inanimate object. I chose a wonderful purveyor of music: the beloved record player needle… although this could also be sung from the perspective of a lover or a friend as well.”
You set me down to lift you up again Or make some room to cry I’ll never ask you for a reason why I’ve got an inkling That you need me more than you let on I’ve got a feeling You’ll be dusting me off before too long You seek my company when you need a song You set me down to lift you up again Or make some room to cry I’ll never ask you for a reason why Set the record straight I’ll send it spinning ‘round and ‘round I’ll try not to skip ahead Keep it steady in the sound So pure and close, so lost and found Oh, if you let me, I’ll take you back in time And if you need to cry I’ll never ask you for a reason why And I know I’m not the only one I know there’s many more like me So please be gentle with your hand And I will do the best I can To ease your mind and set your heart free Oh, if you let me, I’ll take you back in time And if you need to cry I’ll never ask you for a reason why So set me down to lift you up again Or make some room to cry I’ll never ask you for a reason why I’ll never ask you for a reason why I’ll never ask you for a reason why
8. “Make It Clear”
“This song comes from a similar place as the second track “Fool” (and, in fact, even includes the word “fool”). It is a song of coming to terms with the worries and questions that come with a reckoning that something must change. However, it comes from a less angsty space and a more understanding one. Knowing that there is a lesson in the waiting as well. (For those of you that are familiar with the term ‘cognitive distortions,’ you may notice the terms fortune-telling, mind-reading, and all-or-nothing. That’s the nerdy therapist in me emerging.)”
Are you willing? Are you able To lay it all out on the table? Tired of fortune-telling and mind-reading This ache for answers has been feeding all my fears Oh, baby, make it clear… ooo At the mercy of nighttime The wheel is spinning and the moon is shining bright And sleep will carry me into another day Where I fool myself into forgetting the words I’d like to say Softening edges, tearing out pages Tiptoeing lightly, shifting in stages When will this cycle, never-ending Vicious, counterfeit pretending, let me be? Oh, darling, look at me… ooo At the mercy of nighttime The wheel is spinning and the moon is shining bright And sleep will carry me into another day Where I fool myself into forgetting the words I’d like to say What is the lesson I’m learning? Let it overthrow, let it overflow these bounds It’s never been all-or-nothing There’s a space between There’s a light I’ve seen in you It’s time to make it clear… ooo It’s time to make it clear… ooo It’s time to make it clear… ooo
9. “Paper & String”
“A song about loss and hurt and that arduous, messy art of finding closure. As simple and as complicated as that.”
All these rules to follow Definitions to memorize An expectation To learn a new language overnight But all I have is a memory Of that song you used to sing Pretend to piece myself together Like I am made of paper and string Turn the lights down low As the night air trickles in the window If I could leave, you know I would But I’m bound to a dream It trails me along Makes me believe I could do no wrong But, deep inside, I already know The damage is done Call me by a new name And if you say it loud enough Let it linger in the air You may see me as someone you could love Now all I have is a memory Of some song you used to sing Years go by and I unravel and fray Like I am made of paper and string Made of paper and string Turn the lights down low As the night air trickles in the window If I could leave, you know I would But I’m bound to a dream It trails me along Makes me believe I could do no wrong But, deep inside, I already know The damage is done Oh, I’m a moth to the flame Some worn-out cliché, history repeating They say, “Focus on your breathing, feet on the ground, heart beating” But your silence is all I can hold onto It trails me along Makes me believe I could do no wrong But, deep inside, I already know The damage is done
10. “No Translation”
“A song of searching for connection–that which has been lost, that which is being found. Also a song of appreciation for the experience of connection to another person and what takes place in that space.”
Looking for a sign of life A movement in that desert of time The sand that sits, the nameless days A well run dry and I cannot trace your spirit Tell me if I’m near it, hot or cold Used to be no question of how Or when or why to believe, but now It’s measured out, an inch, a mile Go check the news—is it still in style to feel? Searching for something real before I go The air in your lungs Our chambers of heart The wings in my stomach A work of art I’m lying awake remembering I’m lying awake remembering I’m lying awake I’m lying awake The clock resumes, the ticking strong A pulsing rhythm, the body’s song Got a front row seat every night And a burning wish to make things right There’s no translation for this love The air in your lungs Our chambers of heart The wings in my stomach A work of art I’m lying awake remembering I’m lying awake remembering I’m lying awake The air in your lungs Our chambers of heart The wings in my stomach A work of art I’m lying awake remembering I’m lying awake remembering I’m lying awake translating your love
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William Shakespeare’s 3 Henry VI, aka Henry VI, Part 3: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Henry V: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s King John: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s King Lear: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labor’s Lost: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Macbeth: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Othello: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Richard II: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Richard III: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Two Noble Kinsmen: A Retelling in Prose
William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale: A Retelling in Prose
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- RISE ABOVE.
Theater director Tyrone Guthrie advised his actors and crew to do this. The advice means to rise above whatever forces are working against you. All of us have personal problems. No one’s life is perfect. Sometimes, life seems to conspire against us. Rise above all that, and produce the best work you can.
- ASTONISH ME.
Dance impresario Sergei Diaghilev advised his choreographers to do this. The advice means what it says. Do such good work that the person who commissioned the work—and of course the audience—is astonished. (Tyrone Guthrie also used this phrase.)
- DO IT NOW.
As a young man, choreographer George Balanchine nearly died and so he believed in living his life day by day and not holding anything back. He would tell his dancers, “Why are you stingy with yourselves? Why are you holding back? What are you saving for—for another time? There are no other times. There is only now. Right now.” Throughout his career, including before he became world renowned, he worked with what he had, not complaining about wanting a bigger budget or better dancers. One of the pieces of advice Mr. Balanchine gave over and over was this: “Do it now.”
- GO OUT AND GET ONE.
Ruth St. Denis once taught Martha Graham an important lesson when Ms. Graham was just starting to dance. Ms. St. Denis told Ms. Graham, “Show me your dance.” Ms. Graham replied, “I don’t have one,” and Ms. St. Denis advised, “Well, dear, go out and get one.” (Everyone needs an art to practice. Your art need not be dance. Perhaps your art can be writing autobiographical essays. Of course, you may practice more than one art.)
- WORK A LITTLE HARDER.
“I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good—maybe you’re not the best, so you should work a little harder.”—Jay Leno
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