The Artiste and Sustainability
The Identity of an artiste develops over a period of time- a time frame that involves learning and assimilating the art, understanding the social context, recognising personal preference and setting future goals. Renowned artistes are those who have created a certain artistic trademark around themselves after much thought, experimentation, execution and reviews. This trademark style could exist within their body language perhaps, the inflections in tone maybe or even in their distinct approach to poetry (whether in song or in dance). Their art crystallizes over a time frame that is not a mere 5 or 10 years. Much longer, much longer! So if it takes decades to see a maturation of art within you, what then are the factors that keep a young artiste motivated to pursue it for that long a time? More importantly, considering the professional context in which many artistes pursue music and dance today, what is it that makes an artiste sustain their career for decades? Fitness: Of Body and...