<p>The dance piece was genuinely terrible. The dancer couldn’t really dance. The choreographer seemed to have a four movement/gesture vocabulary and the “concept” was cringe-inducing. I could tell you more about it, and I’m tempted to, because talking about terrible art can be very fun, but I think any further details would start to be hurtful and maybe mean. These artists have no real power yet. They don’t deserve a take-down.</p>
<p>I spent about a third of the piece trying to imagine what jobs these people would have in the future where they would tell their co-workers, “I used to be a dancer!” And they’ll say, “Really? How wild!” And then they’ll all go see the latest Nutcracker together.</p>
<p>If it isn’t already obvious, these artists were young. They had not yet acquired any skill or vision or discernment. They were given an audience and a platform they were not ready for and it was hard to watch. Was I jealous? Absolutely. I’d love for someone to gift me a stage and an audience. I do not take such things for granted. But I also don’t blame these young artists for their wretched show.</p>
<p>To keep reading <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/what-should-we-do-with-all-this-bad-art/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">What Should We Do With All This Bad Art?</a> visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. </p>
<p>This is Episode 430</p>
<p>Song: All This Useless Beauty</p>
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