Merryl Goldberg
Arts Education: Footloose Relationships
Posted by May 28, 2010
Merryl Goldberg
There is nothing like wonderful relationships to make life interesting, satisfying, challenging, and rewarding. Our lives are filled with relationships from those we have with family, to friends, to partners, spouses, and even to those that are more passing, such as the relationship we have with the woman in the donut shop we visit every Saturday morning, or with the mail person, or with the stranger in the airport who doesn’t speak the same language, but nods in complete understanding as you wearily try to carry your bag, computer, and child through the crowded door to the check-in. Our lives are filled with such relationships.
I was reminded of the importance of relationships this week as I attended my local High School’s performance of Footloose. This is the same high school I wrote about last year after they put on a production of Sweeney Todd. This year’s performance was Footloose. My high school neighbor, Gabe, a junior was the assistant stage manager, and we attended with his family and entourage on closing night. Though I enjoyed the performance, what impressed me more was what happened after the performance.
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