Untitled (B71) Art Print Size:6 x 9 in. To live is to be

To live is to be willing to die over and over again

Carpenter Bees use their powerful jaws to chew out nests in soft wood

and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest

to experience each moment as completely new and fresh

Untitled (B71) Art Print Size:6 x 9 in. To live is to be"What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do." Arthur Mitchell. My love and fascination with the performing arts began when I was thirteen. I had accepted a summer job doing theater with Gallery 37, an arts nonprofit in Chicago that enabled kids like me to participate in several, paid innovative arts programs. Observing how I and other young actors moved to tell stories has stayed with me throughout my creative