This Above All
Jason Cannon
MAY YOU BE EVER BRAVE...
Is there something holding you back from what you know you can do? From who you know you can be?
Are you always starting but never finishing? Your novel? Your music? Your painting, poetry, sculpture, or play?
Do you struggle to maintain passion and balance in your work, your exercise routine, or your relationships?
Don’t hang your head if you answered “yes” to any of those questions. Chin up and crack open…
THIS ABOVE ALL
In this galvanizing, pull-no-punches examination of the obstacles and rewards to living an artistic life, award-winning actor, director, playwright, and author Jason Cannon shows readers how to harness their creativity, rediscover their courage, and break free of the forces holding them back.
Even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush, even if you can’t carry a tune in a bucket, even if just the thought of getting up on a stage makes you break out in a cold sweat, THIS ABOVE ALL will inspire you to unleash your inner artist and live true.
If you liked THE WAR OF ART or THE ARTIST’S WAY, then you’ll love THIS ABOVE ALL.
Duration - 4h 30m.
Author - Jason Cannon.
Narrator - Jason Cannon.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Ibis Books ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
MAY YOU BE EVER BRAVE... Is there something holding you back from what you know you can do? From who you know you can be? Are you always starting but never finishing? Your novel? Your music? Your painting, poetry, sculpture, or play? Do you struggle to maintain passion and balance in your work, your exercise routine, or your relationships? Don’t hang your head if you answered “yes” to any of those questions. Chin up and crack open… THIS ABOVE ALL In this galvanizing, pull-no-punches examination of the obstacles and rewards to living an artistic life, award-winning actor, director, playwright, and author Jason Cannon shows readers how to harness their creativity, rediscover their courage, and break free of the forces holding them back. Even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush, even if you can’t carry a tune in a bucket, even if just the thought of getting up on a stage makes you break out in a cold sweat, THIS ABOVE ALL will inspire you to unleash your inner artist and live true. If you liked THE WAR OF ART or THE ARTIST’S WAY, then you’ll love THIS ABOVE ALL. Duration - 4h 30m. Author - Jason Cannon. Narrator - Jason Cannon. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Ibis Books ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:07
Dedication
Duration:00:00:07
Forward
Duration:00:06:58
Part One: Truth and Lies
Duration:00:00:26
Chapter 1: The Artist's Invocation
Duration:00:04:27
Chapter 2: What's Your Story?
Duration:00:08:41
Chapter 3: Everything in the Theatre is a Lie
Duration:00:03:03
Chapter 4: Everything in This Book is True
Duration:00:03:17
Chapter 5: Art is Seeing
Duration:00:05:53
Chapter 6: Art is Essential
Duration:00:02:31
Chapter 7: Art is Not Precious
Duration:00:02:58
Chapter 8: Art is Assertive
Duration:00:02:14
Chapter 9: Art is Violent
Duration:00:03:29
Chapter 10: Art is Releasing Ego
Duration:00:05:24
Chapter 11: Seriously, Art is Releasing Ego
Duration:00:03:26
Chapter 12: Edging God Out
Duration:00:02:41
Chapter 13: Truth and the Leaf
Duration:00:03:06
Chapter 14: Truth and the Wind
Duration:00:03:51
Chapter 15: Truth is Indifferent
Duration:00:02:36
Chapter 16: Truth is Not a Feeling
Duration:00:02:59
Chapter 17: Truth is the Sun
Duration:00:04:00
Chapter 18: So What?
Duration:00:12:49
Part Two: Practice Makes Practice
Duration:00:00:37
Chapter 19: Art Requires Practice
Duration:00:03:31
Chapter 20: Practice Requires Preparation
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter 21: Practice Requires Discipline
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter 22: Practice Requires Focus
Duration:00:05:29
Chapter 23: Practice Requires Repetition
Duration:00:02:08
Chapter 24: Practice Requires Accumulation
Duration:00:06:13
Chapter 25: Practice Requires Time
Duration:00:01:40
Chapter 26: Practice Requires Mistakes
Duration:00:03:17
Chapter 27: Practice Requires Payment
Duration:00:02:07
Chapter 28: Practice Requires Passion
Duration:00:04:23
Part Three: Acting and the Audience
Duration:00:00:24
Chapter 29: What is Acting?
Duration:00:03:03
Chapter 30: What Do You See?
Duration:00:02:47
Chapter 31: Words are Boats on the Sea
Duration:00:03:05
Chapter 32: Polonius Isn't Funny
Duration:00:07:12
Chapter 33: Polonius's Pivot Point
Duration:00:06:15
Chapter 34: Polonius and Hypocrisy
Duration:00:07:36
Chapter 35: Polonius and Prooftexting
Duration:00:05:24
Chapter 36: Character
Duration:00:05:13
Chapter 37: The Mask
Duration:00:05:02
Chapter 38: A Note on Anger
Duration:00:03:12
Chapter 39: When You First Arrive
Duration:00:04:52
Chapter 40: Opening Night
Duration:00:02:45
Chapter 41: The Necessity of the Audience
Duration:00:01:52
Chapter 42: Your Obligation to the Audience
Duration:00:06:10
Chapter 43: Changing the Audience
Duration:00:09:00
Part Four: The Stick
Duration:00:00:25
Chapter 44: Why Guitarists Make Funny Faces
Duration:00:05:48
Chapter 45: Embodied Cognition and Biomechanics
Duration:00:04:58
Chapter 46: Demonstrating the Stick
Duration:00:04:28
Chapter 47: The Stick is the Target
Duration:00:04:44
Chapter 48: Dropping the Stick
Duration:00:02:44
Chapter 49: The Stick Solo
Duration:00:03:11
Chapter 50: Passing the Stick
Duration:00:02:20
Chapter 51: Breaking the Stick
Duration:00:02:24
Chapter 52: The Meaning of the Stick
Duration:00:02:53
Part Five: The Courage to Live an Artistic Life
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter 53: Courage and Fear
Duration:00:06:55
Chapter 54: Courage and David
Duration:00:05:12
Chapter 55: Courage and Adventure
Duration:00:02:46
Chapter 56: Courage and Readiness
Duration:00:06:50
Chapter 57: Courage and Water
Duration:00:04:41
Chapter 58: Curtain Call
Duration:00:02:39
Acknowledgments
Duration:00:01:59
About the Author
Duration:00:01:57
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:21