Ideas worth spreading

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To accomplish great things, you need to "let the paint dry"

As theaters closed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the creatives who populated their stages were plunged into a state of seemingly endless uncertainty. Aided by a delightful and metaphorically resonant piece of performance art, multidisciplinary artist Daniel J. Watts shares a personal perspective on reframing this moment of global stasis as an opportunity to reset and reflect on the potential of what comes after.

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As theaters closed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the creatives who populated their stages were plunged into a state of seemingly endless uncertainty. Aided by a delightful and metaphorically resonant piece of performance art, multidisciplinary artist Daniel J. Watts shares a personal perspective on reframing this moment of global stasis as an opportunity to reset and reflect on the potential of what comes after.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxBroadway, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Read more about TEDx.

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Daniel J. Watts

Multidisciplinary artist

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As a storyteller, Daniel J. Watts loves a good story whether the medium be acting, dancing, writing, reciting poetry, rapping or singing.

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