“In some weird way,” he said, “and I feel bad for feeling this, I kind of feel a lot better about myself as a result of all this. With a lot of time in my hands, I got to know myself a lot better.
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
Faces of the arts shutdown: Brandon Boomizad: 'We need to make the best of it'
“In some weird way,” he said, “and I feel bad for feeling this, I kind of feel a lot better about myself as a result of all this. With a lot of time in my hands, I got to know myself a lot better.
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There is a juxtaposition of intense anxiety and boredom in the world right now. People are concerned about themselves or loved ones getting sick and vast financial implications. So many people are currently unemployed, virtually the entire arts industry. This article provided personal introspection into the arts industry currently. The subject of the piece expressed a common account of how while he was concerned about the financial repercussions of the pandemic he was had so much more time to spend with his girlfriend and roommates. People need to find a way to effectively fill the vast amount of time they've been given while coping with the loss of normalcy. The subject seemed optimistic about the future of the performing arts industry as well as an acceptance that things may never be the same again. I feel as if the article captured the many norms that people all over the world have had to adapt to.
I'll say that I could relate to the growth as well as the worries and fears that exists on a personal level here. The pandemic forcing me to take a break from the theatre industry really made me look at myself and my priorities as a person without the distractor of something that had always been the focal point in my life and that is some painful growth right there. Painful but I also think it helped for me to prepare myself for what could happen after graduation and accepting that there is a very real possibility my life won't look like I anticipated it being post-graduation and maybe that okay. There is so much loss and mourning going on in our industry that my mentality has been that I have to look at the silver lining of the situations and though there were many opportunities lost we've gotten a lot of new experiences as well. Although its good to stay positive this is such a tremendous blow to the industry and I think everyone within the industry will have to deal with it in their own ways.
We are understanding that the return to our previous normal is not guaranteed, and we have no idea when our “new normal” will come to true fruition, and I think this article perfectly encapsulates that idea. I think during this time of coronavirus, everyone has been really engaging with the introspective aspect of this whole situation which can go one of two ways- it can be really beneficial in terms of growth or really detrimental in terms of self-esteem. I know people who have fallen into categories of both, and, at times over the past 6 months, I have fallen into both. Without a doubt, the unknowns that we are currently dealing with make everything that much more difficult, but I think it has brought about a lot of beneficial realizations as well. Personally, I realized that as much as I love theatre, I don’t think the production side of arts is necessarily the field I want to go into. But had I not had the time to meditate on that thought and think it through during quarantine, I wouldn’t have made this decision and wouldn’t have taken the time to find and develop a passion of mine.
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