It's just the nearness of you...

I was honored to be invited to join a select group of performing arts bloggers to write for the National Performing Arts Convention's blog--Program Notes--on ArtsJournal.com. I hope you will enjoy my essay--"The Nearness of You"--and write in to share your thoughts on this topic and others in the ten-week series.

To read the essay now, click here.

About NPAC

NPAC--the National Performing Arts Convention--will take place in Denver, Colorado on June 10-14, 2008. "Taking Action Together," NPAC will lay the foundation for future cross-disciplinary collaborations, cooperative programs and effective advocacy. Formed by 30 distinct performing arts service organizations demonstrating a new maturity and uniting as one a sector, NPAC is dedicated to enriching national life and strengthening performing arts communities across the country.

About Program Notes

From April 1 through June 9, 2008, weekly entries will be posted here by some of the performing arts community's top bloggers. This 10-week intensive blog will serve as a unique forum for digital debate and brainstorming, and both the entries and comments will be archived for use at the live NPAC sessions in June. New entries will be posted every Monday morning. The Authors: Jaime Green, Nico Muhly, Kristin Sloan, Jason Grote, Jeffrey Kahane, Greg Sandow, Hilary Hahn, Eva Yaa Asantewaa ...and more!