Our theater company started as five friends who wanted to make experimental work but now we're getting real funding and suddenly everyone has opinions about artistic integrity versus commercial viability that we never had to navigate before. The money is changing how we relate to each other as artists.
More people experience this than they realize.
External validation and resources introduce new tensions around artistic purity that challenge a group's original bond.
“Where Are You with The examined creative life — Murasaki's synthesis?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.