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Scenario

When creative collectives compromise their edge for commercial viability

Our theater company used to make work that felt dangerous and necessary, but as we've become more established, we're unconsciously self-censoring and making choices based on what we think audiences expect from us. We're becoming successful at something we never intended to create.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The seductive gravity of audience expectations slowly corrupts the radical impulse that originally animated collaborative creation.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fiction and storytelling — craft fundamentals?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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