Revolva, a great performance artist and writer has written some pretty great articles illustrating her life as a performer. I, as most or all artists would, understand completely. One article is about when Oprah's agent called asking her to perform for free, and the other revolves around that dreadful question… do you have a job? They are great reads, check them out!
Here's a few words:
Q: “Are you just a performer, or do you also have a job?”
A: “I’m a performer. So I have eighteen jobs. Thanks for asking.”
A: “I’m a performer. So I have eighteen jobs. Thanks for asking.”
"it’s less a selfish life led by lazy, lucky people – than it is a selfless one led by people who often spend every waking moment dealing with (or even thinking about) some aspect of how to raise our art into the world, the way a mother raises a child."
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2014/12/08/open-letter-oprah-whose-life-want-tour-asked-work-free-2
http://revolvahoopdance.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/do-you-have-a-job/
REVOLVA is an international hula hoop act, circus sensation, writer and character performer. Since 2002, she's traveled the globe, evoking laughter and standing ovations, under the motto: "Funny IS sexy!" - visit http://revolva.net
