Defoe, Ty, Larissa FastHorse, and Michael John Garcés. "Creative practice as an act of service." Throughlines. www.throughlines.org/suite-content/creative-practices-as-an-act-of-service. [Date accessed].

Creative practice as an act of service

Fostering narrative reparations

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Larissa FastHorse
Arizona State University
Ty Defoe
Arizona State University
Michael John Garcés
Arizona State University

For the past several years Larissa FastHorse, Michael John Garcés, and Ty Defoe have been traveling around the world, visiting various Native communities to lend their expertise in theater and multidisciplinary arts.

The creative principles that guide FastHorse, Garcés, and Defoe offer insights into how to approach any creative endeavor, including pedagogy. At the center of their practice is a deep humility and interest in restoration and care. Focusing on listening and offering their support in roles that may appear to stem beyond the boundaries of theater-making, they demonstrate how attention, connection, and curiosity infuse creative spaces with value that cannot be quantified.

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