THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS
OF A VOLKSWAGEN JETTA:
A CINDERELLA taught us the fundamental elements of stories are “rise” and “fall.” TWO ROADS THAT DIVERGE IN A YELLOW WOOD taught us the importance of taking an unanticipated path. TOM ROBBINS taught us to harness random things so that we might escape predictability. A PILE OF BRIDGES taught us to find a single point of connection between two things, so that random things might be connected and create delight. A SCUBA DIVER taught us to use the arts consciously so that we might touch the unguarded unconscious of our audience. And now – in the video below – it all comes together. You’ll want to watch it more than once. Aroo, Indy Beagle
Six Narrative Arcs:
• ‘Rags to riches’ (rise)
• ‘Tragedy’, or ‘Riches to rags’ (fall)
• ‘Man in a hole’ (fall-rise)
• ‘Icarus’ (rise-fall)
• ‘Cinderella’ (rise-fall-rise)
• ‘Oedipus’ (fall-rise-fall)