Performance Anxiety in the Arts with Camille van Putten

We've all been there. We've worked long and hard on dreaming the good dream, learning, practicing and reaching the higher heights of an artistic endeavour... only to find... performance anxiety, panic attacks, or in my case, hiding behind water-bottles and backstage snacks to soothe that erroneous fear of... what exactly?

I chat with Camille Van Putten as we discuss our upcoming play, A Midsummer Night's Dream opening tonight at 94 St Marks Pl, New York City (Under St Marks theatre) from July 18-28th. Read up about it on Theatre Mania & buy tickets here!

Camille plays the epic role of Bottom, and I play Titania. Their relationship can be thought to inspire self-acceptance, self-expression and the love of the act of making art over trivial things like accolades and money....

And yet, we all need those accolades to continuously develop our capacity as artists, continue to feel connected to others, and you know, money helps to live and afford basic needs and services.

Camille explores her own relationship with self-doubt and how they have overcome it in their life so far, and I share how flow-states, neuroplacticity and hanging out at the Barber Shop can almost always guarantee you a haircut, if you're prepared to be vulnerable, fail in front of others, and make yourself available at the drop of a hat.

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