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<font size="8">All of the Above</font><br><font size="5">Twin Cities, MN</font><p><font size="6"><i>Shed your skin. Renew yourSelf.</i></font></center><p>
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<center><font size="3" font color=#996633>"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." <br>Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter (1881-1973)  </font><p>&nbsp;</p>
<center>OUR MISSION<br><i><font color=#996600>The mission of All of the Above is to debut artists with integrity and passion. We awaken the creativity that exists in every human being, and teach how to apply it to one's life and work.</i></font></center>

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<b>Is <i>All of the Above</i> For Me?</b><br>
<i><font size="3" font color=#996633>"All the world's a stage..." </i>Wm. Shakespeare</b></font> <p>

If you believe that each human being has the potential to create beauty in this world through our words and deeds, then <i>All of the Above</i> is for you. By participating as a member of the <i><a href="http://aatcmn.com/performance.html">Performance Collaborative</i></a>, or as an individual or group in an AATCMN <i><a href="http://aatcmn.com/worktank.html">Worktank</i></a>, artists, students, CEOs, bank tellers, attorneys, at-home parents, grandparents, grocery-baggers and doctors (...in other words,YOU) have permission to untether your innate creativity. Discover fresh and unique ways to learn and teach about yourSelf. One doesn't have to be a professional artist to benefit from the artistic process. <i>All of the Above</i> is for everyone. </p><br><br><br> <p>

<img src="images/shadow-1-small.jpg" width="200" height="267" alt="" align="left"><b>Problem</b><br>
Being told by yourself or others, "You're too ________." <br>Fill in the blank.<br><br>
Being told by yourself or others that you don't have a creative bone in your body.
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<i><font size="3" font color=#996633>"I see myself wrapped in lies, which do not seem to penetrate my soul, as if they are not really a part of me. They are like costumes." </i><br>Anais Nin, French author (1903-1977) </font><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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<b>Solution </b><br>
<i>All of the Above</i> creates opportunities for Self-identity realization, community building, open communication, and creative excellence by:
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	<li>using integrative arts as a vehicle 
	<li>fostering social reconciliation with regard to issues of ethnicity, class, cultural   
             background, age, physical ability, sexuality and gender identity
	<li>challenging conventional attitudes about body image and Self expression
       <li>serving and celebrating the versatile creativity of each individual
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<i><font size="3" font color=#996633>"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, <br>everybody will respect you." </i><br>Lao Tzu, Founder of Taoism, circa 6th century BCE</font><p>
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