Like the neurological condition of synesthesia, an involuntary combination of the senses, Vayenas' music is meant to provide both an aural stimulus and a place where artistic fancy colors a listener's perception.
The word is also used in contexts that are subjective such as when a composer strives for artistic integrity or a philosopher considers what it means to be a person of integrity.
The bigger question is, how do we build a culture that values intellectual and artistic activity at a higher level, and where people are invited and expected to challenge and improve their own capabilities?
They came together under the umbrella of Moving Design, a nonprofit coalition formed to translate into action artistic talent and a desire to do good.
The report also calls for incoming assembly governments to publish a charter underlining artistic freedom but setting out a strategic political direction for the arts in Wales.
Speaking alongside other G8 and G20 delegates at the Forum d'Avignon this weekend, Sarko affirmed his commitment to setting up a "national music center" within France, in the hopes of spurring artistic creativity amid a rather dour industrial climate.
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It's a staggering aesthetic and intellectual cat's-cradle of lines that connect the various actors in this artistic drama across a span that moves from Russia across various European capitals to the U.S., while also describing the intensity of their networks.
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The organisation is currently enjoying a period of artistic acclaim, with rave reviews and a sold-out run for the Crucible's production of My Fair Lady starring Dominic West.
Pound was one of the most colourful artistic figures in a period full of them.
Such activity may take the form of intellectual or artistic creation, a social achievement or the mobilisation of public opinion.
Not long ago I spoke to the artistic director of a well-regarded theater company somewhere in America that's feeling the pinch.
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The organisation says Roy Campbell-Moore has been suspended from his post as artistic associate following a complaint by other members of staff.
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But the emergence of dark secrets goes hand in hand with an artistic breakthrough, a triumphant comeback, emotional healing, and family reconciliation.
Yet the sheer creative verve with which Armstrong elevates even silly songs to artistic distinction is a lesson in the spontaneous magic of jazz.
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She is also one of the few directors period who remains faithful to an artistic vision in a world of brainless, lowest-common denominator entertainment franchises.
The 42-year-old said he was sure the aim of the attack was to "remove me as the Bolshoi's artistic director for a long period, and to damage the reputation of the Bolshoi Ballet".
Redon had accepted other room-decoration commissions beginning in 1900, but the setting and freedom of the Fontfroide opportunity allowed him to reunite his two artistic personas and a lifetime of cherished subjects to spectacular effect.
Pontio's artistic director Elen ap Robert said Pontio will provide a venue for a host of artistic performances.
Like (and indeed inspired by) nineteenth-century men of letters, Smith is a jack of all artistic trades, and, unusually, a master of most.
Both from a technological perspective and an artistic perspective, it has been a monumental challenge to sync up the inner workings of financial software with rapid and intuitive user experience.
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Four centuries after the Golden Age, a period of prosperity and artistic achievement that transformed Amsterdam from a fishing village into a wealthy hub of international trade, this delightful city is in the middle of a new renaissance.
Flint, a harpsichordist and the artistic director of Brandywine Baroque, got a call from a friend telling her that a 1635 instrument built by Ioannes Ruckers, a member of the legendary dynasty of Antwerp makers, was up for auction in Paris and that she should buy it.
While some have compared Detroit to a war zone, its burgeoning artistic community looks at it like a playground.
This was not merely a physical separation from urban America, but an artistic one, too: a symbol of Mr Carter's rejection of his previous musical life, and the pervasive populism of post-war America.
In the same way, there may be a road to a niche audience in the creation of artistic versions of current books as a means to keep the printed book alive.
They still live there and they make a kind of blue-collar artistic statement by doing cheap recordings in a basement.
It is a bumper year for the arts, with the Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director Michael Boyd made a knight for services to drama, and RSC executive director Vikki Heywood appointed CBE, as they both prepare to stand down in September.
He also gave his blessing to the museum's naming of a businessman as its director, and some have charged that the museum's artistic integrity has suffered as a result.
As a sector of activity, through tangible and intangible heritage, creative industries and various forms of artistic expressions, culture is a powerful contributor to economic development.
For Mr. Hallberg, the artistic enrichment has had a real effect on his dancing.
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