In this episode, Giulia invites Diego Best to discuss his love for acting, the importance of creative practices, and art as a concentrated expression of what life is. Together, they inhabit the ruin of ‘serendipity’ and leave us with many new insights on how to approach our creative practices daily. 

Diego is an actor from Curaçao based in Amsterdam. These days he mainly spends his time performing and thinking about theater. You can follow Diego on Instagram and feel free to reach out to him there, he would be happy to talk about anything, but especially the brilliance of Geena Rowlands, his current acting obsession. 

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TIMESTAMPS:

(02:25) Diego introducing himself

(06:13) Creativity in Acting

(08:04) Sustaining Practices: internal obstacles, community

(11:22) The road to acting

(13:25) The internal and external worlds of acting

(15:49) Serendipity

(19:32) The necessity of challenges

(23:46) Reprogramming your time

(28:21) Translating the world around you into what you do

(31:18) Art as a concentrated expression of what life is

(34:25) Serendipity or creating a space to fall into 

(38:50) Leaving a ruin for the next guest