{"id":75966,"date":"2020-12-25T02:21:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T07:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=75966"},"modified":"2023-12-26T10:03:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T15:03:13","slug":"odes-to-joy-in-days-of-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2020\/12\/25\/odes-to-joy-in-days-of-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"Odes to Joy in Days of Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This sublime 2008 muppet video could have made for right now. The debacle that occurs as it spins out of control seems totally of our time. We laughed out loud, charmed by its apt commentary paired with one of the most heartening pieces of music we know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we revisited another glorious ode to Joy: a 2012 flashmob in Catalunya, Spain and remembered the joy of a live performance in a square full of people who had no need to fear each other. We hold those times in our heart as we endure the slow return back…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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