"In the spring or warmer weather when the snow thaws in the woods the tracks of winter reappear on slender pedestals and the snow reveals in palimpsest old buried wanderings, struggles, scenes of death.
The struggling indie scene is getting a boost from fleet-footed, penny-pinching guerrilla operations that are trying to resuscitate the business by spending less on production, much less on marketing and embracing all forms of distribution, including the local art house and the laptop.
So what, in the new Latvia, should take priority: the All-Latvian Song and Dance Festival, a huge event drawing thousands of Latvian singers from around the world every five years (the next is in 2008), or the furtherance of a struggling classical music scene?
Sharrock admitted at Tuesday's launch event at the Savoy Hotel that she had once played I Wanna Dance With Somebody to inspire two actresses who had been struggling with a scene.
While the sprawling metropolis can deliver mementos like these, amidst the city's shops and culturally rich heritage, there's a local art scene struggling to define itself.
This strong belief is the bedrock of the IIFC's bid for self-preservation in an artistic scene struggling to flourish amidst disastrous military conflict.
Take season three, episode two of Insecure for example: In a memorable scene, struggling hip-hop producer Daniel displays some anxiety at a club when trying to get the attention of a popular artist named Spider.
Mr. White was the unsung partner struggling behind the scenes with such mundane administrative affairs as ever-so-tight budgets and contract negotiations.
In the classic 'True West', two very different brothers agonize through nine scenes struggling with their similarities and differences and come to the very clear realization each envies the other for their lifestyle.
