tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678437459606571237.post2404797720438665397..comments2023-06-29T02:39:50.513-07:00Comments on Magis Theatre Company: More Life... is a dream :)Magis Theatre Companyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00222858137440560364noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678437459606571237.post-36606587634949785992015-07-01T13:32:39.343-07:002015-07-01T13:32:39.343-07:00Joe-
Thank you so much for your in-depth reflecti...Joe- <br />Thank you so much for your in-depth reflections on that day. Just as I continue to try to improve and grow as an actor, I am also trying to improve and grow as a teacher. I think I know where my strengths and weaknesses are, but it's hard to examine from the inside. Hearing what you got out of this particular class is really illuminating. You've also been so helpful in organizing the Student Workshop this summer and I know that I can learn from you in terms of setting objectives and "achievable goals" in my lesson plans. I am so glad that you are part of Magis.<br />--ErikaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678437459606571237.post-16345300433653255832015-06-16T06:15:23.477-07:002015-06-16T06:15:23.477-07:00When we speak of red and blue waves it reminds me ...When we speak of red and blue waves it reminds me of some basic science about electrical circuits you learn in the 5th or 6th grade. The names are parallel circuit and a series circuit. I would consider the waves a parallel circuit in my mind that loops around from my legs and back up. This isn't exactly what we have done in training, but pretty darn close. Attending on Tuesdays while doing Merry Wives had me using the idea of the wave and gestures for my role as Dr. Caius. I found that when I really had the energy going my "French" accent would become more pronounced but understandable and my gestures were clear. It's a shame that as a showcase we really didn't have enough time to further develop the characters because I feel that the cast was really going along the same "wavelength" (pardon the pun, it's unintended) The wave energy was something I did before attending Magis but with different colors for the wave or beam. I usually would find myself almost calling up the energy from the ground with my feet firmly planted. I don't know why but I always either saw that energy either white, blue or occasionally purple. Red always seems to be a violet color in my mind, but maybe that's just me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17807561083359383775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678437459606571237.post-56391430668253250552015-06-14T18:44:37.122-07:002015-06-14T18:44:37.122-07:00I'm so glad you brought up the Alexander work ...I'm so glad you brought up the Alexander work and the specific images we viewed of an Alligator's skeletal structure, as well as the humans structure of vertebrae. Throughout this week I've been picturing the source of where the energy pulls from, both from the lungs and the the base of the spine. Being a shorter person, and having small legs, I often realize that I allow the energy of a typical walking pattern to begin at my knees. I've cut off so much of the energy; which forces me to take shorter steps. Yet, once i connected the beginning of my energy from the base of my spine/near my hip joints, I immediately felt as if my legs had lengthened. Similar to our work with the red wave and imagining the energy coming from a higher source, extending through the ribs and out through the leg...I have taken on a nasty habit of cutting off the flow within various parts of my body.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362177698780678193noreply@blogger.com