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"자세"

1. 목
2. 배

목이 가장 중요하다고 생각되는 이유는
컴퓨터의 사용과 함께 현대 세대는
꾸부정한 상체과 거북이 목을 갖게 되었다.
늘 신경쓰자 목!

Day 98 - Rock your boat

I went to a Soprano solo concert with my family.
MeeAe Nam; a new faculty in School of Music and Dance


With my two boys,
it was hard to stay long because she is a classical musician and
my sons do not like the classical music.

Two things bothered them most;
1) The language
2) Tempo or beat

Her voice was beautiful enough, but I could not follow the meaning,
but I saw how she expressed her emotion through the voice music.


It was not a drama, but dramatic somehow.
Everyone in the suditorium seemed to enjoy her voice except my sons.

I thought about the importance of traditional or calssical music.
Although not many people enjoyed that type of music,
it should be learned and kept.
There was beauty in the sound that contemporary music cannot make. 
It's like buying the expensive Grand Piano although we have so many inexpensive digital piano.

Digital era sometimes cannot contain some aesthetic of the analog (or classical).
They only seem to record and re-play it.
 

Day 98 - A Dutch composer

His name is Louis Andriessen.

...
1.

I listened and watched his music from YouTube,
and now I am listening to Philip Glass.

Mr. Andriessen's journey reminded me of what I enjoyed;
Philip Glass, Joe Hisaishi, Meredith Monk ... etc.



I remember what Deam said in our class;
"As a classical music player (Oboe) he could not like Jazz because it was too spontaneous."
Oh, this could happen everywhere; theater, music, and even theology.
My current church is based on Reformed theology, and they never accept the Pentecostal.

Oh, I cannot listen to Glass' musci anymore now.
I changed to Andriessen's. - now, Monk ...

The most amazing thing in my life is I love what I hated most.
I am pursuing a degree about Drama/Theatre for the Young which I most ignored.
Once I disliked Musical Theatre, but I sing it everyday.

To talk about Louis Andriessen again,
when he mentioned about Opera, I remember
what kind of Opera Robert Wilson created; Einstein on the beach.
And his anti-opera thoughts created a great new opera piece.



When I watched his "De Materie", it reminded me of, again,
Einstein on the Beach mixed with Chinese Peking Opera and Pina Bausch's staging style.
Usually opera uses too much of everything - set design, full orchestra, big costumes, and big voice.
Now, I am watching almost empty stage with some Motown style brass music, and it is minial, even voice.



So, I conclude the definitaion of Creativity in two ways;
1) Start from Hatred to Accepting
2) and mix it (let's fusion!)

2.
Quote
"Louis is remarkable in theat his ears are as open as his mind."
"It's also the fact that the sound I want is so different from what the orchestra does."
"The last five or six years I have been concentrating on this one work. .... "film opera"

Day 94 - Meriah's MFA project "Bud, not buddy"

Dear Meriah

I am not sure whether or not you will read this.
But I will just assume if you are reading it.

Tonight, I went to Sponberg for your show, "Bud not Buddy"
Altough I glanced and helped a couple of scenes for Mime,
I wondered what you would present.

Maybe, your former production, Antigone drew me to the theatre.
Yeah, I was there to see it, and found out your show is popular here.

-My problem-

I have long toroso and back pain, so I bought a ticket the last row

be cause I expected people behind me might not see.

But I found there was one more row for late buyers.

I should lower my body, and be still.

So, I had little bit painful time, it could effect my view about the show.

Ah, and English ... yeah, I couldn't listen well, so...
I am sorry if my comment is not reseaonable.

1.Good visual - Movement, Shape
It reminded me of extanded version of your fantastic directing of ...
image theatre(?), or play with paused moments (whatever you call it)
You are so amazing to deal with that many actors (13?) making beautiful pictures.
You last production, "Ashes..." had also that powerful pictures I remember
because I took some of pictures from the show.

Yes, you have amazing talents;
1) Make good pictures with those many people (Shape)
2) and getting trust from your actors.

2. Trust
I heard so many good compliments from your actors,
and your actors seemed to like your way and somehow admire you.
I do, too.

Trust is the most important thing in our field.
Yes, it is, and you have the ability to have it from your colleagues.
That is great.

3. Beyond the time, space, race, and what's next?
And also, your perspective goes toward diversity.
Time, Space, Racial difference ...
You are the true Explorer.

The Anne Bogart's approach to Viewpoints is all about the exploring.
And you have it.
Especially, Shape, Space, and Movement.

4.So many practices with Beautiful sets
I could see how mauch time you worked with practice just by seeing
how your actors dealt with sets.
It was like dance.

So good so good.

Now, I will critisize (or I should say learn from these)
with my lack of English listening skill and my weak & long toroso.

1.Actor's voice
In the back of the row, I couldn't hear it well.
And main actor's voice sounded tired.

I thought about how could train or help the actor's voice.
Voice is usually natural born, or trained.
I wished to have big ears.

And I couldn't catch language music.
People sometimes play musical talent when they act out.
But I could a few of them.

However, you can blame my listening.
I should've improved my English first!
so ...

2. Slow revelation of Conflict
I learned it!
Conflict. Structure of play ... it is different from novel.
That's why it is difficult to adapt novel to stage.

It is mostly about writing and editing part; not directing.
So, blame your writer! ha ha ha.
Are you the writer?....

Furthermore, your production reminded me of post-modern style,
but somehow, I felt, this productino is dealing with STORY, first.
So it can be also called classic narrative style play ...?

Oh, I found I have too conservative viewpoints.
What I am trying to say is ... I wished to see new characters' coming?
When I go to see a theatre piece,
I expect to see how new characters enter with what kind of character.
and how the new characters change the scenes left.

Donald's role was that!
His role was what I expected. A new character who has enough power to change the whole environment.
Yes, my expectation might be from classic or modern way to approach to theatre.

But I hope to see how whole theatre changed with new things (not only character)
We can use different style of movement, shape, time ... whatever.
If we don't change it, somem people easily get bored.
Following only a STORY with mono-tone voice (oh, I criticize yours so harshley. sorry) can make our audience loose the attention.

3. Narrating voice (it can be concept, so ... I should accept it)
I know it is concept.
I know it is part of novel.
I experienced it from Jenny's Jonathan Livingstone Seagull.
But, I couldn't catch all the words....
(so sad that I am not native speaker...)

On stage, I usuallly expect dialogue from actors.
And different narrator .... oh, I am too conservative theatre goer...

Yeah...
That's all.
But as I told you, I am very happy to expect your future;
"One of the most potential director in America"
I saw you lifted up higher and wider.

Inspite of all my nagative feeling, you did Great works!

Thanks for all your work

Big Fire

Day 94 - What can be my final?

I haven't thought about it,
but it came up with my team; a Shadow Puppet show

It will be a story about feast.
What can be my concept? What do I want from it?
I would like to approach Shadow Puppet with different perspectives.
What can be?

1. Shadow puppet usually shows side shadow, so it can move right and left.
So, maybe I can make shadow puppets looking front, Back, and up and down?

2. Shadow puppet show usually has fabric behind,
but how about showing all the puppeteers and actors....
Will it be effective?

3. How about recorded voice? ....

Still I am not sure what to show, I will think and try...something creative!

Day 92 - Questions after reading How to think like Leonardo

I asked to myself
"Who do look attractive now, and why?"

For actors,
I need to speculate it.
So, I found some:

1. Fashion
2. For men; biceps & deltoids muscle
3. For women; smiley face
4. Straight posture
5. no big stride
6. eye contacts with smile
7. Men with focus - reading ... especially
8. Ladies with beautiful hair
....

But these will be changed when to talk.
So, I need to know what makes people to be attractive when they talk...

so on and on

Day 92 - Carmen on market place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds8ryWd5aFw

Brilliant!

When I was in NYC, I thought about "why no opera singers on the street?"
There were violinists, dancers, drummers on the streets except opera singers.
But now I see them in Italy!

1. How did reach them?

In the market, there were many tourists I saw.
And there were many people who seemed never went to Opera theatre before.
Normal people in our market.
So, it can be a good place to meet new audience.

2.Did reach them?

It was like invisible theatre.
The singers didn't put on theatrical costumes.
They just looked like one of workers in the market.
And they came out with singing.
It was brilliant idea!

(Speakers were on the roof of the market,
and the singers had mic. on the shirts. ....)

But I still doubt how many "normal people" would come to the opera.
Yes, the tourists would go there.
But ....

I value this performance as itself,
but I still doubt its outcome in the theatre.

3. Creative ? Kitchy?

Creative.
Especially, when a new character came into the show.
and when they danced with audience.
It was nice.
I can see their face with joyfulness.
That's why I thought I was a great performance itself.