Going to see theatre
Mon, 27 Aug 2001, 09:37 amAmanda21 posts in thread
Going to see theatre
Mon, 27 Aug 2001, 09:37 amjust somethings i thought of last night:
personally - i do not go to the theatre often. i can't drive myself around and i don't have any money. :-o
is it as important that actors go to see theatre as well as act in theatre(or whatever they want to act in)?
what are everyone elses views on this matter?
i act, sing, dance, play 2 instuments and am involved with a couple of theatre companys as well as help run one.
as a part of learning about the performing arts - should young actors go to theatre to help them learn? does attending theatre make a better actor?
i would love to hear other thoughts!
xxAmanda
personally - i do not go to the theatre often. i can't drive myself around and i don't have any money. :-o
is it as important that actors go to see theatre as well as act in theatre(or whatever they want to act in)?
what are everyone elses views on this matter?
i act, sing, dance, play 2 instuments and am involved with a couple of theatre companys as well as help run one.
as a part of learning about the performing arts - should young actors go to theatre to help them learn? does attending theatre make a better actor?
i would love to hear other thoughts!
xxAmanda
RE: Going to see theatre
Mon, 27 Aug 2001, 06:24 pmWalter Plinge
Sol scribed subtley:
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*By all means see as much live theatre as you can manage if that's what you want, but don't believe that it is a necessary part of improving your craft.
Ah, but it IS. Noone involved in theatre would BE involved in theatre without being exposed to SOME aspect of theatre. As Indi so correctly observed, art does not exist in a vacuum. Nothing does.
*There is a real danger in becoming theatrically introverted if you allow observed theatre to be the major influence of your own development.
Indeed. It is surely up to the perception of teh individual performer/artist to judge where the line between inspiration and plagiarism is drawn. I, for one, have learnt all I know (which is relatively sod all) from observing the work of others, distilling the elements of each and (hopefully) re-interpreting these elements in mine own image. But I wax messianic, here....
*Theatre is all about interpreting life. This can be observed anywhere at any time, and is the best way to keep your craft fresh and original.
Absolutely. But I would posit that the best way to hone your craft is to expose yourself to the work of others, and objectively measure YOUR work against it. It's difficult work; but it is this HONEST struggle that is makes the whole sordid business of theatre worth pursuing.
*Many amateur groups resort to depending on elements of performance that they've recalled from other productions, which does little to support their own production, and very often results in the production being nothing more than a parody, and the performers being nothing more than parrots.
Yes, yes, sadly yes!! Can we not learn from these mistakes and change our methodology to be more open-minded with how we interpret oft-produced works??
Eliot
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*By all means see as much live theatre as you can manage if that's what you want, but don't believe that it is a necessary part of improving your craft.
Ah, but it IS. Noone involved in theatre would BE involved in theatre without being exposed to SOME aspect of theatre. As Indi so correctly observed, art does not exist in a vacuum. Nothing does.
*There is a real danger in becoming theatrically introverted if you allow observed theatre to be the major influence of your own development.
Indeed. It is surely up to the perception of teh individual performer/artist to judge where the line between inspiration and plagiarism is drawn. I, for one, have learnt all I know (which is relatively sod all) from observing the work of others, distilling the elements of each and (hopefully) re-interpreting these elements in mine own image. But I wax messianic, here....
*Theatre is all about interpreting life. This can be observed anywhere at any time, and is the best way to keep your craft fresh and original.
Absolutely. But I would posit that the best way to hone your craft is to expose yourself to the work of others, and objectively measure YOUR work against it. It's difficult work; but it is this HONEST struggle that is makes the whole sordid business of theatre worth pursuing.
*Many amateur groups resort to depending on elements of performance that they've recalled from other productions, which does little to support their own production, and very often results in the production being nothing more than a parody, and the performers being nothing more than parrots.
Yes, yes, sadly yes!! Can we not learn from these mistakes and change our methodology to be more open-minded with how we interpret oft-produced works??
Eliot
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