Had quite a frustrating day at school today! Not because of my acting, but more from the teaching. Today was the first day of improvisation with our new Movement teacher Pablo. And he teaches a bit differently from Gaulier and Thomas. Much more structured and technical. He's lovely, and very on to it, but I find the way he teaches quite slow and not that engaging for me. He helps us a lot - too much for my liking - and the class became a bit of a question and answer forum, and at times a master class in which each person got a chance to work with him one on one. Now some people really liked the class! But for me, when there is too much talking, or too much help, I switch off. I'd much prefer for everyone to be constantly killed than to be helped. At this school I find that I learn heaps from watching the mistakes and flippant successes of others. It leaves it up to me to figure it out. But when too much is said or demonstrated by the teacher then the figuring out is just in my head, and not in my body, and so not that affective. Anyway - the class was okay - but it raises questions for me about what kind of teaching I like and what kind of teacher I might like to be.
Neutral Mask Exercise: You turn and see a ship that is leaving the dock, you run to the edge of the wharf and wave goodbye to your good friend you will never see again, and then turn and walk away.
Things I learnt:
- lead from the hips - have forward energy
- follow impulses - don't stop the motion
- open the body - chest - face - and keep engaged but not tense
- keep eyes at horizon and on the fixed point (the ship in this case)
- have a good strong base - bend the knees like the tree with good roots
- "the fixed point is always moving"
- "don't be a prisoner of your game" - be relaxed and in control but still engaged
- don't keep secrets - give everything
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