Its been hard.
We have separated the actors in males and females and subdivided them into two more groups and are using as basis the DVD´s of acting in kabuki by Leonard Pronko which shows the different basic movements for male and female performers. The DVD´s have been split into male and female categories, and they last 30 minutes each, however, as we started practicing we soon took notice of how long this process would last.
In the first rehearsal i had with my group, we only covered the first 6 or 7 minutes of the dvd of male acting. At first I thought it was my bad and that I had not spent the time well, however as I met with the rest of the IB´ers we took notice of our slow progress during the rehearsal.
In the next rehearsals we have progressed furthermore, but we encounter people who put almost no effort when performing, and those who are simply trouble some and who slow even more the process. We realize we have to prioritize our objectives, we cannot tolerate a kid who is not willing to put the effort when rehearsing, we try to help him but in the end he will not play a huge roll if he does not control himself and show responsibility with the project.
Simple movements, such as walking, are difficult for many as they are completely different and exaggerated, I have realized how difficult a change can be for a performer, as you take him out of his/her comfort zone training and breaking out of the mold. This has been proven by the training for kabuki acting, the exaggerated way of acting is something all the actors are not familiar with.
Therefore a reach a conclusion which consists (as usual) of a question, would it be necessary for an actor to try out a different style of acting, as in this case kabuki, so that he/she would expand the knowledge he/she possesses or is it sufficient for him/her to specialize in a certain way of acting and/or portraying of a similar character (such as in comedia de´ll arte or spanish golden age)? Which of them makes them a much more complete and/or perfect performer, one which is an expert in one field or another one who has a much more broader knowledge?
It would depend on what you consider to be a perfect or complete performer. Different contexts will have different requirements from actors.
ResponderEliminarYou're getting there, but there is still too much description in your entries. Try to analyze a little bit more and take your reflections further. Try to insert more relationships between the theory and the practice.
Roberto