tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752002280058419664.post2419927514989171530..comments2011-08-31T02:41:53.428-07:00Comments on The word is now!: Are we all puppets?Liz Wilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907514841354890022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752002280058419664.post-87822568704354684462010-06-14T10:14:09.298-07:002010-06-14T10:14:09.298-07:00I agree with your saying of the main 'vision&#...I agree with your saying of the main 'vision' of the piece, and how easy it can be to corridor a performance to make it fit to that vision. I feel it can become quite clear when a devised performancen heads down a certain route. Though maybe thats what needs to happen to make a piece make sense? If you acknowledge this, then should you allow that vision to take place, and what if you dont believe in the outcomes and opinions of that said vision?Liz Wilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907514841354890022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752002280058419664.post-56949520969958348582010-06-13T10:46:01.387-07:002010-06-13T10:46:01.387-07:00I think the balance of power within and around a t...I think the balance of power within and around a theatre company is malleable, and should change according to the type of work undertaken. The size of a piece determines input, in a lot of ways--a big musical with a lot of people must be directed in a straightforward way, as the composition of the piece needs to be coherent from the outside, and it is less vital for its components to be justified or fully explored. Indeed, it may be detrimental to engage with the content as a musical performer, as once you start to analyse and attempt to justify the motivation for performance, they tend to fall apart.<br /><br />In a lot of ways I also feel that the empowerment of the performers is determined by the "vision" of the piece--that is, who's idea is it, and is rehearsal an attempt to perfectly realize that idea, or to explore it and create something out if it? Both, I would argue, are valid approaches, but they differ primarily in their specificity.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613698397288879671noreply@blogger.com