In prep for a possible real live performance (at the Kimball!!! ... oh dear)-
As a whole banjar class we are starting to put together scenes. It is interesting, because we get to see our own physical interpretations of the Ramayana scenes, and we then get to see Gurus.
I must be like at least a mile behind the class. I can surrender to the 'chas' or the outer circle chanting, but I do not yet feel that our chanting can change the actions of the performers in the center of the circle.
For now I will have to be content with knowing that if I put effort and rasa into my 'chas' then the performers in the middle will also put effort and rasa into their actions.
It is good for now, but is it good enough to perform for real people... I doubt.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
I can Rasa
I just wanted to write a quick note because it has been a while (mostly due to frying my fish of job interviews and fall break!) In regards to my last post I incorporated most of it into a Midterm letter to our Guru.
Today was a great class!!!! I have always been afraid of the acting part of this class, the embodiment of the rasa in addition to movement and steps. BUT Kalyani was great today. Teaching us individual emotions and how to portray them. Then we partnered up and performed to each other; happiness, love, comfort, anger, disgust, worry. This embodiment of emotion and internal dialog really brought back a lot of my high school acting memories! It was so nice, plus I felt as if my partner (just met, Eric) and I really did a great job. A key to doing well and truly feeling the emotion is definently having someone there who is just as into it and serious as you are. I think we really played off of each others emotions and rasas!
Then I got to be part of the scene of Dasaratha's death. I had yet to play a role in our banjar scenes so it was exciting and I really enjoyed it! Which is a shock to me because I always was scared or embarrassed to do it, but when I did it- I loved it! My goal had originally been to support the group musically BUT hay, I have a new passion!!!
...but I always get lost when Guru gets a little deeper about meaning...
Great class. I no longer neep my nap!
Today was a great class!!!! I have always been afraid of the acting part of this class, the embodiment of the rasa in addition to movement and steps. BUT Kalyani was great today. Teaching us individual emotions and how to portray them. Then we partnered up and performed to each other; happiness, love, comfort, anger, disgust, worry. This embodiment of emotion and internal dialog really brought back a lot of my high school acting memories! It was so nice, plus I felt as if my partner (just met, Eric) and I really did a great job. A key to doing well and truly feeling the emotion is definently having someone there who is just as into it and serious as you are. I think we really played off of each others emotions and rasas!
Then I got to be part of the scene of Dasaratha's death. I had yet to play a role in our banjar scenes so it was exciting and I really enjoyed it! Which is a shock to me because I always was scared or embarrassed to do it, but when I did it- I loved it! My goal had originally been to support the group musically BUT hay, I have a new passion!!!
...but I always get lost when Guru gets a little deeper about meaning...
Great class. I no longer neep my nap!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)