Letting Go ...
Let me preface this by saying that there are a thousand other more productive things I could be doing, but I've been having some interesting thoughts lately that just want to skip out of my fingertips onto the screen. I have officially talked about character motivation/conflict in voice and in English (Intro to Fiction class). I find it amazing the detail of work you can put into one song ... you can decide what motivates you, what your character is thinking and feeling, and the number one objective is to let that motivation influence all of your dramatic choices without letting your acting partner(s) or even the director in on what motivates you. Just like life. This is definitely going into one of my poetry journal entries.
So the interesting thing for me right now is ... figuring out what motivates Davia, the character. Mmm ... in other news, I find myself very interested in another person. I think perhaps it will provide wonderful story fodder; after all, an intrinsic part of ourselves is how people change the course of our lives (think Wicked).
And is anyone else completely clueless about the whole flirting thing? I need to figure out how to "vibe" without having to overtly say or do anything. It'll serve me well in my next role as Carmen ... umm, yes, studio class today was interesting. I was the object (Carmen) that one of my classmates had to sing to/about/make love to in the words of the inimitable Marcem. I think I rather enjoy being a gypsy ... and it helped him find his more tender head voice, floating falsetto, etc. Good fun.
I was born to make music ... music is my prayer, my solace, my redemption. If I should never find that love I'm looking for, somehow I don't think I'll regret the life I choose. Ah, and for anyone thinking about making plans over the weekend, I'm 99.9% certain that I will be visiting my family (though not in Katy ... in Austin, for a fun and soccer-filled weekend).
Guten Abend
So the interesting thing for me right now is ... figuring out what motivates Davia, the character. Mmm ... in other news, I find myself very interested in another person. I think perhaps it will provide wonderful story fodder; after all, an intrinsic part of ourselves is how people change the course of our lives (think Wicked).
And is anyone else completely clueless about the whole flirting thing? I need to figure out how to "vibe" without having to overtly say or do anything. It'll serve me well in my next role as Carmen ... umm, yes, studio class today was interesting. I was the object (Carmen) that one of my classmates had to sing to/about/make love to in the words of the inimitable Marcem. I think I rather enjoy being a gypsy ... and it helped him find his more tender head voice, floating falsetto, etc. Good fun.
I was born to make music ... music is my prayer, my solace, my redemption. If I should never find that love I'm looking for, somehow I don't think I'll regret the life I choose. Ah, and for anyone thinking about making plans over the weekend, I'm 99.9% certain that I will be visiting my family (though not in Katy ... in Austin, for a fun and soccer-filled weekend).
Guten Abend