City of Sound

Waiting for the sun to set, standing on the bridge. I'm listening to music on my ipod, but I haven't drowned out the man playing the wineglasses, or the live band across the water in Kampa, or the jazz tunes floating up from cruise boats on the Vltava. This city is a symphony.

Today in Authorial, we started discussing Boal and Forum Theatre as a means of enlightening communities, and creating fluidity in the roles of "performer" and "audience." The audience can actually become "spectactors." Rehearsal for real life. I like that.

I'm finally starting to understand this idea of the "inner partner"--great, considering today was my last day working with it. But there's an element of self-awareness and almost projection, so that the "actor" is simultaneously inside and outside (a theme for me, I recognize) herself, always performer, writer, director, and audience in one body. She is aware and open to discovery, offering multiple perspectives and embracing impulses that may counteract the initial goal.

It's CUBIST THEATRE.

It was interesting watching the performances today and thinking about my own performance. I would do it differently now. I feel like if I were to study the discipline really deeply, I might be able to really benefit it, especially as someone who's never really felt at home inside my own skin. Maybe it would help me get in touch or become more comfortable. I feel like I'm very self-aware, but this might lead to awareness in a better sense. Something for me to think about.

Also, why not explore this piece of Authorial theatre in a virtual context? Visit the Office of the Professional Human Being.
http://professionalhumanbeing.net/