File puptcrit/puptcrit.0601, message 194


From: Finn Campman <finnhell-AT-sover.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:15:37 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Professionals DO make mistakes


Here here!

On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:04 PM, Gregory Ballora wrote:

> If someone never makes a mistake, they are not an
> artist. They are at best a technician, and at worst an
> automaton. Certainly they are not stretching
> themselves as an artist. I think that it is the
> unconcious acknowledgement that a mistake can happen
> that makes live theater so vibrant. Even in film you
> can feel when the actor is willing to take risks, and
> that is captivating. When there is no risk, no
> possibility for error, the performance is dead;maybe
> very lovely, but dead
>
> Greg Ballora
>
> --- Alan Cook <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Mark, it won't surprise you that I agree with
>> Robert Rogers. Naivitee is at play in this
>> discussion.
>>
>> If professionals never made mistakes. all the
>> critics would be out of work.
>>
>> Professional filmakers, painters, actors etc etc etc
>> etc make mistakes on a daily basis.
>>
>> NOBODY is perfect. We can only AIM FOR PERFECTION as
>> all professionals strive to do. If they miss, then
>> they try to do the best they can with the budget,
>> the time, the available talent and the available
>> rehearsal time allows. That is why many shows have
>> previews before an official opening, or why there
>> are out-of-town-openings, to try things out. Usually
>> big-time changes follow.
>>
>> If we all followed your dictum, none of us would be
>> puppeteers. By the way. I have seen Chinese acrobats
>> fall, drop stuff, and make other mistakes after lots
>> of practice, so should they quit? I hope not.
>>
>> Blanding Sloan, doing interesting marionette
>> productions in San Francisco in 1929, before I was
>> born (really!) often said "IT TAKES AN ARTIST TO
>> RECOGNIZE A HAPPY ACCIDENT"---creative mistakes can
>> lead to clever recoveries and discoveries which can
>> be retained in future performance.
>>
>> Ever been to a stock car race? The audience hopes
>> for a mistake that will send a car flying through
>> the fence. I've seen a few puppet shows which proved
>> exciting in similar ways. I've seen PROFESSIONAL
>> PUPPETEERS fall off tables AND LAND ON THEIR FEET to
>> spirited applause (Jay Mashall, esteemed showman at
>> a regional fest in Pasadena).
>>
>> Mark, can you honestly tell me you never, ever made
>> a mistake in performance? If you answer "yes", I
>> won't believe you. Do you really think that if you
>> made a mistake, you should give up puppetry? I'm
>> really curious.
>>
>> ALAN (four letter-word) COOK ( 4 more letters)
>>
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