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) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >> Admin interface: >> > http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >> Archives: http://www.driftline.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit- > driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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