Tag: make a shape
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Session 4: Problems and Solutions
Today we temporarily moved from our usual rehearsal space to the JNT Company office space. A little disoriented, but ready to keep learning, we started our session by exploring our new space. How is the size and shape of the room different? How is the sound different? How does the concrete floor feel on bare…
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Session 2: Sounding in the Storm
“We don’t whine enough.” Megan made this hilarious statement during warm-ups as she instructed us to whine while pretending to suck on a sour lemon drop. But honestly, she’s right! Not just about whining, but about all the things we deny ourselves on a daily basis: yelling, wailing, spinning, tumbling, etc. As humans, we have…
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Session 1: Pure Actor-Research
“I became twice as excited when I walked in here because the energy was so great!” Here is the remark of one new participant as we began the ritualistic process of introducing ourselves that comes with the start of any collaborative process. It made me reflect on what I felt like my first day of…
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“Strange, but cool.”
That’s a Jim quote from today’s workshop session. Have you ever tried to explain MXTW to someone who had absolutely no idea what MXTW is? For some reason, it’s really hard and for me, I can never seem to find the right words that adequately express how wonderful it is. My explanation usually devolves into…