acting, classes, 5 of 8
terminology from Darren
“invisible body”: What an actor does off-stage, which helps in his performance on-stage. Eg. Tai-chi, amateur boxing, basketball, soccer, marathon-running, stamina-training.
“theatre sports”: team-games that actors play among themselves, that help their performance, and athleticism – and, all-importantly, awareness – on-stage. Eg. “Cat and Mouse”, Tag, Zip Zap Zoom, and variations of Broken Telephone.
What is the difference between a good actor and a great actor? Kester, my classmate, said: “I think [Darren, our coach, said] it is about specificity – being specific and clear about your intentions and expressions [while acting].”
Darren said, “a good actor can act. A great actor can show specificity.”
articles in Cyber-space
- “The Invisible Body and the Suzuki Method of Actor Training”. https://www.nineyearstheatre.com/en/abt-suzuki.php
- ”'Flower' as Performing Body in Nō Theatre”. In Asian Theatre Journal. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41306514
- “7 Movement Techniques for Actors”. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/movement-techniques-actors-study-8763/