supporting book-shops
Brick-and-mortar book-shops have been closing down, one after another.
I'm trying to contribute where I can, in as appropriate a manner as possible, with what little strength that remains in these frail arms.
I hope you find something beneficial here
Brick-and-mortar book-shops have been closing down, one after another.
I'm trying to contribute where I can, in as appropriate a manner as possible, with what little strength that remains in these frail arms.
I attended a screening of a documentary, at a nearby cinema.
It was about how humans manage – or fail to manage – industrial waste, and consumer waste. There were a lot of statistics in the documentary.
It ended on an carefully curated optimistic note:
In other words, what do I want to work on, moving forward?
Darren suggested future directions.
HCAC: private acting school with various short courses of styles and methods.
Nine Years Theatre: Actor Training
Games, and exercises, to build up confidence and reflexes.
Interactions with the world of theatre in Singapore.
This list is not exhaustive.
the practice script was “Come in, Nielsen.”
the actors were L and H.
Darren observed their performance once, and then told them to perform again, but with a game in mind – an actor's game. L's goal is to get H to look at her for more than three seconds. H's goal is to give L as little eye-contact as possible.
“It is better to be a glorious failure than a mediocre success.”
Mediocre success hinders you from tasting glorious success. (Editor's note: Darren attributes this quote to the late playwright, Kuo Pao Kun)
“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.