Thoughts and Ideas 5/16
Converstation Starter
Conversation starter: Giving and Receiving criticism. Dancers have already conquered the fear of exposing themselves and their bodies to criticism through their dance training. We don't however, always give or receive criticism beneficially. As we continue in our dance professions the need for professional critique and feedback remains constant in order to continue to grow and build our skills as dancers, choreographers, teachers, writers, etc. and our skill in giving critique becomes even more important. Consider critique as empowerment, intended to be useful to the artist, and wield it responsibly. What are helpful ways to give and receive criticism?
Criticism practice without the artist: Find a piece of visual art or choreography.
Observe without judgement. Describe what you see; genre, content, objects, shapes, pattern, media, dimension, costume, lighting, etc. Be literal. Describe what these observations evoke in you emotionally. Describe anything that strikes you as meaningful, exciting, etc.
Analyze. Ask yourself why the artist chose to use A or B. Ask yourself why or how an emotion or response in you was evoked.
Ask yourself what was the artists purpose.
Evaluate the way you spoke to yourself. Were you non judgmental? Was your analysis constructive? Would your critique be useful to a work in progress?
Escape and Inspiration
Check out the events happening this week at Fusion and did you know they have three performance spaces? Thursday, Contemporary Surrealist Film, May 19, 7-8:30 p.m. https://www.fusionnm.org/events
Third Thursday free at the Albuquerque Museum with Son Como Son's Cuban style salsa 6-8. Art making before, yoga in the galleries.
The Experiments in Cinema V17.2 film festival runs through May 23rd, free to view online at https://www.experimentsincinema.org/
Check out the inaugural Santa Fe Literary Festival https://www.sfliteraryfestival.org/
Dancing Earth is offering Movement and Sound as Medicine, Sunday May 22nd, https://dancingearth.org/events
