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Ritual & Theater - 12 / 29 / 2002
ritual
intense, experiential, archetypal structure that recreates / transforms identity
deep immersion in the experience
a non-rational archaic language
performs meaning at a deeper level of identity
transitional [see Rite of Passage]
birth
naming
coming of age
graduation
marriage
divorce
death
continuity
anniversary
holiday / cyclic
affirm, connect & regenerate values / identity
healing
trauma
rape / assault
loss of child
major illness
recovery & reincorporation
atonement
apology & redress
Constantin Stanislavski
imagination [what could or can be] & fantasy
focus of attention on "stage"
relaxation
physical / muscular
units [units mark the path] & objective [what am i doing?]
your sense of truth & faith in the reality of your sensations
emotional memories
relive them
communion
adaptation [how do you reach your audience?]
inner motives
feeling
mind
will
the unbroken line
flows from past, to present, and into the future
the inner creative state
determining & feeling the underlying purpose
the super-objective
all parts should point to the super-objective
the region of the subconscious
to do without thought [see Zen]
the art of storytelling [see Oral Tradition]
dynamic
immediate
flexible
interactive
Jim Henson
folktales
An Actor Prepares - Constantin Stanislavski
Building a Character - ibid
Creating a Role - ibid
Awakening the Hidden Storyteller - Robin Moore
The Courage to Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy
- Stephen Gilligan
The Storyteller's Start-up Book - Margaret Read MacDonald
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