Writing, magic tricks, a building, people.
This was the main point Mark Kornhauser, a comedic magician and a good friend of Mereu is helping the Theatracks put the upcoming show together, made during our last meeting after a few of the performers put on their acts.
As the Theatracks sat up on stage with Mereu and Kornhauser after their performances, I sat and took notes on what he was saying to them, thinking that some of the things he was saying were a bit harsh, yet by the time he left, I realized that he was right in every way.
Especially in the sense that everything has structure.
Kornhauser had some very wise words to him, which I didn't doubt but he's a lot different then when I've seen him up on stage. This summer a few of us in the Theatracks were able to go see Mark perform in Masters of Magic on August 6, 2014, and let me tell you hes a very funny man. I've found two of his acts on(click for link) youtube and you really should watch them.
"Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect."- Mark Kornhauser (field notes 02,Oct. 2014.)The importance of Kornhauser and Mereu to everyone in this production is more than I ever thought we could rely on people for. Not that we expect them to do everything for us, actually many of the performers are writing their own scripts and coming up with their own acts, but to us, they are our structure. They help us decide if a line works or not, how to move at a certain point, and even how to act like you're picking up a thousand pound bar when really, its just a pipe.
Keep in mind that everything has structure, and if you don't think that something you're working on doesn't have any, maybe you just haven't found the building blocks yet.
I like how you included the word structure quite a few times, because that word does have a definite meaning to a bunch of things; humans, buildings, objects. It's powerful depending on how you look at it and the depth you go into finding it. I think it would've been cool to put in a link showing one of the magic trick videos because I'm very fascinated and would love to see, but I can just type it myself it's not that hard haha. But I do enjoy magic a lot and I'm excited to read the rest of your blogs. Maybe add a few videos in some of them, that would be amazing!!! ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is a great blog. I love that you point out that his critique is harsh but helpful--sometimes I feel that I am too harsh but I only do it to help.Great thesis.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog Julia. I especially liked the superstitions you described in an earlier blog, as I did not know about any of those. There's only one I know of - you never say, "Good luck!" However, "Good show" and "Break a leg" are acceptable. Though, I've always wondered where "Break a leg" comes from. Maybe I should look that up. I thought the hiring of sailors and their whistling language was the most interesting fact presented. PS - You were never annoying as a freshman and I enjoyed reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteThis came with a great lesson, something to really think about in everything I do. I really like that line Mark Kornhauser said about practice and glad you added it in, it makes me think of when I play my viola and how I can practice something a million times but if I play it wrong over and over again I'll never get it. Great job and can't wait to read more on your experiences.
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