{"id":440,"date":"2022-10-07T01:08:07","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T01:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/warnerrichard\/?p=440"},"modified":"2022-11-27T21:03:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T02:03:21","slug":"how-i-teach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performingartslegacy.org\/warnerrichard\/how-i-teach\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Teach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Be Supportive <\/strong>\u2013 Say yes to an actor\u2019s first three or four choices even if they aren\u2019t particularly productive. I\u2019ve discovered that this promotes confidence which usually produces better, more appropriate student decisions later in the class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Energized<\/strong> \u2013 Try to create an impulsive, audacious learning environment. For me, acting is not accomplished in a contemplative mood.  The performer must leap out of the habitual rhythm of everyday life to build believable characters.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Be Challenging <\/strong>\u2013 Ask students to take risks, to even risk failure in the pursuit of truthful, original presentations. Attempt to accomplish this by providing a classroom environment where an actor can trust that work of this nature will be rewarded.  Healthy, enticing techniques for exploration are also necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 17.85px\">Be Illustrative<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17.85px\">\u2013 Whenever possible connect the work with the student\u2019s personal experience. Some of my best teaching happens when I demonstrate \u201cthe how\u201d and then explain why something happens. Sir Olivier once remarked that he blatantly copied the great actors of his time until he had enough information to develop his own style.  Acting is a mimetic craft.  The best of us \u201csteal\u201d what works and makes it our own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>My Goals for every classroom session:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clarity<\/strong>\u2013        Solve problems with clear, positive directives. Keep the students engaged by embracing the idea that what they are discovering is complex but might be the path to performing <em>Hamlet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Continuity<\/strong>\u2013 Bridge ideas and encourage expansive thinking. Find the relationship that exists in the study of&nbsp;<br \/>\n         separate projects and the through-line of methodology to create these projects. For example how is&nbsp;<em>Fool For Love <\/em>like <em>Hamlet<\/em>?  If one actor explores both characters, how does his approach to each role differ?  How is it the same?<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Compassion<\/strong>\u2013 Inspire courageous, spontaneous public acts. Performing a role takes some courage.<br \/>\n          Students must place themselves in a vulnerable, open state in front of an audience and create characters with honesty.       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be Supportive \u2013 Say yes to an actor\u2019s first three or four choices even if they aren\u2019t particularly productive. I\u2019ve discovered that this promotes confidence which usually produces better, more appropriate student decisions later in the class. Be Energized \u2013 Try to create an impulsive, audacious learning environment. 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