In a message dated 4/4/01 9:37:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, earthbounddiva@w... writes:
<< 1) Alma talked about that as performers, we have to perform for ourselves, not the audience, or any other reason, and we need to take ownership of our performances by not giving anything away. >>
I'm completely lost on whatever point this is supposed to be. I can see no good in thinking this way. What does it mean to "take ownership of one's performance by not giving anything away?" I'm sorry, but a performance IS for the audience. If I am projecting to no one beyond myself, I might as well be sitting by myself just thinking the melody and the text. I would have thought that owning one's performance was knowing the music and text so well and integrating it with one's own experience that it becomes one's own expression and attitude. Then you give this to your audience, and you are giving of yourself to your audience, and at the same time, you and the entire ensemble are the channel through which the composer continues to give.
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