Succeeding in the Performing Arts: Difference between revisions

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== Rest, Exercise, and Diet ==

Performers are not supermen and superwomen. They're human beings. But they do something very, very special that also happens to be extraordinarily demanding.

If ever there were a profession that deserves attention to a good night's rest, the well-placed nap, a healthy and diverse diet, and regular exercise, it is the performing arts.

On average, we've seen that the artist or technician living on a lack of sleep, no regular exercise, and a diet of junk food and other destructive substances, doesn't last as long, and does not perform as well.

Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/8521061815 Rest, Exercise, and Diet]

== Scouting the Venue ==

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== Setting the Stage ==

~~Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/4081035515 Setting the Stage]What you do to 'set the stage' for your performance?~~

I am asking about anything that you do to prepare the audience for your show.

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In places with small stages, there may not be any controllable lighting. Do you bring any with you? I've noticed that LED lights looking relatively inexpensive, cool, and lightweight. Anybody using something like this?

Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/4081035515 Setting the Stage]What you do to 'set the stage' for your performance?

== Sight and Sound Lines ==

Often we find that a venue allows people to sit or stand where they have difficulty seeing or hearing, or both.

While we acknowledge that it is often impossible for the artist to change these situations, we also recognize that there are many occasions when changes can be made for the better.

If a curtain can be pulled back to reveal more of the stage for those seated off to the side, it should be done.

If moving the performer a few feet downstage to make it easier for those off to the side or high in the balcony to see and hear, it should be done.

If a loudspeaker can be chosen to cover those in distant or off-angle position, it should.

Whenever possible, position stage gear or props so that the performers are not blocked.

Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/8811061815 Sight and Sound Lines]

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 Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/6771009415 Packing Your Own Parachute]
+== Rest, Exercise, and Diet ==
+Performers are not supermen and superwomen. They're human beings. But they do something very, very special that also happens to be extraordinarily demanding.
+If ever there were a profession that deserves attention to a good night's rest, the well-placed nap, a healthy and diverse diet, and regular exercise, it is the performing arts.
+On average, we've seen that the artist or technician living on a lack of sleep, no regular exercise, and a diet of junk food and other destructive substances, doesn't last as long, and does not perform as well.
+Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/8521061815 Rest, Exercise, and Diet]
 == Scouting the Venue ==
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 == Setting the Stage ==
-Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/4081035515 Setting the Stage]What you do to 'set the stage' for your performance?
 I am asking about anything that you do to prepare the audience for your show.
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 In places with small stages, there may not be any controllable lighting. Do you bring any with you? I've noticed that LED lights looking relatively inexpensive, cool, and lightweight. Anybody using something like this?
+Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/4081035515 Setting the Stage]What you do to 'set the stage' for your performance?
+== Sight and Sound Lines ==
+Often we find that a venue allows people to sit or stand where they have difficulty seeing or hearing, or both.
+While we acknowledge that it is often impossible for the artist to change these situations, we also recognize that there are many occasions when changes can be made for the better.
+If a curtain can be pulled back to reveal more of the stage for those seated off to the side, it should be done.
+If moving the performer a few feet downstage to make it easier for those off to the side or high in the balcony to see and hear, it should be done.
+If a loudspeaker can be chosen to cover those in distant or off-angle position, it should.
+Whenever possible, position stage gear or props so that the performers are not blocked.
+Discussion: [http://bose.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6806048934/m/8811061815 Sight and Sound Lines]
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