"Sorry America but you've been doing theater wrong for the last 150 years."
Justin Colombo
The control that theRussian students have of their bodies is incerdible. Nothing I have seen in america can compare. Our bodies are so important for communication and in america we barely use them. The Russians as a people are very expressive with their bodies but the actors are even more amaxing. In the show last night it was some of the etudes that the seniors had worked on in their freshman year which were so successful to the public that they had continued. Our acting teachers told us to watch their examples of objects and animals, since that is what we are working o; and they were exact. The most impressive object was strings on a guitar. Each string had a distinct personality basedon the tambor; they made their bodies roll and vibrate like a string but they were people. For the animals their was a a skit of a wolf and hiena. I couldn't describe to you how they did it but it was unbelievable to see humans tranform into an animal so compelely. My favorite etude was tittled "Atraction." It was a entwining of two bodies. The choreoagraphy was so beautiful yet if anyone else tired todo it it would have been jerky becuase of the stain on the muscles. Every movement was slow and controled yet the technicality it took was more than I could imagine. there were so many beautiful peices and I was blown completly away by theirabilities. I think though our classes here will take us toward what they are ableto do but I think it will take alot of self dicipline to contiue the training becuase it isn't available to us in america.
Part of our training here includes ballet. We had ballet for the first time and I haven't sweat so much in my life. I was supprised how much was still in me. The only thing that wasn't very good was leg lifts but when she pushedmy legs I was more flexible then I have ever been. I will I think be better as time goes on and willget more strength.
Today I also had stage combat and voice but I will go into that later, as well as acting yesterday and today.
Love you all
Kirst
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To think that your acting is considered weak then your teachers and classmates must be amazing! Your acting is so wonderful! Although it sounds like a lot of work, it sounds like a lot of fun! I have recently started dance lessons again and I am also working very hard on flexibility. We have to achieve all three splits for our teacher (right, left, and middle). I'm sure yours is much much much more tough but I have a small portion of what you feel! I hope all your goals are reached and you really learn a lot from your experience!!!
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