SUZUKI - Time to Pose

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No longer using our feet when learning about SUZUKI we learned a more tedious task. That is how to hold a position. We first started off with a human "V" where the legs and upper torso suspended in the air. It took a very hard strain on your abdomen, however I tried to hardest to keep my body up. I tried to move pass the pain and take the pain as a challenge but it was hard to overpass it, than we had to add text into the position which is even harder. I could not manage to concentrate on the text and keeping my body up. I ended losing my position even when i had someone holding me, or i would fumble with the words that i had to say.

After the whole "V" shaped posture we got to choose our own positions and this was more easier than the "V". When we did our own position i was more comfortable and acceptable to me. It was easier for me to find my equilibrium when doing this and able to hold my entire body up because i was in control of the position i was in. 

Than once again we added the text and i was able to say without fumbling but i could not find my vocal space, which has always been a problem for me. Each time I tried to raise my volume and was not able to match everyone else vocal power. Than when rehearing i listened to how strong my voice could get and i realized that it was really weak. And every time i would raise my volume my voice would end up cracking a little. I found out what i really needed to work on. I hope SUZUKI will help me concentrate on my voice and make it louder. 

SUZUKI

Suzuki is the idea of slow and sustain movement or fast and consistent movements. But what caught my eye in Suzuki is the relationship it had with Viola Spolin, a actress we have previously learned about. When doing Suzuki we laid upon the floor quietly and felt the air around us keeping in mind how our body is positioned with the air. From the tip of our toes to the last strand of air. Although it may have been relaxing and allowed us to get in touch with out inner nature, or rather nature itself, it did provide a connection to Viola Spolin.

The first exercise we did when doing Viola Spolin, we placed our hand in front of us in mid air and closed our eyes. Ms. Langess told us what to feel, and we felt. And what I remembered with this specific exercise is feeling the air around our hand, and how our hand communes with the air. This little idea connected back when we did this similar exercise when dealing with Suzuki, even if Suzuki is to get in touch with nature, and Spolin's idea of living in the moment. 

Also, when learning Suzuki I read a quote that he used that stuck out very well. 

"When such a group is able to function, it wields considerable power...". 

This idea relates back to basic Suzuki exercises, such as when all of us had to stomp our feet on the floor. When we were all synchronized the effect of power and balance was very strong and powerful but if one person was off beat it diminished it. It relates to the quote, the idea of a group functioning well together leads to better and more stronger end results. 

This is what I believe to be an ensemble. Working together in harmony to attain I really good end result, and all the plays we have performed have been ensemble pieces which allows our plays to be powerful and strong.