The
silent things you do on stage are important and too often taken for
granted by new performers. Movement
is silent. Smiling
or frowning is silent. Looking
around, the tilt of your head, the raising of your eyebrow, the
opening and closing of your eyes, all facial expressions and jesters
are silent. Silence
makes up timing. Timing is strategic use of silence. Get
it? Silence IS POWERFUL...it's the uncluttered wordless vacuum that
allows passion and meaning to explode through. Silence
and sounds as much as words make up a great deal of your
communicating. Sounds
that are not words are important on stage. In many situations sounds
can convey more emotion and feeling than words. Stomps.
Slaps. Sighs. Snapping of your fingers. Grunts.
Whistling. etc. All
these expressions are the same in all languages. There's a reason for
that, they're very human and they work in defining your point. Make
use of these things on stage, in your stand up and your life. “I've
always felt you act and communicate with your whole body.” ~dojo |
