[ATTENDED May 19, 2012] Out of This World
My four-year old daughter T. was in her first recital last night. Of all of the shows that our family has attended over the last few months, none has been as full of emotional highs and lows, laughter, shock and cuteness as this one.
None.
Not bad for two minutes of a song called “Disco Galaxy.”
I have no intention of critiquing any performances on the stage tonight. Every girl and boy tried his or her best and they all did better than I could do. However, since this is my first amateur performance that I’ve seen as an adult, I want to make some general observations about on-stage performance.
TV shows and movies about performance always talk about basic rules for being on stage: SMILE SMILE SMILE! Smiling on stage and exaggerating your movements and crazy makeup are all essential. It actually gets a bit tedious (as I’m sure it does for the performers).
So based on TV and my recent live experiences I’ve taken some notes: (more…)
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