Utopian Cafeteria Musings6/29/2012 ![]() Picture by Camille L. There is such a wealth of experience and passion and diversity in the participants at this workshop! As I sit here in the lunch room, gazing at the stream out the window, voices wash over me and snatches of conversation filter into my consciousness. Each personality is so distinct, so vibrant and unique, I feel so much love for these people I have known only a few days. We have already been through so much. Not that we're not getting on each others nerves, that's inevitable when you're with a group of people 24/7, but even so. I’m having trouble sleeping. It is SO invigorating each day to be surrounded by 30+ personalities, all of whom are so passionate about the work, so excited and enthusiastic. I'm exhausted, but I feel like I can't switch off. I imagine I'll sleep for a week when I finally get home. The space Willamette University has given us to use is just gorgeous. And alive with activity. Walking in to the foyer I can feel the emotions bubble over and spill down the stairs of our studio. I feel like our enthusiasm spreads infectiously outwards, widening over the town of Salem. Larry Silverberg’s students are all over the world, doing great things. In this atmosphere it's hard not to imagine you're part of a global movement. A quiet, energetic revolution of people intent on creating a more truthful and feeling world where we all connect with each other and make art and experience beauty with every breath, every word, every moment of our lives. I know, I'm being effusively positive but it's so hard not to! Life here is very close to how I imagine my ideal lifestyle to be. This morning, as I wandered from breakfast to the theatre where we take classes I passed a hall where an orchestra(?) is practicing. I stopped a while to listen. In the afternoons I sit on the grass in the sun beside the stream and watch the ducks. Everywhere I go I pass little pockets of people enthusing about their discoveries, repeating under a tree, rehearsing over dinner. I can't help but feel I have been transported to some sort of performer's paradise. A pity our stay is so short.
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Yvia
6/29/2012 05:42:45 am
I am with you ;) I agree in every little word and sensation that you described.
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Danielle
6/29/2012 10:14:34 am
:) Let's start a revolution!
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Amber
7/25/2012 03:55:42 am
Well said! I agree completely and miss it all entirely.
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10/9/2013 04:04:22 am
Took the day off and was just reading up some blogs and thought I would post here
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