Like so many I have been glued to the Olympics.Whatever you think about the politics, the cost, just watching that level of excellence is extraordinary. A lot is going through my mind about it. But a couple of thoughts came through so far – mostly in relation to running and feldenkrais. Continue reading “Thoughts on the Olympics”
I put this up on my Facebook page a while ago but it needs to be here on this blog too. I think it is a fabulous piece – so important, and in its difference to prevalent ideas about correcting and ‘getting it right’. Sheryl Field is so beautifully eloquent on this point . Crucial for everyone I have had to put it up on both general and acting and performance – but of course it would be a truly radical idea for sports! ‘to correct is incorrect’
first Feldenrkais Guild UK video
Feldenkrais GUild UK video (1) Enjoy this new video made for the Feldenkrais Guild UK by Andrew Dawson recently.
Finding Neutral
The other day an acting student asked if Feldenkrais helps by enabling you to find ‘neutral’ and then whether you could use Feldenkrais for character work too. In a sense the answer is simply ‘yes’ and ‘yes’ but there was something in the question itself that brought me up short. I am not sure this is really what he meant, but underneath the question I felt an assumption that the job was finding neutral and then finding a character from there. Its an assumption I have noticed before and would like to challenge. Continue reading “Finding Neutral”
Feldenkrais and ‘sciatica’
I am often asked ‘can Feldenkrais help Sciatica?’ or ‘do you have experience with sciatica?’ And as it is around a lot I thought I would write something about it since it can also help illustrate more generally how a Feldenkrais Teacher might approach an issue like that. Continue reading “Feldenkrais and ‘sciatica’”
Playing Characters with ‘Conditions’!
I had a great day with some of the actors up at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle Under Lyme recently. They are doing the new Alecky Blythe play “Where Have I Been All My Life?” a very interesting ‘reality theatre’ piece based on interviews with contestants in Stoke’s Talent show of 2010 from teenagers to retired miners. Continue reading “Playing Characters with ‘Conditions’!”
Feldenkrais for voice
I am often asked about Feldenkrais for voice: does it help? Yes of course. That’s the short answer. It tends to be actors who ask but also singers, teachers, public speakers and recently a trainee priest but it could be anyone: we all use our voices. Continue reading “Feldenkrais for voice”
How do we actually learn in a Feldenkrais lesson?
I was teaching the first part of a series of three workshops this weekend and someone asked me some very good questions. They went something like “How do you know what the movement you are being asked for is meant to be? Continue reading “How do we actually learn in a Feldenkrais lesson?”