On the art of practice and the practice of art
Dhira Rauch
Posts by Dhira Rauch:
for its own sake
Last week I began a practice for its own sake. I’ve rented a studio for two hours each tuesday evening to work. Not to work on a product or show or technique but to work on practice. To work on presence. To see what I need as a body, a voice, in order to be ... [ READ MORE ]
on the practice of new work
“Good training will show in your work People who know will recognize it. Those who don’t – will see something too.” Grotowski At best I could only hope to not be imitating Grotowski, but at worst I feel I have scratched the surface towards his aesthetic without the sacrifice of daily work- perhaps no sacrifice is enough while I ... [ READ MORE ]
on practice
Practice I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what practice means- the act of revisiting/ deepening/ working inward. Implicitly that there is something to be honed/ kept in shape/ kept alive and fertile. The practice of a performer without a school or performance attached has always left me feeling ill-equipped. I have often wondered how ... [ READ MORE ]
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