Sunday, November 18, 2007
Saturday, November 17, 2007
End of Design labs!!!
I'd just like you to write a response about your experience in the design labs. Were they helpful? Were they pertinent to the material? Do you think you'll use the activities we did in planning your final projects? How so?
I admit, I wasn't sure whether or not I liked the design labs at first. I wasn't sure what to think of the whole design thing in general. I am not sure how to exactly unleash the creative side of me in general, and using that creative side is necessary in design. After getting past that "huh, do i like this" stage of design I definitely think that the design labs were more helpful than I realized., and they were definitely pertinent to the material.
I'm not sure that I'll use the exact activities that we used in class for the projects, possibly because I am not the designer, but I will offer ideas that were inspired by the activities that we did in class. The costume lab was my favorite. Personally I enjoy expressing myself through what I wear, and that was something that I could relate to. As for the other design labs, I'm not sure. If we use music in the performance I'll definitely try to keep in mind the activity we did in the first lab. Coloring is always fun...fun when it comes to coloring to the music. Peter and the wolf is good music too.
I liked the design labs, and I definitely thought that they were a good idea. Thanks Laura!
I admit, I wasn't sure whether or not I liked the design labs at first. I wasn't sure what to think of the whole design thing in general. I am not sure how to exactly unleash the creative side of me in general, and using that creative side is necessary in design. After getting past that "huh, do i like this" stage of design I definitely think that the design labs were more helpful than I realized., and they were definitely pertinent to the material.
I'm not sure that I'll use the exact activities that we used in class for the projects, possibly because I am not the designer, but I will offer ideas that were inspired by the activities that we did in class. The costume lab was my favorite. Personally I enjoy expressing myself through what I wear, and that was something that I could relate to. As for the other design labs, I'm not sure. If we use music in the performance I'll definitely try to keep in mind the activity we did in the first lab. Coloring is always fun...fun when it comes to coloring to the music. Peter and the wolf is good music too.
I liked the design labs, and I definitely thought that they were a good idea. Thanks Laura!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Unaccessorized - extra credit please
Rich Kiamco
...The show was great.
I don't normally laugh at comedians, but I laughed at this guy. I didn't expect anything that he had to say. Pretty much he turned his life story into a short comedic piece. He made fun of himself and his family, but in a way where the audience could appreciate what he had been through. He spoke about himself as one of the stereotypical "overachieving asians." He was the guy in high school who made perfect grades, was the president of all the clubs, and knew everybody. [side note: I really liked his glittery silver pants...and he says that he designs all of his clothes.]
Something that I've always wondered about homosexuality is when someone actually learns that they are gay. Rich said that he idolized the Sears repairman as a young child. That most kids would play with toys and such, but all Rich wanted was to be the Sears man. He wanted to wear that tool belt. Similar characteristics that made Rich stand out as a child was his hometech class assignment. The assignment was to make a wooden piece of furniture. This guy made an entire kitchen with sparkling diamonds. Wow.
Later on Rich had the talk with his parents. You know the talk where a kid has to tell their parents something that he knows his parents will not accept. For Rich this was the talk to tell his parents that he was gay. His parents reaction was not the best, but better than some. They were not angry, they were not accepting, but they did suggest to search for a cure. I suppose they had more of a confused reaction than anything else. It made me wonder, if I was in their shoes how would I react. I would like to think that I would be totally accepting, but you never know. In general I accept homosexuality no problem. I am a very liberal person and acceptance comes easily so I'd like to think that I would be able to accept my own child being gay.
He then talked about how it soon became the cool thing at school to be "hip with Rich's diversity." Oh yea. If you were a cool person you accepted Rich as 'gay.' But then there were other people who thought differently.
In 1985 he was a guest speaker on the first televised show on homosexuality broadcasted by ABC. This not only made it public to his schoolmates that he was gay, but also brought about hatred towards him. One weekend when his parents were away some kids attacked his house damaging the windows and scaring Rich out of bed. (aww! so mean grrr).
Of course to seek..and obtain his dreams he moves to NYC as an independent. He goes to college on scholarship, and uses his parents money to help finance his dreams. In NYC he talked about how everything was a photoshoot. His life was going alright, but as time went on he wanted to get into a more serious relationship. As a result he set up one of those accounts online where you put up a picture in hopes that someone will come across it, and a date will ensue. Almost immediately a guy responded to his post by sending him a bouquet of flowers, and asking him to fly across the country to visit him. - what a bizarre concept. I would have never given up my life somewhere to fly across the country to get into a relationship with someone that I've never met before. What a crazy and scary idea. Or would I...if I was desperate enough. I don't know - To make a long story short they went on a honeymoon in Thailand that cost around $10,000, but soon after Rich found out that his man had another man. (oh no, heartbreak)
After that I got a little restless...I can't sit still for long and I don't really remember how the show ended. Of course Rich's life has not ended so the story has not ended either. I'm not srue that he was ever totally successful, but I really hope that he's happy with touring and performing. It was a good show, and it definitely got me thinking.
...The show was great.
I don't normally laugh at comedians, but I laughed at this guy. I didn't expect anything that he had to say. Pretty much he turned his life story into a short comedic piece. He made fun of himself and his family, but in a way where the audience could appreciate what he had been through. He spoke about himself as one of the stereotypical "overachieving asians." He was the guy in high school who made perfect grades, was the president of all the clubs, and knew everybody. [side note: I really liked his glittery silver pants...and he says that he designs all of his clothes.]
Something that I've always wondered about homosexuality is when someone actually learns that they are gay. Rich said that he idolized the Sears repairman as a young child. That most kids would play with toys and such, but all Rich wanted was to be the Sears man. He wanted to wear that tool belt. Similar characteristics that made Rich stand out as a child was his hometech class assignment. The assignment was to make a wooden piece of furniture. This guy made an entire kitchen with sparkling diamonds. Wow.
Later on Rich had the talk with his parents. You know the talk where a kid has to tell their parents something that he knows his parents will not accept. For Rich this was the talk to tell his parents that he was gay. His parents reaction was not the best, but better than some. They were not angry, they were not accepting, but they did suggest to search for a cure. I suppose they had more of a confused reaction than anything else. It made me wonder, if I was in their shoes how would I react. I would like to think that I would be totally accepting, but you never know. In general I accept homosexuality no problem. I am a very liberal person and acceptance comes easily so I'd like to think that I would be able to accept my own child being gay.
He then talked about how it soon became the cool thing at school to be "hip with Rich's diversity." Oh yea. If you were a cool person you accepted Rich as 'gay.' But then there were other people who thought differently.
In 1985 he was a guest speaker on the first televised show on homosexuality broadcasted by ABC. This not only made it public to his schoolmates that he was gay, but also brought about hatred towards him. One weekend when his parents were away some kids attacked his house damaging the windows and scaring Rich out of bed. (aww! so mean grrr).
Of course to seek..and obtain his dreams he moves to NYC as an independent. He goes to college on scholarship, and uses his parents money to help finance his dreams. In NYC he talked about how everything was a photoshoot. His life was going alright, but as time went on he wanted to get into a more serious relationship. As a result he set up one of those accounts online where you put up a picture in hopes that someone will come across it, and a date will ensue. Almost immediately a guy responded to his post by sending him a bouquet of flowers, and asking him to fly across the country to visit him. - what a bizarre concept. I would have never given up my life somewhere to fly across the country to get into a relationship with someone that I've never met before. What a crazy and scary idea. Or would I...if I was desperate enough. I don't know - To make a long story short they went on a honeymoon in Thailand that cost around $10,000, but soon after Rich found out that his man had another man. (oh no, heartbreak)
After that I got a little restless...I can't sit still for long and I don't really remember how the show ended. Of course Rich's life has not ended so the story has not ended either. I'm not srue that he was ever totally successful, but I really hope that he's happy with touring and performing. It was a good show, and it definitely got me thinking.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Halloweeeeeeeeen!
Character is action.
How does the person get what they want?
I'm nervous about this playwriting thing...I definitely need to decide on a topic, which will be this week. Then I plan on visiting Prof Francis. But choosing what to write about is always the hardest part.
I was thinking about writing a play about the time that I lived in New Zealand. I'm not sure if that would work. At the same time I was thinking about writing some fantasy type play. Adventure stories are always my favorite, but I don't know how to do that. Sometimes I just want to write about regular life, but I'm not sure that my life is eventful enough that I could write something that someone would find interesting. I'm sure that all of these are silly worries, but they still float around in my head. I had this same trouble with the monodrama. I had a few written, but never liked them so I continued to change them.
Perhaps I can create a scenario, and just put a few people who have influenced my life in that scenario, and see how they might react. But then what would be the scenario? Why didn't I write about this before...this has got me thinking of all kinds of things. Now I just need to decide on my people, and make an outline. Alright. I can do this. Ha.
Friday, November 2, 2007
performances
Amazendary. I definitely think that each of the three groups that performed on Monday were excellent. The best part of that experience was that I knew the people on stage, and that these people are my peers. How incredible! it is to work with people like that. Haha. This reminded me of something that is completely off track, just something that I think to myself on a daily basis. "I love people." Seems like a simple enough thing to say, right? Well. I do. And why? Whenever my friends tell me...that person is incredibly weird (as someone with their own style walks by)...or that person has lost their mind...I sit back and laugh. They get annoyed with these people, but what they don't see is that these people are so much fun. I love people because each person has a talent, and something about themselves that can draw the attention of someone else to help create an entertaining world. These are the people that I love simply because they make my world interesting. Ha. This almost sounds as if I am a people watcher, which some times I might be, or that I use people for my own fun, when in reality they are just an element in my life that keeps me thinking. The reason I made this segway is that the people on stage took this part of their lives, the part that I look for in everyone, and they used that part of themselves to perform on stage.
The other group in Prof. Francis' session was once again amazing. I knew what was going to happen, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it none the less. I definitely think that their performance was easiest to pay attention to because each person had shorter monologues. I wish that my group had done the same. I hope that the next project my group with perhaps work together more/better. That would be nice. Anyway. Congrats to the other group. Your performance was great.
I definitely would like to say that my favorite characters from the other two groups were Troy and Hala. The two girls that played each of these roles were incredible. I really liked the way that Hala presented herself on stage, anyway I like the character besides. And Troy's fighting scene with his son was very good. I think that the girl (I'm sorry i don't know your name ) did an excellent job portraying the whole character. Great stuff.
The other group in Prof. Francis' session was once again amazing. I knew what was going to happen, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it none the less. I definitely think that their performance was easiest to pay attention to because each person had shorter monologues. I wish that my group had done the same. I hope that the next project my group with perhaps work together more/better. That would be nice. Anyway. Congrats to the other group. Your performance was great.
I definitely would like to say that my favorite characters from the other two groups were Troy and Hala. The two girls that played each of these roles were incredible. I really liked the way that Hala presented herself on stage, anyway I like the character besides. And Troy's fighting scene with his son was very good. I think that the girl (I'm sorry i don't know your name ) did an excellent job portraying the whole character. Great stuff.
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