Comments on: The Dream Work Method of Acting http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dream-work-method-of-acting the dream studies portal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Hurd http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/comment-page-1/#comment-42660 Ryan Hurd Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:15:39 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=805#comment-42660 Thanks for your comment; trauma really was too strong a word to use. Emotional memories can be powerful without being traumatic. But would you not agree that some of the most salient work resulting from the Method may deal with core existential concerns like what it feels like to lose a father, to be devastated by love, or shamed from financial ruin? I'm happy to learn more, especially if you refrain from using words like "ignorance" in your quest to spread the integrity of Lee's method. Thanks for your comment; trauma really was too strong a word to use. Emotional memories can be powerful without being traumatic. But would you not agree that some of the most salient work resulting from the Method may deal with core existential concerns like what it feels like to lose a father, to be devastated by love, or shamed from financial ruin?

I’m happy to learn more, especially if you refrain from using words like “ignorance” in your quest to spread the integrity of Lee’s method.

]]> By: Alex http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/comment-page-1/#comment-42644 Alex Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:42:19 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=805#comment-42644 ' “Method Acting”...encourages actors to delve into their personal histories to uncover intense emotional storms...rekindling childhood traumas' ... this article shows above all, a very poorly informed mind on The Method. To say it is largely the training of the actor to "rekindle childhood traumas" isn't correct, infact it is not even close to the true teaching of a Method Actor. The "rekindling" of any trauma doesn't necessarily come into practise during training whatsoever, and it is never indeed encouraged! Imagine how dangerous that could be! Method acting involves using emotional memory of the actor, but memories analytical memories... can involve even using our memory in remembering what a match-box feels like when acting with a match-box onstage, to carry a match-box with truth, as a match-box would be carried in reality. (Poorly explained example, I know) I'm sorry to moan but ignorance only breeds ignorance, and much of The Method is misunderstood and taken from context to the extent that some disregard it altogether, which is a tragedy in itself. Only doing what I can for Lee! ‘ “Method Acting”…encourages actors to delve into their personal histories to uncover intense emotional storms…rekindling childhood traumas’ … this article shows above all, a very poorly informed mind on The Method. To say it is largely the training of the actor to “rekindle childhood traumas” isn’t correct, infact it is not even close to the true teaching of a Method Actor. The “rekindling” of any trauma doesn’t necessarily come into practise during training whatsoever, and it is never indeed encouraged! Imagine how dangerous that could be! Method acting involves using emotional memory of the actor, but memories analytical memories… can involve even using our memory in remembering what a match-box feels like when acting with a match-box onstage, to carry a match-box with truth, as a match-box would be carried in reality. (Poorly explained example, I know)

I’m sorry to moan but ignorance only breeds ignorance, and much of The Method is misunderstood and taken from context to the extent that some disregard it altogether, which is a tragedy in itself. Only doing what I can for Lee!

]]> By: Drew Levin http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/comment-page-1/#comment-769 Drew Levin Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:22:42 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=805#comment-769 Very interesting post. Thank you Very interesting post. Thank you

]]> By: Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity | The Dream Studies Portal http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Dreams and the Gift of Masculinity | The Dream Studies Portal Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:53:11 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=805#comment-768 [...] the dreamwork method of acting recently publicized in the New York Times, raved about by actors Harvey Keitel and [...] [...] the dreamwork method of acting recently publicized in the New York Times, raved about by actors Harvey Keitel and [...]

]]> By: Gyrus http://dreamstudies.org/2009/05/19/dream-work-method-of-acting/comment-page-1/#comment-767 Gyrus Tue, 19 May 2009 21:17:52 +0000 http://dreamstudies.org/?p=805#comment-767 <a href="http://www.paratheatrical.com/" rel="nofollow">Antero Alli</a> is the best source on this kind of thing I know of. His focus is more on <a href="http://www.paratheatrical.com/dreamingrites.html" rel="nofollow">rituals</a>, but his ritual work naturally shades seamlessly into theatre; I imagine many of the principles overlap or are the same. Antero Alli is the best source on this kind of thing I know of. His focus is more on rituals, but his ritual work naturally shades seamlessly into theatre; I imagine many of the principles overlap or are the same.

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