Communicate Properly: learn from the Arts | for performers, artists, creatives and dreamers

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Theatre helps communicating better: here is why!

“What is the scenic space?” A student of mine asked me.
“It is that place where the act of communicating becomes the primary need.”
The Theatrical Scenic Space, thus, is a place that has been created to deliver any sort of message at its best”.
“Wow! It makes me think that learning how to communicate here, will help me in my daily life! For instance, when I am in the office and I need to catch the attention of my colleague at the phone right to the other side of the room”

My student hit the target: theatre can definitely help to enhance our communicating skills.
Why?
Let’s find it out!

To “communicate” comes from the Latin  “communis = belonging to everyone“, that properly means “to share” [1] 
In the early times, Theatre was a collective space of sharing: some specific rituals were staged out to be more effective.
People used to dramatize the spiritual intentions so to make them more understandable not only by the human members, but also by the “receiving” Gods.

Hence, Theatre has become a physical place and – throughout ages and cultures – actors and playwrights appeared; moreover, directors and methods has been the most innovative side of the entire 1900.

Just like the human being, Theatre has been evolving (especially over some areas of this Planet): it has broken the forth wall to reach the street and become closer to its audience.

Just like the human being, Theatre has been deteriorating (especially over some areas of this Planet): it got lost and has forgotten its roots. Theatre has dressed up as an insolent radical chic; it has sacrificed itself on the mainstream altar to produce vulgar laughing; it has got lost in the world of the mind.
Where has it left its own hearth?

No panic, mates!
I’ll tell you in a bit!

2015: the art is back in fire of the tribe 

Amanda Palmer in her recent book “The Art of Asking” refers to the artist as the one who, among the other things, strongly needs to create connections with all the other human being, sharing contents and values.

“For most of human history, musicians and artists have been part of the village, accessing one another freely. They’ve been healers, listeners, mind-openers— in touch with the community, not untouchable stars on screens and behind barricades“.
[2]

Despite the main-stream has made exhibits and performances the main dish reserved by an arrogant intellectual elite; although the artistic trends (fully generate by non-artist)  has kept out plenty of artists with a message to share, well: the social networks are helping us out to deliver our message directly with our audience to recreate that common values which Amanda is talking about.

“The Internet has shaken things up in this regard and brought us, in some ways, full circle: we’re back around the fireside, albeit sometimes using our smartphones” [3] 

Vernasca BuskerDays: good art which has never forgotten to communicate well

Vernasca BuskerDays is an annual event staged on an ancient wonderful citadel standing out of the Arda Valley (Piacenza, Italy).
For two days, among the stunning landscape, people from all over the area join the celebration.

Street Art was born from the need of transforming communication into food; it ought to effectively conquer the audience, because there is no ticket to buy, no comfortable seats to be locked in, no good review bringing more audience later on.

Street Art must be honest, toiled for, present; otherwise the audience leaves, goes back to their businesses.

Well, I did feel such strength watching “POPCORE by Cirque du Platzak“, the 2015 edition’s special guest.
Despite the black out created an annoying delay, despite any kind of food was smelling tastily all around (and you know: we’re Italian, we have a deep relationship with it), despite all of that they kept us watching. And the tribe was back. And the value was shared. And human connection has taken place.

In conclusion, dear readers: learn to communicate well, attend theatrical classes, follow the artists you love and join a busker event – at least once a year – to go back around the fire.

[1] Wikipedia > Teoria della comunicazione > Definizioni
[2] Palmer, Amanda | The Art of Asking: How I learned to stop worrying and let people help
[3] see [1]

p.s  READ “The Art of Asking”!
And come over to visit the area in the summer season!