"Certain distance between "self" and behavior" Is is fascinating how actors or someone performing can be oneself during a performance and the oneself outside the performance period. (pg 4, Carlson) I always was interested in how you can act to be another person and come back to yourself. This idea brought the thought of there must a place the actor goes to distance themselves to make their performance happen. They have to be fully aware of there distance and how far they can go. But there must me a point were the path stops and that leaded to the thought of how far is to far. Does it stop at personal morals, what can change inside of your true self, or to create a change or awareness during the performance. How far can performance go and how much can is represent. I think performance changes over time and over different subject matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj7MPPpd9yI
The link above is a video journal made by a guy named Micheal. He posted this video as a journal for his doctor but it's his real thoughts and feelings but their are others watching not just his doctor. Is he performing something that distance himself from who he really is or he just being Micheal? But it is put on medium for viewing. This changes my way of seeing performance which concludes to the question of "What is performance?". But technically for me it varies across many things and comes down to what is performance to you.
The link above is a video journal made by a guy named Micheal. He posted this video as a journal for his doctor but it's his real thoughts and feelings but their are others watching not just his doctor. Is he performing something that distance himself from who he really is or he just being Micheal? But it is put on medium for viewing. This changes my way of seeing performance which concludes to the question of "What is performance?". But technically for me it varies across many things and comes down to what is performance to you.
I agree Janessa with the idea that what Micheal did with his post is a type of performance. If he didn't want others to see it, then why post it on Youtube? He even says that he is happy to meet "whomever" is watching it. If is was just supposed to be for his doctor, then why post it to the public. Why not make a DVD and send to his doctor? Who knows! Maybe inside he is performing even though he is sharing his feelings. Awesome post!
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