- What in your daily practice gets you really enthusiastic to find out more about? Who do you admire who also works with what makes your enthusiastic?
A mixture of a things are important to me in the creative process of putting on a show and when performing. What makes me most enthusiastic about my job is the use of the music, lighting and costume, and how they compliment the numbers. Each section is picked according to the mood and style of the number and when done correctly it's really inspiring to watch and perform among. One show that inspires my work today is the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the use of costumes/feathers and headdresses are amazing and is so impressive to watch.
https://youtu.be/V66X7EIAnoY
This is a short clip showing different numbers at the Moulin's show Feerie published on YouTube February 2015, it shows the use of costumes, music and lights so you get an idea of how many different changes the dancers must do according to the style of the scene.
- What gets your angry or makes you sad? Who do you admire who shares your feelings or has found a way to work around the anger or sadness?
Since working as a dance captain I have learnt how different my behaviour needs to be from everyone else. From reflecting over the last two months before and after my practice I have picked up new ideas that can help my colleagues with my job, before the show I have started sending a group message out telling everyone the changes for that nights show so they can think about it before hand so they have a clear idea before they arrive and take in a load of new information each week. I have had feedback that this is working well especially as some people arrive later than other. Sometimes some colleagues don't read all the information and can quickly take the blame off themselves for not knowing what's going on. This can be difficult as I need to remain professional but make them understand that it's their responsibility that they know all the changes before we start, whilst I help with the lighting, costume and sometimes admin. I have close friends within the industry that can also relate to what frustrates me so getting advice on how to deal with it in a professional manner is really helpful. Also some colleagues who I've worked with previously know how I work so they know how to address me and me them.
- What do you love about what you do? Who do you admire who seems to love this or is an example of what you love?
Performing has always been a passion of mine and since graduating I have been so lucky to have had such an array of different jobs. I look back over the jobs which makes me think how there is so much opportunity in this industry. Performing can take you to amazing destinations where you will basically get a holiday whilst performing. The costumes can be so creative and beautiful and the stage or theatre you perform in is always different and has so much character behind it. I get to share the stage with some of my closest friends that Iv met through auditions and jobs, some that Iv met for the first time on jobs and by the end of our contract Iv made a friend for life, so to share the same passion and the stage with them is something to be thankful for.
What do you feel you don’t understand? Who do you admire who does seem to understand it or who has found a way of making not understanding it interesting or beautiful, or has asked the same questions as you?
I don't always understand the actions of other colleagues and their response to instructions which can be frustrating and leave me thinking what caused their actions. My director has also noticed at times the action of people after watching from afar. This is reassuring to know I'm not the only one who is noticing people's behaviour and also makes me more aware of how to be at all times inside and outside of my practice as everything is noted.
- How do you decide the appropriate ethical response in a given situation? To what extent are disciplinary responses different to that you might expect more generally in society? For example, what level of physical contact would you deem appropriate (and not) from another professional that you would find unacceptable more generally? Why?
As I'm currently working with colleagues my age group and with most of them being my friends from previous jobs it can be difficult to decide what ethical response to give. Depending on the situation I always take a friendly manner when first dealing with a someone, I remain calm and get both sides of the situation before deciding the actions to take. I try and communicate with my cast as much as possible to see how they feel to know what I can do more of which really helps me get an idea of each person and how they treat people and vice versa. If appropriate I will have a personal talk with someone to hear their feelings and remind them of the job role and what is expected of them, that being said I've never had to do this and remain talking to my cast as a group. In today's world I think disciplinary is an action you have to be mindful about beforehand, especially with dealing with an audience younger than you. School staff have to be more careful than ever not to put a foot wrong when disciplining their students which can be difficult for teachers to gain respect and confidence in a teaching environment.
http://www.teachervision.com/classroom-discipline/tips-achieving-maintaining-discipline
''The focus is not on the negative behaviour, but the importance of the lesson'' ('The complete idiot's guide to success as a teacher' Anthony D. Fredericksburg, Ed.D)
A good article on discipline for teachers posted above talks about how the teachers behaviour reflects the students response. This is something interesting to think about and relate to my own practice and how I address a rehearsal.
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