Diary of an Improviser Victor Podeanu
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- Education
Study log:
Free Improvisation
Butoh
Movement practice
Authentic movement
Dance improvisation
Mind-body practice
All day, every day
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Movement vs dance; mind-body practice
After hitting a few setbacks with dance I return to my Sedentary Movement practice, but having the parameter work squared away. Investing in other areas of my life feels great so not moving so much anymore, begun to time my mind-body practice and wishing to do it more.
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From movement practice to improv dance maybe
Today the need arose to update my practice, and inspiration found on Youtube led me to try broadening an approach that I used only as accents during my regular practice. Let’s see if it stands the test of time.
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Movement practice setbacks; breathing before movement
A log of today’s research, trying out old solutions to new setbacks, perhaps better would be to adapt in a more fresh manner. Just waiting face to face with the problem until a solution makes itself known, but alas, such is my conditioning from childhood math and programming: applying standard formulas and recipes to all new issues.
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Guitar perception; Befriending movement
Lately less guitar, more improvising sound in my head; how I aproach guitar playing instinctually rather than playing what I hear; a bit more on stiffness and balancing out the parameters of my movement practice - I’m in a good place :)
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The 5 hindrances to self mastery
Watched a shaolin monk give a TedX talk about mastery and success. I describe it in broad strokes and discuss what I can take from it.
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Introduction into my activity
Free improv, Butoh, authentic movement, contact improvisation, sedentary movement