Article Archive for April 2009
New York seems to have shorter and shorter Springs every year. It’s April 19th, 2009 and one of the first warm weekends of the year. So I decided to spend it in the Emergency Room at Elmhurst hospital. I stubbed my toe pretty badly on Saturday and now it has the color and size of an eggplant. The Alexander Technique comes into play…
“The greater the actor’s sensitivity and awareness of his body, the wider the range of choices or responses he can make for himself and his characters.” Kelly McEvenue-The Actor And The Alexander Technique
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In some ways the Alexander Technique helps us get better at doing less. Doing less? This goes against the general vibe of New York City; the City that never sleeps, or even takes a nap. The Alexander Technique challenges the general vibe of NYC and other large cities in many ways.
Many of us have been taught to ‘do more’, ‘push yourself’, ‘no pain no gain’, and ‘always try harder’…
How are you supposed to read without collapsing in front? Doesn’t the book (you remember them) draw you down into it? Is there a way to read without compressing your spine, or holding it rigidly …
