Posted by: Elem Eley on: February 10, 2011
His use of the language was surely better taken in by native German speakers. For me, it was not easy to understand much of the Sunday morning sermon in Vienna’s spectacular Augustiner-Kirche. The priest spoke considerably faster than those who had delivered sermons on previous Sundays. Come to think of it, even if he had [...]
Posted by: Elem Eley on: February 7, 2011
Just as the performing artist must not confuse relaxed with collapsed/disconnected–or engaged with tense/effortful–do not think for a moment that activity is always about obvious motion. Technique and imagination are able to empower each other when the artist confidently “gets out of the way” and allows them to coordinate. Key to that relationship is that [...]