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The 2-Hands Secret to Acting and Clowning
photo: Ira Seidenstein in Harlequin Dreams – whole show 45 minutes on youtube The 2-Hands Secret to Acting and Clowning One of my shortest blogs – just a few points about the value and secret of the hands in performance. How that secret is openly taught and embodied via the individual within The Four Articulations…
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My Only Short Blog About Clown/Acting
This is me merely up to episode 4. This tv series is to me the pinnacle and result of a century plus of the development of modern acting, writing, directing, technological integration from hair and makeup to computer wizardry. And is a direct heritage from the Elders of Clown Cinema: Roscoe Arbuckle; Edna Purviance; Hal…
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BLOG of 100 BLOGS: INCL EACH LINK – I.S.A.A.C.
photo: Ira Seidenstein teaching Slava Snowshow company’s workshop for University acting students.2012 – Italy. Titles of My Writings: Books; and, Blog/Essays – Ira Seidenstein, PhD My writings include: two books which comprise a pair; Clown Secret (11 chapters), and, Quantum Theatre: Slapstick to Shakespeare (45 essays}. Those 45 titles are listed at end of this…
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THE GODLINESS OF CLOWN
The Godliness of Clown (photo of Vesta Tilley) Creativity is central to Human Nature. It does not matter what the art form is the “creative channels” as I call them are the same as the ‘healing channels”. As a small sample when one plays the piano the pianist channels the creativity specifically through the shoulders,…
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2024 Exoneration of Denialism as Defined 2012
The 2024 Exoneration of Denialism as Defined 2012 Exoneration is a feeling not a fact. Nonetheless the feeling is factual. Denialism itself I defined based on a feeling and not on a scientific survey. In 2012 I called out Denialism based on observations from many years. Finally I felt that enough was nearly too much,…
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Other Lives
General Warning: My way of writing meanders. It doesn’t work towards a ‘final conclusion’. I hope to encourage you the reader to engage with yourself during your reading. I hope you enjoy the journey. Regards, Ira Seidenstein. In theory I’m researching towards my third book. I am researching but generally speaking I’m not writing. I…
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Learning To Learn: struggle is the DNA of being an artist
Performer/Artist Michael Moschen in the video here provided tells of his high school friend Penn who became a great and famous magician. Moschen, extraordinary artist and performer tells a few important bits about his amazing career and art and more. One snippet is about a book on Magic, with instructions. Penn borrowed that book from…
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For The Love of Shakespeare: call a spade a spade
For The Love of Shakespeare: call a spade a spade. This blog/essay is to follow-on in pursuit of a practical way to assist in the immediate improvement of Shakespeare play productions performed in English. The previous blog/essay came about by coincidence. Via youtube I came upon a 3-minutes clip of a production of Antony &…
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REMNANTS – ENCOUNTERS WITH MY CULTURE. Prelude to my future book, part 1
REMNANTS – ENCOUNTERS WITH MY CULTURE. PRELUDE TO MY FUTURE BOOK Part 1 (Copyrights Ira Seidenstein 2022 – FINAL DRAFT 11/11 2022) General Warning: My way of writing meanders. It doesn’t work towards a ‘final conclusion’. I hope to encourage you the reader to engage with yourself during your reading. I hope you enjoy the…
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WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
We’re All in This Together “We’re all in this together” may be my central saying that informs my teaching. That saying is also perhaps a key to my life philosophy. I am not against using a critical eye. I am not against making a critical comment. However, no amount of criticism can deny the mutual…