Here is the email of Robert, and sorry I put your thought here without your permission dear Robert, I think we need to internetting our thought before meeting.
People who want to come with children are welcome, and we must be announced before, so we can organize baby/children caring while the parents participate the work in a certain time. We are also learning to be with the human nature, as far as we could, with their loving accompanies, baby, children, dog, spirit, ....with the announcement that they know our work and they must aware of the reality and taking care of their present (and their prolongation: the thing and the other life they carry). We all helping each other, taking care so we try to be care ful, full of care for live. It is the work of tribuanic theatre, to take care the nature we are living in, as far as we could....
Easy or difficult should not be a problem that accelerate of stop the way and the work.
thanks Robert for your thought, and your experience will help us a lot, as well as Pia too.
Read below, Luciano Casagrande thought/ idea for the " april presentation, under the buana tree at la Luna nel Pozzo".
If there will be Totem, story telling, ethnic song, puppet, in some corner before the "Theatre" will be welcome and we can make a kind of procession. What we have practice during the last last workshop we try to share it to the present guests. It is a chance for us to apply and share with our honored guests, new comers, without any "grand idea" that it will be like that or like this or success. If we want to find the truth together, lets get everything together and not stick on idea. How, We will see and do at that very moment. It is a celebrated examination. Hmm; ha, hé hée, Ho hoo. Hmmm.
Let read others opinion too.
Please use this blog to put your idea, without fixing it that it will be done 100 %. At least, your idea will be in every bodies mind, and you will remind us all.
smile TB
Hope you will be better and good health soon Robert.
love
Tapa
Email Robert: 1 fev 2006:
carissimo tapa,
hello and greetings from robert.
i wanted to write you some time ago, but our life has been particularly hectic since early december, and in fact i was very ill over the christmas holidays, and spent some time in the hospital in zurich. (pneumonia)
i'm better now, but the doctors say it will be another month before i have the energy i had before. in fact i get tired very fast now, and i'm having trouble coordinating my work load (big) with my energy (little). i feel something, some lesson, is working through me, and i'm trying to listen, although old habits die hard.
i read your idea for the storytelling/dance/music with audience. i think it's very good, but i think it's important that the teaching of the phrase, movement, song happens in another space, before the audience sits down. otherwise they will be very passive, and difficult to animate.
anyway, i think it would be very helpful if the whole event was itinerary, with several events in several different places. my experience is that once the audience gets comfortable in the amphitheater, it becomes very difficult to move them (the easiest way is to offer them something to eat), a brief introductory encounter in the amphitheatre is alright, and can be a good way to focus, but it's good to get them on their feet pretty quickly, show them other places, performing totems which we've prepared during the week (perhaps each "stop" could leave them with something (word, phrase, melody...) which wthey will use when they get to the amphitheater, so that when we come back to the amphitheater for something longer, like the event which you suggest, they already have the feeling they've been on a voyage, and have the instruments for participating. after which, as i say, we can promise them something to eat elsewhere, which will get them on their feet, and change the atmosphere, offering food to the body, after which of course music and dancing work well.
we met with the romans in i think early december, and ironed out some organizational questions. it was very useful. we had a brainstorming, and came up with a theme to propose to everyone: "passages." what do you think? the idea of the theme is to suggest something which can stimulate creative reflection, without being too constricting.
we've had some responses from italy (also from carlotta, who would like to come with her 9 month old baby--what do you think?--as well as paolo and laura.), also manolis karyoyakis and stella christodoulopoulou from greece, my theater partner from 25 years ago hopes to come from switzerland, kristina is coming back from germany.
i also heard from a friend in austria, and i wanted to ask your opinion. although she has no experience in your work, and doesn't work in theater (she's a teacher), she's very corageous and positive. i think there are many things to do, and more important than the experience is the spirit in which one comes. but she also has two children, i think 7 and 9 years old, and if they want to, she would like them to participate.
my feeling is that in a perfect world this should be possible, but i've never lived in a perfect world. she's waiting for me to tell her what you think of this. do you think it's better to have a children's presence in the work (of course angel will anyway be present), or is that too many distractions. dear tapa, please say whatever you think is best for the work-- and for you. i know the presence of the little maria at the last encounter had a strong influence on the work, and i think maybe was alot of stress for you. if you think the presence of these 2 children could be too much, please tell me and i will happily pass on your decision. likewise for carlotta's little boy.
i haven't yet tried to master the new blog, but i will do so very soon.
as you kno, i have an idea for a story from the greek myths (also nice to honor the greeks), but i won't insist on it if it seems we have too much narrative. each story, i think, needs the air of music, dance, and time around it, otherwise the encounter can become too dense for the audience.
that's all, for now. i'm very happy to embark on this voyage, this passage, with you and the others.
much love,
robert
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