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A NECESSARY COMEDY ATMOSPHERE
| Posted on October 15, 2014 at 12:43 PM |
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I
try to create an atmosphere in my most simple comedy dojo. ~Btw
'dojo' simply means 'the way of'... and so I adopted it to mean, 'the
way of comedy'. This
atmosphere I seek is not always attainable but I go for it each time.
When it works it's electric. When it fizzles it's still good but then
it has that texture of average and so the envelope isn't pushed. I
then feel I've missed an opportunity to help my fellow talents with
what it is I can do best; to make them see and feel funny
and so be positive even when dealing with perceived negativity. The
atmosphere I attempt to set up is an an atmosphere that gives the
people in the circle the feeling of 'getting into themselves' and
'what is funny?'. Exploring some corners of their personality,
history and pain, then mashing it together into perhaps a new funny
understanding. And the key word is understanding. I'm striving for a
collective consciousness of funny replacing negativity or
misunderstanding. Too much to go for? Yep! But we do it all the
time...and when it works it's beautiful....and funny. The
method of the dojo is to not so much designed to give exact answers
but question even more until the questions themselves get funny. It's
funny how things are funny! Bam! And there it is. “In
a sense I get to be the LSD of coaches”. I
love comedy and mostly the comedic mind set. To become great at
anything you have to bring your full mind and body together. You have
to dedicate yourself to discovering muses and prompts for your
creativity. If you want to be a great writer you must read. Musician
you must listen. Look with new eyes and a new consciousness and don't
be afraid of pulling yourself apart to find secrets. You must strive
to be different and so you must find that difference in yourself. “Your
comedy must be authentic and an island or you will forever simply be
an amusing crowd pleaser. I know you want to go beyond that. Here's
the bottom line. If you can't find a comedy dojo, develop your own
atmosphere around you. Network with people of your kind, expand all
stimulus that inspires you. Live the artist life you envision.
Accessorize kids!!! It ALL works for that funny you. |