11.23.2010

The Three Points of Contact Improvisation

Where is your center?
Where do you contact the floor?
Where do you contact your partner(s)?

What is the distance between the floor and your center?
What is the distance between the floor and where you contact your partner(s)?
What is the distance between your center and where you contact you partner(s)?

How do you use one point to affect the others?

What is the size of each these points?

What is the size of the triangle?

3 comments:

  1. How about:

    Center of Mass?

    Center of Gravity?

    In motorcycling these terms are used to describe two different concept in the configuration rider, motorcycle and earth.

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  2. Good points.

    I see center, as described in the triangle, as encompassing those ideas. Sometimes the physical center coincides with the center of mass or gravity, sometimes not

    From Wikipedia - "The center of mass of a body does not generally coincide with its geometric center, and this property can be exploited."
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_of_mass

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  3. Improvisation often focuses on the recognition of one's personal awareness, into the present moment. The skill also enables the development of a profound understanding of the action that one is currently displaying.

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