Bards - Competitions

[jonwillowpel at juno.com]

Lord Robert 
I agree with you about documentation in bardic competitions. I also think
it is nice to have judges that how what we are doing. For example if I do
a sonnet I don't want to have to write a four page paper showing sonnets
are period. I want a judge who knows what a sonnet is and preferably one
who knows the differences between a good one and a bad one.

 On the other hand A&S faires are for the promotion of historical
research and good documentation increases our common knowledge. It is
equally important for the artist to explain his methods as to display his
work. All artist in an A&S are expected to do this. This goes for the
static and well as the performing.  A&S events give an outlet for those
arts that are not going to please the audience around the fire. It also
give an outlet for the scholar who is not a performer. There should be a
place for all of us in this kingdom.
Performing is Living
Willow de Wisp

On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:27:03 EST Fitzmorgan at cs.com writes:
> In a message dated 1/12/00 4:12:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> ldcharls at swbell.net writes:
> 
> > I'm curious about what the bards of this Kingdom think about
> >  competitions. I have recently been asked to put on two 
> competitions, and
> >  wonder what other bards think should be the main consideration in 
> a
> >  competition, performance or documentation of style/material. My 
> personal
> >  opinion is that the focus should be on performance, since the 
> main aim
> >  of bardic is to entertain. What does everyone else think?
> 
>     I'm all for bards doing research.  I feel that the results of 
> that 
> research should show up in the performance.  I don't think that 
> there is any 
> good way to verbaly work the research into the introduction.  And I 
> don't 
> think that handing in printed documentation really adds much of 
> anything to 
> the performance.  The judges don't really have time to be reading 
> your 
> documentation, they need to be paying attention to your performance. 
>  After 
> the performance they will be listening to the next performer.  I 
> can't 
> picture the judges putting everyone on hold while they study your 
> documentation.  If your research and work don't make themselves 
> apparent in 
> your performance then they aren't relevant to that performance.  The 
> 
> performance should stand or fall on it's own merits.
> At least that's how I see it.
> 
> Robert Fitzmorgan
>
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