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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hey now, there have been many times I have walked
into a drunken circle and sung an Irish lament and brought the whole place
down.....oooh, that's what you meant isn't it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note to self: 'you die, she dies, everybody dies'
songs bad for people with not enough blood in their alcohol system and more than
likely sharp objects lying around....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bella</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:masterdarius@earthlink.net"
title=masterdarius@earthlink.net>Darius of the Bells</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:bards@ansteorra.org"
title=bards@ansteorra.org>bards@ansteorra.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Bards] docs vs no docs (and
does it really matter?)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK I have piped up and outlined a basic form for
documentation and generally just watched most of this thread. </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>However I am now going to stand on my rickety little whisky
crate and well be a long winded bardic type :P</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is my view that a "bard" in the SCA should be
able to do one of two things (though both is pretty darn cool) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Write an original piece. I really don't care
if it follows a period model or not, but I like hearing original pieces. Our
history in the SCA and our Kingdom is carried on through this type of work as
well as some really kick A** stuff that is just happens to be on period
topics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. Find a period piece to perform. This really
isn't all that hard a thing to do. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The whole documentation issue to me is not a big
deal. I can write it really well, but I don't like to. I am just as happy with
getting lost in the performance being given. My personal ideal when watching,
judging or performing is a piece so gripping that the audience is lost
in silence for 10 seconds or so before they realize it is done. Some want
to move the audience to tears, others want to raise the marshal spirit with
the stomping of feet and raising of tankards. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In order to any of this we have to learn to read
an audience and chose our piece accordingly. ie it is usually not a good thing
to walk into a circle of late period types discussing the merits of Marlowe vs
Shakespeare and sing "A Grazing Mace" on the same token wandering into a party
camp and singing a tragic Irish lament doesn't always work well
either. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To me the major difference between ours and other
performance arts in the SCA is that we princely act as soloist, usually
without accompanist. (ME Dance comes the closest and they have the choice of
the canned music or hoping the drummers are good tonight) Stepping out before
the audience on a star lit night with no net and no where to go but into my
own imagination as the piece carries me away is a rush like none other I know.
If I have to write docs to be allowed upon the stage I will, but I will also
keep doing my own thing as long as I am able. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok enough rambling my whisky crate is starting to
crumble</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Service</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Darius</FONT></DIV>
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