The solo performance I attended is a voice class for voice major students at University of Denver. Professor picked several students to perform individually each class. After each performance, professor pointed a student to make some comments. I thought all performances in the class were very professional and well prepared. However, students’ comments made me realize that even voice major students, who probably studied for years, still have spaces to improve.
First comment was that the performer needs more airflow that would help her voice to project better. The second song was “Maybe this time” performed by a female student. She got suggestions that because of the theme of the song, she need more body movements, which bring audiences into a feeling of musical/theater atmospheres. I think it’s a very good suggestion since people are naturally attracted to moving subject. Matched body languages with song would definitely add some points to the performance. The third performance was a very sad song singed by a male student. Even he singed very well, he was suggested to remain in the sad emotion while he was waiting to sing next part. Otherwise, his audiences will loss their focus as well.
The next performance, a song written by Schubert, also had issues on focus. However, this time the person who lost focus during the performance was singer himself. So other classmate suggested that he need to find a focal point and force himself do not wonder about his audiences. The practical ways to keep focus are staying at present, making an eye focal point, and imaging a wall in the front.The fifth performer got a good consistency of focus, but she retreated herself too much while introducing the piece so that her audiences would feel the distance. The sixth performer had beautiful voice but he protected himself too much while performing, so his classmate suggested he to think that he is bigger than his standing and be more confident.
Next singer performed “Not a day goes by”, which was a great performance, other student suggested that in order to move her performance into next level, just like the first singer she need to improve her airflow volume and project her voice better. The following performer has been complimented as “one of the favorite” by her classmate. Because she chose to sing a piece in foreign language, her classmate pointed several pronunciations that need to be polished.
The last performance was the most interesting one because of the theme and body languages. Even it was in Spanish, every audience who watched singer’s movement could understand it is a song about a drunken woman. Audiences never stopped laughing because of her spontaneous body languages. I think she is a good example for the second performer who needs to add more movements. Overall, I learned a lot from professional performance and professional critics.
Second Event
On Thursday,Xu Beihong's daughter came to DU to give a brief lecture about his father. The lecture talks about Xu Beihong's life and his art works.
He was primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds. Later, he studied in Europe, he created his own painting style by combining Chinese style and Europe style.So he was regarded as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes - a show of his high proficiency in an essential Western art technique.
His daughter showed us 10 of his art works, which includes ink brush paintings, oil paintings, drawings and calligraphy. His paintings show historical events in China. I love his horse painting.
Third Event
As a whole, the BLINK! exhibition at Denver Art Museum had a very powerful impact on me. I have never before been exposed to art that involved that much moving image, lighting or audio aspects. Not only is it incredible to me how quickly technology has been growing, but it is even more fascinating how artists are quickly adjusting to the technology and applying it to new forms of art.
I enjoyed the large variety that this exhibition offered. There was art that focused on political issues, humor, narrative, music, and other subjects. It was very wide-ranging because I felt all sorts of emotions from one piece to the next. The diversity of the mediums was also enjoyable. Whether it was video projections, television screens, or light bulbs, they were all new forms of art that I have never before seen. Each of the pieces worked with their space in their own, unique ways as well.
Most pieces were at eye level, but some were positioned on the floor, others were higher up on the walls, and a couple were on the ceiling! All of the pieces required different forms of audience involvement as well. Some were blatantly interactive, some you could sit down compared to others where you had to stand, some required you to walk up very close to the piece, some required headphones, and others required its own isolated room. This was probably my favorite aspect of this exhibition because it was very different from what I am used to at museums.
The last performance was the most interesting one because of the theme and body languages. Even it was in Spanish, every audience who watched singer’s movement could understand it is a song about a drunken woman. Audiences never stopped laughing because of her spontaneous body languages. I think she is a good example for the second performer who needs to add more movements. Overall, I learned a lot from professional performance and professional critics.
Second Event
On Thursday,Xu Beihong's daughter came to DU to give a brief lecture about his father. The lecture talks about Xu Beihong's life and his art works.
He was primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds. Later, he studied in Europe, he created his own painting style by combining Chinese style and Europe style.So he was regarded as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes - a show of his high proficiency in an essential Western art technique.
His daughter showed us 10 of his art works, which includes ink brush paintings, oil paintings, drawings and calligraphy. His paintings show historical events in China. I love his horse painting.
Third Event
As a whole, the BLINK! exhibition at Denver Art Museum had a very powerful impact on me. I have never before been exposed to art that involved that much moving image, lighting or audio aspects. Not only is it incredible to me how quickly technology has been growing, but it is even more fascinating how artists are quickly adjusting to the technology and applying it to new forms of art.
I enjoyed the large variety that this exhibition offered. There was art that focused on political issues, humor, narrative, music, and other subjects. It was very wide-ranging because I felt all sorts of emotions from one piece to the next. The diversity of the mediums was also enjoyable. Whether it was video projections, television screens, or light bulbs, they were all new forms of art that I have never before seen. Each of the pieces worked with their space in their own, unique ways as well.
Most pieces were at eye level, but some were positioned on the floor, others were higher up on the walls, and a couple were on the ceiling! All of the pieces required different forms of audience involvement as well. Some were blatantly interactive, some you could sit down compared to others where you had to stand, some required you to walk up very close to the piece, some required headphones, and others required its own isolated room. This was probably my favorite aspect of this exhibition because it was very different from what I am used to at museums.
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