SOULMAKING,
APPROPRIATION
AND IMPROVISATION
Presented by:
Angel Batalla
Grace Bautista
Jessa Brigole
Shella Michelle Bongar
Via Leizel Basco
Elly Gift Bersalona
S0ULMAKING
An alternative venue knowing ourselves and looking into the
depths and real meaning of what we are doing.
Connecting with people, understanding culture, and
embodying tolerance and peace.
Soulmaking can be innate gift or a learned skill, or a
combination of both
CATEGORIES OF SOULMAKING
Crafting images
Imaging or representing in any form, which may
be through painting, sculpting, drawing, story
telling, poetry, dancing, composing or taking
notes.
It is rooted in our own personal experiences, our
personal encounters, and events that triggered our
reflection, recall, and judgement.
CATEGORIES IN SOULMAKING
Crafting stories
The moment we write, engrave, and describe our own
thoughts, ideas, commentaries, criticisms, and positive and
negative emotions, we are crafting stories.
It becomes our own history that can be handed down to our
children and family for the succeeding generations.
CATEGORIES IN SOULMAKING
Crafting Instruments:
An instrument maker is a bridge toward the
unknown because the instrument produces
sounds that transcend our feelings, emotions, and
sensation in ‘-another realm.
The soul is accompanied by a vessel so that the
soul will not vanish.
Transforming any found or used object into a
musical instrument allows one to discover
harmony and balance to produce a sound that is
entertaining, enhancing, and magical.
CATEGORIES IN SOULMAKING
Crafting Movements:
Life is full of movements, filled with
various beats.
Life is full of flowing images
accompanied by flowing Narratives
Everything we do in life is a
performance, we performlife.
CATEGORIES OF SOULMAKING
Crafting techniques
Anything can be crafted by using
different evocative description of
experiences and explorations, like
photograph studies, puppets , and
masks , constructions and notepad
studies.
A FRAMEWORK FOR GENIUS
A Framework for Genius
How To think Like Leonardo Da Vinci (Michael Belb):
Curiosity • Curious Approach to life and continuous learning.
Experiential • Participatory Learning:
‘- See and Do it Yourself
Sensory • Sense It: See, Taste, Touch, Hear, Smell, and Feel It
Transfiguration • Willingness to embrace the unknown and change.
Balancing Art & Science • Whole brain thinking
Balancing Mind & Body • Cultivating grace, fitness and poise
Systems Thinking • Knowingness that all things are interconnected.
APPROPRIATION
Ownership generally pertains to the general right of a person or an individual to control an
object purchased or in his possession.
Copyright – the person who created the work – exclusive rights to reproduce, to display
publicly, to make and distribute copies, and to prepare derivative works based on the original
artwork, as well as to authorize those mentioned above.
Purchase of a created work will merely result in the transfer of ownership but the copyright
will still remain with the creator. For buyer who paid for the work, the buyer usually holds
the copyright.
Refers to borrowing images that are recognizable from different sources and using these
borrowed images to make a new art form.
CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Culture refers to a specific type or form of intellectual development. It also means the
customs, practices, perspectives, and even creations shared ‘- by a group of people.
Cultural Appropriation – as appropriation that occurs across the boundaries of culture.
A person with a certain culture takes objects created by a person or a group of persons of
another culture, and uses these objects as his or her own.
TYPES OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Object Appropriation:
Refers to appropriation of concrete and noticeable works of art.
Happens when a tangible work previously owned by people from one culture was
taken and adopted by a person or a group of persons from another culture.
TYPES OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Content Appropriation:
Adoption of works of art that are short stories, poetry, and musical compositions.
Happens when an intangible work previously expressed by people from one culture was
adopted and used by a person or a group of persons from another culture.
Style Appropriation – Artist do not replicate works created by a person or group, however,
they use the elements of those works in creating their own.
Motif Appropriation – happens when artist are inspired by the art from a different culture,
but they do not produce artworks using exactly the same style.
TYPES OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Subject Appropriation:
Occurs when a subject matter from another culture is appropriated.
Example would be a British writer creating a story about Pacific Islanders.
This may happen in an offensive way.
It could morally unacceptable.
ISSUES ON COPYRIGHT,
APPROPRIATION, AND OWNERSHIP
Legal systems remain strict on cases that can be considered violations on copyright.
An example would be the photo, featured rose gold dripping lips, posted on the Kylie’s Lip
Kit Instagram.
Haggerty filed a lawsuit against Kylie cosmetics for an image showing fingers colored with
gold and the red lips.
IMPROVISATION
The art and act of improvising or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything
without previous preparation or producing something from ‘- whatever is existing or
available.
In performing arts, improvisation is a very spontaneous performance without specific or
scripted preparation.
In music, it engages creativity and imagination.
In theater, a performer may play dramatic scenes without any written dialogue and with
minimal or no prearranged dramatic activity.
SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES IN
IMPROVISATION
Improvisation skills can apply to many diverse abilities or forms of communication and
expression across all disciplines.
Improvisation techniques are widely utilized in training for the performing arts or activities,
particularly in music, theater, and dance.
Stop-Gap – improvisation intended to solve a problem on a temporary basis, and the proper
solution is unavailable. It applies in the field of engineering.
Brainstorming – improvisational, group problem-solving technique in which any and all ideas
that a group member may have are permitted and encouraged to be expressed. Regardless of
actual practicality or importance.
IMPROVISATION IN VARIOUS ART FORMS
Performing Arts:
Improvisation can be:
On the spot (at the moment)
Off the cuff (impromptu) ‘-
It can take place more often if it is practiced as a means of encouraging artistic or creative
behavior.
Can be done when an individual or group is acting, dancing, singing, playing musical
instruments, talking, creating artworks, problem solving, or reacting at the moment and in
response to the stimulus of one’s immediate environment and inner feelings.
IMPROVISATION IN VARIOUS ART FORMS
Music Improvisation:
Creative activity of immediate musical composition, which combines performance with
communication of emotions and while simultaneously playing instrumental, as well as
spontaneous response to other musicians.
IMPROVISATION IN VARIOUS ART FORMS
Improvisational Theater:
Improv or impro, it is the form of theater, often comedy, in which most or all of what is
performed is unplanned or unscripted. ‘-
Created spontaneously by the performers.
IMPROVISATION IN VARIOUS ART FORMS
Dance Improvisation:
Process of spontaneously creating movement.
Facilitated through a variety of creative explorations, including body mapping through
levels,‘- shape, and dynamic schema.
It is a free, seemingly unstructured, less technically strict and impulsive form that draws
inspiration from everyday dance practices and influences.
Not only into creating new movement, it is also defined as freeing the body from habitual
movements patterns.
IMPROVISATION IN VARIOUS ART FORMS
Contact Improvisation:
Form of improvised dancing that has been developing internationally since 1972.
Involves exploration of one’s body in‘- relationship to others by using the fundamentals of
sharing weight, touch, and movement awareness.
Originated from the movement studies of Steve Paxton in the 1970s and developed through
the continued exploration of the Judson Dance Theater.
5 RHYTHMS IN CONTACT BODY
IMPROVISATION (IN ORDER)
Flowing
Staccato
Chaos
Lyrical
Stillness
When danced in sequence, are known as a wave.
Takes about an hour to dance
Dance explores emotion, the cycle of life, the ego, relationships, and spiritual vision.
5 RHYTHMS MAP
Exploring Embodiment (deep internal wisdom)
Emotions (how to express emotions)
Life Cycle (conditioning and relationships)
Psyche (mirrors, ego)
Archetypes (imitation of original)
Offer understanding of people’s innate powers – being, loving, knowing, seeing, and healing.
THIRD-WORLD IMPROV
First school in the Philippines dedicated to teaching the art and craft of improvisational
theatre Conducts classes and workshops on improvisational theater
Set to equip people with the skills and mindset to jump in and do it anyway.
5 improv theater principles envisioned: on it)
Yes, and… (yes to the situation and build
Making your partner look good (no such thing as ‘laglagan’ or leaving people hanging)
Being average (doing your part genuinely and honestly and letting the scene take off on
its own)
Active Listening (pay attention to what your scene partner is saying)
Everything is a gift (an offer is you choose to accept it without judgment)
THANK YOU
HAVE
A
GREAT
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