Laura B
Chapter Summary: Stage fright and tension is a challenge that most performers struggle with. Everyone experiences it differently: clammy hands, dry mouth, nauseous stomach, sweating. Often times, stage fright can keep us from having the performance that we would like to have because we are so nervous. Instead of trying to make ourselves calm down and relax, Ristad suggests that we first recognize exactly what are symptoms are and then choose to embrace them. When we are feeling a dry mouth, we should try to make our mouth even drier. When are stomach is churning, we should make it churn more. As you consciously try to create the symptoms in ourselves, we will find that they will instead go away. If we come across a moment when everything is going well but we all of a sudden mess up and loose track of the performance, we should not panic and try to fix it right away. Instead, we should revert our attention to different parts of our body which will allow the body to fix the problems naturally without us trying to direct and force it.
Key Concept: Recognize figure out why your body is doing something before trying to fix it.
Key Terms: Stage-fright, tension, permission
Making Connections: I often find myself trying to control what is going on in my body, especially telling myself to relax when I have tension or am feeling nervous. I am going to stop telling my self to relax, and instead take the suggestions that this chapter gives to allow my body to release whatever is going on inside of it.
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