DEEP SPACE INQUIRY

MODULE 2    
 TASK 4a

It seems we're on a mission to delve far deeper than any man/woman has gone before. To explore a line of professional inquiry to gain knowledge through experience, reflection and research.....lots of research. 

My first series of questions are based around the performance side of the business dealing with the musical theatre industry.

PERFORMANCE BASED  (MUSICAL THEATRE)

~ Is the place of specialist dancers in a modern day musical at an end?

~ Are you better off being an actor/singer/dancer rather than a dancer/singer/actor? 

~ Will training at a drama college rather than a performing arts college enhance your chances of being more financially viable?

~ If performing in the West End is supposedly the pinnacle, how comes the wages fail to support the claim?

~ Over the last 30 years what's the difference in increase of ticket prices compared to wages?

~ Are auditions the most important aspect of the process? Is there such a thing as an audition specialist?

~ Apart from the obvious, is it possible to fathom out the reasons for being successful or unsuccessful at an audition?

~ Do colleges prepare you thoroughly for 'the business'? Have colleges outlooks changed considerably over the last 20 years?

~ There has been a massive increase in colleges over the last 10/15 years. There's been a massive increase in pupils too. Has there been a massive increase of jobs? Or indeed a massive increase in standards?

~ Should there be a 'trading standards' for colleges?

~ Are colleges and their teachers giving false hopes?

~ Are Equity as useless as I think they are??!!

As my time is predominately taken up by coaching these days my next series of questions are on and around teaching and the links between dancing and sports.

TEACHING   (LOOKING FORWARD)

~  Has being a professional dancer helped me become a better coach? Which aspect of my career aided the most....training to be a dancer, performing or teaching dance?

~ Would sportsman/woman benefit from ballet? I'm trying to improve students balance and agility, would ballet be a serious option? Or some other form of dance?

~ Does having performance experience give you an advantage over other teachers?

~ Will eating a healthy balanced diet from a young age give you an advantage over other people? Will it help your growth pattern, strength and conditioning?

~ When's a good age to start preparing students mentally for rejection?

I've tagged some subjects that might be helpful to create links to common ground. Please feel free to comment and invite me to your SIG's!! Also if anyone is thinking of starting a Facebook SIG and we have questions in common I'd appreciate a little invite to that too.

I'm off to shove a video camera in my friends faces and find out some answers!!