Complexities from Zeitgeist Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre (c) Morgan Roberts 2009
Dear Reader
Through these video recorded interviews, I am beginning to see a much deeper complexity in people than I thought possible. When I have caught glimpses in individuals in the past I have often been surprised, then fascinated - sometimes to extremes. My colleague called it a "creative crush". She says it happens on every film set.
I'm not sure how to feel about this. Not good at the moment. I seem to have, perhaps arrogantly, considered myself the ultimate in complexity. Anyway, I'm not comfortable.
But it might explain some of my interest in theatre making - in characters that are reduced compared to reality and where I can see the layers being built. I love to watch actors putting on the cloak of character, perfecting a mannerism and pouring the whole (but ultimately simplified) being into a moment of meaning.
It is interesting that the simplified, "flat" medium of the screen reveals even more of the complexities of real life.
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