“The Arts Connect” Conference Continues: Part VI – Paul Janeczko
October 18, 2009Workshop: Say It Out Loud! by Karen Montanaro
Paul Janeczko photo by Shalimar Poulin
It was a joy to attend Paul B. Janeczko’s presentation, SAY IT OUT LOUD! I went in there hoping to get ideas about how I might use the spoken word in my own workshops (mime/dance/movement workshops) and in collaboration with English classes. I certainly got that and more out of Paul’s workshop.
He gave us all printed copies of several delightful poems. We read each poem silently to ourselves. After each reading, he asked questions . . . great questions that opened our eyes to how the poem might be read aloud. Suddenly we saw how many different “voices” there were in the poem. We identified shifts of mood and tempo and energy.
Finally, we divided into groups and each group chose a poem to read or “treat” out loud, in performance. It was amazing we could accomplish so much in so little time. I think this is proof of Paul’s energy and expertise. He guided us through all the stages of creativity from reading to listening, from observing to discovering, from leaping to flying. A thrilling workshop!
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