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How have your aesthetics affected (or been affected by) collaboration?

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How have your aesthetics affected (or been affected by) collaboration?

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Well, my aesthetics I think has changed a bit but I feel that this comes from the inspiration from others and the collaboration it comes with.
I always strive to have a performance look well and balanced as should, an example I think of is Devising. When we were told to work with 3 other classmates we had to all adjust and change our pieces in some way to involve an interaction with each other. What we did was during a transition moment when we can all just stop, take a breath and continue with the piece. This took a bit of work and led us all to think together about how can make this work look well. Another example I can think of was with spacing out at the end of that same performance. We decided to use the shape of a line and the use of a diagonal to make our moves look better and symmetric. Although our poses had nothing to do with each other the aesthetic of the performance made it seem like it did.

For inspiration it was embodied in the work i've done for this class. However it's not only for the project. For the project we took inspiration from the office to make a mockumentary and the concept of the making off. This helped us with a guideline of what we wanted our project to feel like. As an artist I take quite a lot of inspiration from Kanye West, the way that he believes in himself and is proud of his work is the way I want to feel with everything I create. So when Kanye dropped his first album, he was very proud of what he made and knew it was good, he didn't need validation from others. This was the way I felt with the final project this class

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As you moved through the modules this semester, how have your values been expressed through collaborative works?

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As you moved through the modules this semester, how have your values been expressed through collaborative works?

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Well during these modules since working together happens so often a value I find quite important is honesty and being able to communicate with one another about issues or ideas we may have. Although on occasions it may be hard to speak up as time went on and I got more familiar with people in my cohort it got much easier and enjoyable too.
In the dance module I got paired with a very experienced dancer and just working together and joining our choreography takes time. Explaining every move and how to execute the idea of the other can be hard but it's important to work through. So we would just kind of talk about what we were going for with that piece and if something was unclear make sure to explain it differently.
This led to what I think was a pretty good performance by both of us and it was also a very fun experience to sort of replicate someone else art.
I would also say that my values were expressed during the devising module. Being able to speak your mind and just kind of not think, just go with the flow is a very good feeling. But openly communicating and explaining your idea to your collaborators is essential so everyone is on the same page regarding the performance and how it can be executed.

For values I have embodied this heavily in my work. I think putting the work first is essential but the way that it is made is also very important. The same example as previous is the final project we made sure to include everyone's input. Although I did the editing, a lot of the major ideas and the most successful ones were given by my teammates. Having everyone's voice and ideas heard for the project is important and respectful towards everyone involved. Personally I think the work and the process of the work reflects my values and how important for everyone in the team to feel included and like they bring something to the table, because they do.

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 How have your values been expressed through creative works?

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 How have your values been expressed through creative works?

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I think that I reflected and expressed my values through a lot of the modules. Developing Ideas was tough to explore but so necessary, I like that it went hand in hand with creativity and just being able to generate ideas.
In The Hometown project for directing and playwriting, I had to generate ideas regarding my home and kind of what monologue to do. Since I had issues with my partner I had to improvise so I decided to make the monologue on my own while still staying true to the task of making in A La England. This led me to the idea of making a video and including different sounds and aspects of the monologue, so including another person's voice and even sound effects. I guess this made it more of a performance than a monologue but I still tried to creatively stick to the task whilst working alone. Which was hard but with enough tools I think it worked out well.
Another module that I feel like developing ideas was expressed was in dance, i have so background in dance so that helped but when getting to know what kind of movements one is doing and how we move really makes us think about how it looks and what is the message we are trying to send.

For Developing Ideas I think I have embodied those ideas by using creativity the most. An example would be the Final Project, we needed a creative way to combine the idea of the mockumentary with real physical performance. This took some brain squeezing and integrating of ideas from everyone but in the end, we got it down for us to come out and have an aspect that people could cheer to. Although this isn't a part of the project I ended up editing my final cut of the project and it combines the video and the actual performance so you can see us and the audience's reaction.

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Very important is having a set end goal. This could be the idea or just what one wants the end product to look like, always having this in mind is important to not loose focus of the objective. Also communicating this with fellow collaborators can help everyone get to the same goal in a faster time.

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Organization is key to have a good flow of ideas when collaborating and taking advantage of the time that one has with others.

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Brainstorming when coming up with a script or bouncing ideas of collaborators can help expand the possibilities of the art being made. It is important to hear out others and understand that everyone has their own goal with certain projects. This is something important to realize and take into account when working with others.

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Being creative with characters and different ways of approaching issues and how to solve them.

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Brining my own culture to the work place and being open to others, learning from each other!

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Learning from new cultures is also very important and although it is a chnage, for me at least, there is so much to learn and eventually apply in the work space when collaborating with others. American culture is much different to what I'm used to but being open and willing to learn is an essential tool.

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Being accepting to other cultures is so important and much like being open minded to other ideas it can help broaden the possibilities of art as well as captivate a wider audience because of it. Many cultures have amazing art forms and maybe even combined two different ones can have amazing results.

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Although I attend UT, other cultures play a big part in the way I collaborate.

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Communicating is essential when working collaboratively.

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Another value that is very important open mindedness, accepting others people ideas or at least putting them into the conversation can be very helpful because one never knows what they can bring to the table. Although one does not agree hashing it out and getting to what is better for the majority is healthy and beneficial for all parties involved.

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Being respectful of the work being made and of the people working, even if there are disagreements.

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In my work I value honesty with each other, when working with people honesty can help bring out the best performance possible for the audience to enjoy. Speaking up with an issue or just making your voice be heard can help keep art authentic and of high quality.

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Another thing that is I find very exciting is living in the United States and having the privilege to learn from some amazing minds, not just my professors and TAs but also my peers. Everyone i've met teaches me something new and that is a very special feeling.

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What is exciting me right now is being able to learn different aspects of art making, although it is different to my strong suit it is something I am looking forward to. I have not worked much with people but being able to have the opportunity is amazing to me.

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I aspire to be as versatile as this man, also a big inspiration.

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What made me want to act.

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Another very important factor is that I want to learn about the other areas of production. As of now i only know how to act (sorta), I would really like to understand what goes on in the media aspects and in the costume design and such. This way I can learn from them and further understand all of the working parts behind a play for example.

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Besides working more I want to collaborate with people and get to expand my creative side when it comes to working on different forms of art. This obviously takes time but also working on my people skills could facilitate and ease this process in the long run. This is one the reasons I'm looking forward to PCP.

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Unfortunately I have not been able to do any kind of theater but I would really like to go through the whole process of doing a play.

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I would really like to be able to work in larger scale projects and be able to learn from them!