https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm A response to listening to the the Wendy Spitzer podcast. en-us 2021-03-26 14:30:39 UTC 2025-11-03 11:17:19 UTC hello@padlet.com nrudakova https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357439859 Spitzer's framework pieces such as "emergence" and "emotional scaffolding" are the ones that resonated with me the most. I think the idea of emergence is super interesting because it made me think about collaboration in a way that I've never thought about it before. When creating a collaborative piece, you aren't just creating a piece that is part of participant 1 and a piece of participant 2. It creates a whole other entity that can only be made because that particular collaborative group came together. It is the work that can only be created by that group. I never noticed the result of a group being a whole separate entity than it just being all of our work collectively being put together. Emotional scaffolding struck me because of the way it represents progressively putting more trust and emotion within a collaborative group. It is a piece of the collaboration that takes time to develop but can be built off of and I think that is a beautiful way to think about it.]]> 2021-03-26 14:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357439859 nrudakova https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357509810 I think I have a hard time with not taking any ideas for granted and just trying all ideas that come up. I think my brain works in a way where it can just process an idea very quickly and then create a judgement on whether it is a good idea/worth it to try it or not. I have a hard time at really sitting and going through each idea and giving each idea a chance. Sometimes I think I'll just know everything based on first impression.]]> 2021-03-26 14:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357509810 nrudakova https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357543948 I think that I have had many collaborations in this class that went really well because we did listen to this podcast at the beginning of the semester. We did a lip sync video project a couple weeks ago and my group worked very well together. We actually did try all ideas that came into mind then chose what was best based on what we all thought worked with the song and movement and didn't use what clearly didn't work well. I believe we had "group flow" because our collaboration period seemed to fly by while we were diligently working the entire time. Group flow was a big part of making it a good experience because you don't even notice that you have to be working on something, it just happens. Overall many collaborations in this class are easy to get into because by now, all the people in my cohort know each other pretty well and are comfortable with one another. This makes the trust and vulnerability portion of collaboration something that comes naturally between all of us.]]> 2021-03-26 14:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357543948 nrudakova https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357609719 I will talk about a different instance of group flow than the one I previously discussed and this one has to do with my experience currently working on a NWF show. Just last week me and my collaborators and been working through and filming through the project's script and there was one particular day where we had group flow. A three hour rehearsal flew by without mention of the clock, thoughts on the outside world, etc. Me and my collaborators just got into a deep "zone" where all we focused on was the project and task at hand and barely thought about anything else. It feels like driving through a long tunnel for a long period of time and when you reach the end you re-enter into the real world and then realize that you've been in that tunnel for a long time. I think it happened because we were just so invested in putting these pieces together and finally putting smaller pieces together to create the larger picture. Since that was an interesting process for both of us, I think it was easy for us to just slip into that experience.]]> 2021-03-26 15:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357609719 nrudakova https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357648355 I think that trust opens a lot of doors for bigger possibilities and more vulnerability. I think those elements are so important for a collaboration and for theatre in general. It is so much more comfortable to share ideas and be open about your thinking when there is that level of trust and understanding with one another. By trust, I don't necessarily mean that the trust has to be so deep that we can share our deepest, darkest secrets but at least that level of trust where I trust you with my creative processes, work, mind, etc. The work we create will be so much more heightened if we can establish that together. ]]> 2021-03-26 15:21:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357648355 nrudakova https://padlet.com/nrudakova/f61pmge298l4pnjm/wish/1357725243 The podcast focused more about the social-cultural aspect of audience collaboration within a project. Another way I can imagine a creative project to include the audience in the collaborative process could be creating "talk-backs" or video diaries of a show or collaboration that would allow audiences to comment on your own process and have them also leave a comment on how they relate to a specific detail or scene. Collaborators could use that to alter or change some of their works or performances based on these comments. I don't really know if that is a "good" or "intelligent" idea? This is a good question because I haven't really experience a cool idea with audiences as collaborators except for doing talk backs. This is important to consider because I feel like when you do invite outside audiences into your collaborations, that you are obtaining and serving work towards a greater perspective and vision than one you would've had before.
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