Rhythm as a Metric for Performance Creation -- A Brief Discussion on the Importance of Rhythm in Performance
Abstract
Rhythm is an extremely difficult concept to grasp. Philosophers and aesthetes have wrestled with the word rhythm. At the same
time, artists and art critics have been using it, unconsciously or even carelessly, to describe the effect of a work or part of it. Rhythm is indeed
a word that keeps popping up around performers. Actors and directors work on the rhythm of a scene; many people also use the effect of
rhythm to describe how good certain scenes are. Rhythm is therefore crucial to performance creation; for performance creation, it can push the
storyline to a climax and make the audience emotionally deeply involved. For the actor, it helps to understand the inner emotions and experiences of the character and to integrate better into the role.
time, artists and art critics have been using it, unconsciously or even carelessly, to describe the effect of a work or part of it. Rhythm is indeed
a word that keeps popping up around performers. Actors and directors work on the rhythm of a scene; many people also use the effect of
rhythm to describe how good certain scenes are. Rhythm is therefore crucial to performance creation; for performance creation, it can push the
storyline to a climax and make the audience emotionally deeply involved. For the actor, it helps to understand the inner emotions and experiences of the character and to integrate better into the role.
Keywords
Performance rhythm; Tempo; Language rhythm; Psychological rhythm; Physical rhythm
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