During the most emotional and meaningful part of a performance inspired by the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, the fire alarm sounds. With the perfect timing of the alarm, most of the audience remained seated, treating it like it was part of the performance, when in reality, the on stage smoke mixed with the humidity, setting off the fire alarm, creating a real need to evacuate until the fire department gave the all clear.
What is a performer supposed to do when something like the above happens? Dr. Charlie Brown, a retired performance psychologist who has worked with dancers from Charlotte Ballet, talks about the difference between successful and not as successful performers in tricky situations like this, "The most successful performers aren't more perfect; they know how to visualize performance success and mentally prep for when things go wrong," says Dr. Charlie Brown in a interview with Dance Magazine. Dr. Brown suggests that to be a successful performer, you have to be able to keep calm and try to stay in the zone of your performance; such as, staying warm while you're waiting for the crisis to be over, doing warm-ups after a long period of waiting, and being able to pick back up in a piece where you left off with out a problem.
When ever something goes array for a performer, it is extremely important for them to stay warm and ready to go for when the show is ready to pick back up. They never want to risk hurting themselves on stage after all the work that they have done to get there. keeping warm is the best way to prevent that from happening.
If the wait time becomes to long during an unexpected event such as the fire alarm going off, then a successful performer will have a set of warmup prepared for something like this that they'll do to stay warm and not hurt themselves. This is how a performer also keeps in the "swing" of the show. They'll use this as a way to get back into the mindset of the piece that they are performing and keep ready to go for when the show is ready to go.
A good performer always has to be ready for anything and some teachers/coaches will purposely try to distract the performer during practice, to prepare for distractions.
What is a performer supposed to do when something like the above happens? Dr. Charlie Brown, a retired performance psychologist who has worked with dancers from Charlotte Ballet, talks about the difference between successful and not as successful performers in tricky situations like this, "The most successful performers aren't more perfect; they know how to visualize performance success and mentally prep for when things go wrong," says Dr. Charlie Brown in a interview with Dance Magazine. Dr. Brown suggests that to be a successful performer, you have to be able to keep calm and try to stay in the zone of your performance; such as, staying warm while you're waiting for the crisis to be over, doing warm-ups after a long period of waiting, and being able to pick back up in a piece where you left off with out a problem.
When ever something goes array for a performer, it is extremely important for them to stay warm and ready to go for when the show is ready to pick back up. They never want to risk hurting themselves on stage after all the work that they have done to get there. keeping warm is the best way to prevent that from happening.
If the wait time becomes to long during an unexpected event such as the fire alarm going off, then a successful performer will have a set of warmup prepared for something like this that they'll do to stay warm and not hurt themselves. This is how a performer also keeps in the "swing" of the show. They'll use this as a way to get back into the mindset of the piece that they are performing and keep ready to go for when the show is ready to go.
A good performer always has to be ready for anything and some teachers/coaches will purposely try to distract the performer during practice, to prepare for distractions.
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