Praxis Theatre's blog has moved to PraxisTheatre.com. We'll automatically take you there in 5 seconds...

Monday, December 31, 2007

The Montreal Interviews: Andrew Shaver

While our “10 questions” interview series is on its year-end hiatus, we are pleased to present a short interview series by Praxis Theatre Associate Artist Greta Papageorgiu: The Montreal Interviews. Enjoy!

1) What does Montreal mean to you?
All the greatness of New York and Paris minus the idiots and sharp elbows.

2) Do you feel that SaBooge Theatre is currently living up to the spirit of its mission statement?
That’s a day-to-day query. Today; sure do.

3) You’ve studied clown in Paris at Lecoq as well as with Fusetti in Italy. Are French clowns different from Italian clowns?
The French clowns must be left to simmer for a minimum of 90 minutes while the Italians can be eaten straight off the vine.

4) How does your clown training inform your approach to acting?
It created a capacity for failure and a desire to really, actually play.

5) Having had the opportunity to tour a few of your shows, what is the strangest or funniest thing that has happened to the company or one of your shows along the way?
Having the American authorities confiscate rice-filled juggling balls at the Minnesota border.

6) What would you say to someone who told you “theatre is dead”?
What a shame; my buddies have a show coming up.

7) What would you like to see more of in Canadian theatre?
The undead.

8) Your production of
The Dishwashers (Sidemart Theatrical Grocery Production) took place in the basement of a bar. How did the location affect the production?
It made every difference. I had no intentions of doing it elsewhere; the show belongs in the basement of a restaurant. Even if the economics of a 25-seat house boggle the mind.

9) What’s next for SaBooge?
Babies.

10) If you had a $100,000 no-strings-attached production budget, what would you do with it?
Produce the show in Rio. Then make the movie. In Helsinki.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

When we are babies, most of our bones are in the form of cartilage which join with each other to type bigger and much more solid bones as we develop. The growth plates that are attached to the end of each and every lengthy bone lengthens until we attain puberty. At this stage we have grown to our full size and the development plates either stops or lengthens really gradually. But do we stop expanding in height as we attain adulthood?
This really is a frequent myth which gives nightmares to a lot of short men and women of the planet. You can find specific steps like suitable food, workout as well as other surgical and non-surgical methods that will assist you to develop taller as an adult.
You'll find a lot of benefits associated with taller height and thus a lot of teenagers and adults are seeking for strategies to add several a lot more inches to their height. So should you are tired of being referred to as a "shorty" throughout your life, right here are a number of steps which can aid you develop a couple of inches taller even as an adult.
Workout is very crucial for growing taller as an adult. You'll find particular stretches as well as other exercises which will enhance the development of growth hormone inside our blood stream and lead to the spine to develop inside a lateral direction. By doing workouts or stretching workouts, the muscle fibers become bluff and thin which gives a taller appeal to one's physic.
Along with workout, consuming foods which are rich in proteins, vitamins, and minerals, will not just assist increase your height, but also help you in living a healthier and longer life. Studies show that if a person gets sound sleep in a correct position she or he can acquire fantastic height advancement benefits. This really is due to the fact sleeping in the proper position eliminates the chances of twisting or bending the back bone. By sleeping appropriate your back bone will sooner or later turn into straight and healthful, also sleeping using a pillow beneath your knee helps in relaxing your spine and avoids any strain on it.
If you'd like to look taller quickly, then you definitely need to pay attention for your posture, how you dress, and your hair style. You can find clothing that will make you appear tall and enhance your posture and body line. Wearing heels or development insoles can increase your height to several inches instantaneously and are straightforward to wear and buy.
These are just a number of ideas on developing taller as an adult. So in case you are tired of getting humiliated by other people simply because you might have brief height, now may be the time to do one thing about it. Exercising, food, rest, and height improve shoes, can assist you enhance your self esteem and get that height you've got often wanted!

[url=http://www.deelsonheels.com/$2099_Dual_Air_Cushioned_Shoe_Lifts/p133745_317500.aspx]Shoe Lift[/url]

http://www.deelsonheels.com/$899__Loose_Shoe__Heel_Grips__Protectors/p133745_317670.aspx