Hatha Yoga and Performing Arts
Written by Mr. Mokaberi
Summer, 2004
On thursday, 21st March 2003, a thesis titled “The Monk Actor” was defended by Mr Mehdi Farajpour in soureh university. in this session of defece, a theatre dance (practical work) with the name of “suddhalayadi” or “A dancer on the ash of cemeteries” was perfored, and then the verbal session of defending the offered thesis was held. professor Ms Maya, the guidance professor for this thesis had a short speech to the judging professor in the session about the value of yoga in dramatic arts.
the material offered in this subject is derived from the whole work and discusses the basic role of yoga in improvenment of pleying art ,and key and structural similarities of yoga with dramatic arts.
this magazine,while congratulating this successful student who bravely used the most valuable founding of human being in his thesis by applying tecniques of yoga ,announces its readiness for researches on this subject,and wishes the exaltation of artistic society of the country,specially the theatre art.
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yoga consists of a set of techniques that are used for constant improvement of body ,soul ,and breath. in theatre and playing art too,the set of body movements,coordination of movements with breath,sinking in the assigned role reflection of character thoughts in actor`s face mimic,in other words, offering actor`sbody to the soul of the assigned role,from the major basis of this art. yoga body practices ,known as “asana”,bring forth balance,equilibrium,readiness for unusual movements,keeping organs health and flexibility.
in case of understanding the spirit of movements and its positive effects,different cycles of yoga movements control everything,from standing still to unusual movements,and keep the body balanced and make the movements joyful.
another basis of yoga,is the subject of its mental and psychological practices.
one of the basic goals of these practices is getting rid of onesef,and leaving behind all man_made things that we have gathered arround us.
this getting free is one of the yoga stages which helps the human being to free himself more and more every moment,and throw away trashes of his thoughts,in other words,one draws himself on to zero line and no motive can make him move.
the artist produces strong mental waves for himself bye doing yoga psychological practises and bring under control the existing waves in the whole hall and do whatever is right and is in his will,in advanced stages.
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yoga says:”let the fluctuation of your thoughts and your internal distress get calm and you become free of your selfishness so that the fact of being fills you wholly.”yoga says :”balance your bady movements and make in coordinated with your breath,”and playing art says:”sink your body movements in to your assigned role and bring under conrol from fine movements of your face muscles to your all body movements.”
Written by Mr. Mokaberi
Summer, 2004
On thursday, 21st March 2003, a thesis titled “The Monk Actor” was defended by Mr Mehdi Farajpour in soureh university. in this session of defece, a theatre dance (practical work) with the name of “suddhalayadi” or “A dancer on the ash of cemeteries” was perfored, and then the verbal session of defending the offered thesis was held. professor Ms Maya, the guidance professor for this thesis had a short speech to the judging professor in the session about the value of yoga in dramatic arts.
the material offered in this subject is derived from the whole work and discusses the basic role of yoga in improvenment of pleying art ,and key and structural similarities of yoga with dramatic arts.
this magazine,while congratulating this successful student who bravely used the most valuable founding of human being in his thesis by applying tecniques of yoga ,announces its readiness for researches on this subject,and wishes the exaltation of artistic society of the country,specially the theatre art.
………………
yoga consists of a set of techniques that are used for constant improvement of body ,soul ,and breath. in theatre and playing art too,the set of body movements,coordination of movements with breath,sinking in the assigned role reflection of character thoughts in actor`s face mimic,in other words, offering actor`sbody to the soul of the assigned role,from the major basis of this art. yoga body practices ,known as “asana”,bring forth balance,equilibrium,readiness for unusual movements,keeping organs health and flexibility.
in case of understanding the spirit of movements and its positive effects,different cycles of yoga movements control everything,from standing still to unusual movements,and keep the body balanced and make the movements joyful.
another basis of yoga,is the subject of its mental and psychological practices.
one of the basic goals of these practices is getting rid of onesef,and leaving behind all man_made things that we have gathered arround us.
this getting free is one of the yoga stages which helps the human being to free himself more and more every moment,and throw away trashes of his thoughts,in other words,one draws himself on to zero line and no motive can make him move.
the artist produces strong mental waves for himself bye doing yoga psychological practises and bring under control the existing waves in the whole hall and do whatever is right and is in his will,in advanced stages.
………….
yoga says:”let the fluctuation of your thoughts and your internal distress get calm and you become free of your selfishness so that the fact of being fills you wholly.”yoga says :”balance your bady movements and make in coordinated with your breath,”and playing art says:”sink your body movements in to your assigned role and bring under conrol from fine movements of your face muscles to your all body movements.”