I am a 23 years old "fresh" actor (I have just finished the acting-training) from berlin.
I came to her music when a friend of mine showed me the "book of secrets" album, and I was stunned immediately by that great songs (especially the "Highwayman", which is still my favourite one). So I bought new cd's and so on... you know the story...
But then: I got the chance to see her performing in Berlin last year, and I was literally shocked by the effect, her music (it flows not only into the ears, but straight into the heart...) had on me, and if she ever comes to germany again, I must go to that concert.
Well I played violin for half of my life, but without much spirit, so I surrendered to the difficulty of that instrument before finishing school. And I am happy about the decision.
Well on my first theatre-job (Shakespeare *cough* ...) I used a Loreena song creating an easy background music (can I say that?) using my violin again, but as a guitar-equivalent... Well it worked not bad at all.
Normally I am a big fan of the "theatre of the absurd". Apart from my acting passion, I love everything, that has to do with tactics or strategy, and I am a fan of history.
We germans can easily build long words, because our language tolerates to glue words just together to create a word, that contains two words (like back-ground = background). And we can do this on and on and on. So we can describe a certain special item with one word. The more specialised it gets, the longer the word is.
Is the Thai-Name actually one single word? I see it always written in different words, even though it is one name. If it is so, I declare you, Giovanni, as the winner of that game! And thank you for your words of welcome...
Yes, German compounded words may be really terrible to cope with... and yes, the Thai name is actually one single word, ar at least is so reportend on various internet sites, among them Wikipedia. As for different letters, I think that it depends on translitteration from Thai alphabet. Ok, I'll put the trophy in my living room in a prominent position. Cheers giovanni
Posts: 32 | Location: Italy | Registered: February 27, 2009
Ah the welsh village, damn it has one letter more than mine...
We had that in english lesson. And I was taught the pronunciation, but I have forgotten how it worked. Youtube helps, and after hearing a few times I get it almost, but the start of the word is difficult. Actually it sounds quite beautiful. Well, it is celtic, so it must...
seal of approval for the producer of a substitute handle for a screwdriver for the screw of the retainer of a fuse for the background lamp of a switch to execute self destruction... (If someone would invent such a thing, it would certainly be a german...)
We germans can easily build long words, because our language tolerates to glue words just together to create a word, that contains two words (like back-ground = background). And we can do this on and on and on. So we can describe a certain special item with one word. The more specialised it gets, the longer the word is.
Is the Thai-Name actually one single word? I see it always written in different words, even though it is one name. If it is so, I declare you, Giovanni, as the winner of that game! And thank you for your words of welcome...
Originally posted by Nazzye: Good morning fellows, and Mylady McKennitt!
I am a 23 years old "fresh" actor (I have just finished the acting-training) from berlin.
I came to her music when a friend of mine showed me the "book of secrets" album, and I was stunned immediately by that great songs (especially the "Highwayman", which is still my favourite one). So I bought new cd's and so on... you know the story...
But then: I got the chance to see her performing in Berlin last year, and I was literally shocked by the effect, her music (it flows not only into the ears, but straight into the heart...) had on me, and if she ever comes to germany again, I must go to that concert.
Well I played violin for half of my life, but without much spirit, so I surrendered to the difficulty of that instrument before finishing school. And I am happy about the decision.
Well on my first theatre-job (Shakespeare *cough* ...) I used a Loreena song creating an easy background music (can I say that?) using my violin again, but as a guitar-equivalent... Well it worked not bad at all.
Normally I am a big fan of the "theatre of the absurd". Apart from my acting passion, I love everything, that has to do with tactics or strategy, and I am a fan of history.
...oh.... sorry... I forgot... Welcome in this forum!!! Giovanni
Posts: 32 | Location: Italy | Registered: February 27, 2009
Originally posted by Giovanni (Italy): ...and what do you think about it? "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"
It' a village in Wales, and the name is bigger than the town. Anyway, it means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave"...
greetings Giovanni
Hjælp! (means help, but more like "oh my") You are Italian right?!
Can you pronounce it? I tried... But I dont know how it should sound!
Regards
Anxious
No, of course not,at least not as a welsh could do If you consider that the "w" letter is read as a "u" and the "ll" is abuot a "i", maybe you can manage it. But there is something worse in the world: a village in Thailand is called "Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayuttha yamahadilokphopnopparatrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharn amornphimarnavatarnsathitsakkattiyavisanukamprasit" (it's a single word, also if divided because it wuold not fill in a single row)
Yes, I'm Italian...
Cheers giovanni
Posts: 32 | Location: Italy | Registered: February 27, 2009
Originally posted by Giovanni (Italy): ...and what do you think about it? "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"
It' a village in Wales, and the name is bigger than the town. Anyway, it means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave"...
greetings Giovanni
Hjælp! (means help, but more like "oh my") You are Italian right?!
Can you pronounce it? I tried... But I dont know how it should sound!
Regards
Anxious
Posts: 925 | Location: Denmark | Registered: January 25, 2008
It means (in one word...): rack for the captain of the danubian steam-shipping company his hat.
*Yaaeeeks* What a word. You germans are having longer words than we in DK. Schiff is Skib in danish. I mean mostly when we in DK start a word with an "S", you have "Sch" in Germany! So I don't think I can beat you in lenght of a word.
I need a little more time to come up with a word. I wasn't sure if you'd take the invitation...
Many greetings
Anxious 2
...and what do you think about it? "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"
It' a village in Wales, and the name is bigger than the town. Anyway, it means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave"...
greetings Giovanni
Posts: 32 | Location: Italy | Registered: February 27, 2009
I must have had a bad day when I wrote that message.
And thank you for leading me in on the right track again!
Well I am quite sure the review was meant negative, but you can draw some good information out of it, which are true, if they are turned positive.
And, yes I try to be as realistic as possible, together with taking everything positive. I do not like self-pity. I never expect pity from others, so I don't try to provoke it by taking something negative.
It means (in one word...): rack for the captain of the danubian steam-shipping company his hat.
*Yaaeeeks* What a word. You germans are having longer words than we in DK. Schiff is Skib in danish. I mean mostly when we in DK start a word with an "S", you have "Sch" in Germany! So I don't think I can beat you in lenght of a word.
I need a little more time to come up with a word. I wasn't sure if you'd take the invitation...
Many greetings
Anxious 2
Posts: 925 | Location: Denmark | Registered: January 25, 2008
There weren't the greatest excesses, nothing new compared to the records
Well that can be a compliment. Loreena indeed has the ability to sing live as perfect as on the recording. Sometimes it really sounds exactly the same. Thats amazing...
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no exstra events in charm, bodylanguage or mime
And that is also a big compliment. She doesn't need extra distracting movements. The song speaks enough, and just her natural beauty and charm overpowers easily most other artists, although she "acts" not very much. And actually that is the only way: Be just yourself. Its the simple hard task that we actors have too, although it sounds strange...
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Are you challenging me? If so, I think we started a word-combat!! Razzer Come on then... Give me your best word!
Originally posted by Nazzye: Yes one of mine too. It is so simple and yet so powerful, especially the text from william blake. Who speaks it, actually? My respect for him, he did great work there.
But still my absolute favourite is "The old ways" and "The Highwayman", although I am not 100% satisfied with the way she sings the Highwayman now. In my opinion she sacrifices the magic for the drama of the poem. Well its her decision, but from my perspective it was more fascinating before (I felt more colours in the song). But nevertheless: Everytime I hear that, I want to know how exactly she sings the next verse. And that for 7 min. And every stanza has a different colour. I love that.
"The old ways" has developed very nicely (My god I sound like a teacher, I don't mean to do so...) . To do the singing part faster is a stroke of genius I think. It gets even more fluent. Now I absolutely love the hard switch between the intro and the song.
Yes I can nothing but agree on that. The Old Ways have always been my absolute favourite. I was amaced why the reviewer, that wrote about the LM-concert in DK 2007, said that "There weren't the greatest excesses, nothing new compared to the records, no exstra events in charm, bodylanguage or mime." (translated qoutation involving a dictionary ) I don't know how many LM-concerts he has been to, or if it simply wasn't his type of music. Maybe he just heard the recordings one time, which is far from enough to make such a statement. Or perhaps it was just childish happyness that overwhelmed me and veiled my opinion, since it was my first concert...
Back to the subject... Ny heart missed a beat when the empo in the old wasy became faster. And again in the outro when it got back to the same tempo as the intro. Just these two moments was worth the hole ticketprice!
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Originally posted by Nazzye: Well fortunately I didnt need to test my practical abilities there yet. And about the possible reasons for war, I know not very much. But thats different to actual warfare anyway.
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Originally posted by Nazzye:And combat starts, if you talk with someone
Are you challenging me? If so, I think we started a word-combat!! Come on then... Give me your best word!
Posts: 925 | Location: Denmark | Registered: January 25, 2008
Now I've found the name of the school: "Schauspielschule Charlottenburg". In the meantime he gets more and more theatre projects and there is waiting a very interesting film project ... So try your best and stay optimistic!
Ah I know that schools name, though I didn't visit it. Well I am interested in many jobs (director, actor, voice actor, some english plays are nice too) so I am looking forward to a nice profession, and I hope to find an inspiring ensemble to work with soon.
@Anxious 2
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This song is one of my favoirites...
Yes one of mine too. It is so simple and yet so powerful, especially the text from william blake. Who speaks it, actually? My respect for him, he did great work there.
But still my absolute favourite is "The old ways" and "The Highwayman", although I am not 100% satisfied with the way she sings the Highwayman now. In my opinion she sacrifices the magic for the drama of the poem. Well its her decision, but from my perspective it was more fascinating before (I felt more colours in the song). But nevertheless: Everytime I hear that, I want to know how exactly she sings the next verse. And that for 7 min. And every stanza has a different colour. I love that.
"The old ways" has developed very nicely (My god I sound like a teacher, I don't mean to do so...) . To do the singing part faster is a stroke of genius I think. It gets even more fluent. Now I absolutely love the hard switch between the intro and the song.
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Maybe that's why I'm so bad at combat Big Grin - never understood war...
Well fortunately I didnt need to test my practical abilities there yet. And about the possible reasons for war, I know not very much. But thats different to actual warfare anyway. And combat starts, if you talk with someone
No, I used the "Elemental"-song "Lullaby", but just the melody and some picking accords on the violin-guitar. And quite independent above that a Shakespeare-text.
@Dieter
Yes, it is not that easy way, because some institution called "Arbeitsamt"... *cough* wants to destroy it systematically, because as an actor you don't fit into the feudal-work/money-system. And yes, Loreena is a very inspiring person for my job. Hopefully I get a job soon, so the damn "Arbeitsamt" doesnt bother me anymore...
On which school was your pupil? Perhaps you know the "Michael Tschechow Studio Berlin" school, that was my training-place.
Hi Nazzye
Now I've found the name of the school: "Schauspielschule Charlottenburg". In the meantime he gets more and more theatre projects and there is waiting a very interesting film project ... So try your best and stay optimistic!
Good luck Dieter
Posts: 55 | Location: Lilienthal near Bremen/Germany | Registered: December 22, 2008
No, I used the "Elemental"-song "Lullaby", but just the melody and some picking accords on the violin-guitar. And quite independent above that a Shakespeare-text.
This song is one of my favoirites...
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Originally posted by Nazzye: ... I am a wargamer with passion (on the PC or as a tabletop miniature game). I love to compare real tactics with wargaming tactics. And it is really interesting how close together it is.
Maybe that's why I'm so bad at combat - never understood war...
Posts: 925 | Location: Denmark | Registered: January 25, 2008
Actually I was thinking about a reenacting-hobby, but that costs time and money. And these parameters (especially the money) don't speak for me in this job...
Well, nevertheless I have to visit a place, where such an event takes place.
My way to deal with history is rather theoretical. Reading, imagining, counting 1+1 together , well basically the work, that I do as an actor too. And: wargames...
I am a wargamer with passion (on the PC or as a tabletop miniature game). I love to compare real tactics with wargaming tactics. And it is really interesting how close together it is.
Never had the chance to visit Verdun, but had read about it. Quite a bloody mess it was. Amazing what civilized nations can get themselves into. I do own a helmet and gas mask from the period (one of my hobbies is collecting military artifacts). I did visit Waterloo for the 175th anniversary re-enactment. Never realized so many people owned period uniforms and costumes and would show up to re-fight the battle! You should try and get there sometime. It's not that far away from the 200th anniversary!
Posts: 253 | Location: Michigan | Registered: November 05, 2006
No, I used the "Elemental"-song "Lullaby", but just the melody and some picking accords on the violin-guitar. And quite independent above that a Shakespeare-text.
@Dieter
Yes, it is not that easy way, because some institution called "Arbeitsamt"... *cough* wants to destroy it systematically, because as an actor you don't fit into the feudal-work/money-system. And yes, Loreena is a very inspiring person for my job. Hopefully I get a job soon, so the damn "Arbeitsamt" doesnt bother me anymore...
On which school was your pupil? Perhaps you know the "Michael Tschechow Studio Berlin" school, that was my training-place.
Welcome, Nazzy, and also congratulation on your finished acting-training. One of my pupils - I teach children and young people in my dance and theatre school - has finished his training three years ago in Berlin, too. It's not an easy way but a fascinating one. Good luck and great strength to find your right way. I think Loreena serves as an inspiring example.
Best wishes Dieter
Posts: 55 | Location: Lilienthal near Bremen/Germany | Registered: December 22, 2008
Well, I originally come from Hamburg, and first I lived in Berlin just for the acting-study, but now I think I will stay here as long as I can, because there are many people here, I don't want to miss. Actually I like Hamburg better then Berlin, but now there is almost no possibility to retreat
@history
Of course (as a german) WW2 is very present to me, but I have a more intense relationship to WW1, because I went to Verdun, the place of perhaps the bloodiest battle on the western front in WW1. And it is really creepy: The spirit of the war is still there, and it caught me there. And I am also interested in the napoleonic era, and the old greek/roman one.
Hello Nazzye! Have you always lived in Berlin? I visited there back in 1990, just after the Wall came down. This was back when I still needed Soviet permission to take the land route in. Glad I didn't cause any international incidents! I enjoyed comparing my own photos of famous spots (Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate) with newsphotos from the history books. What eras of history interest you? I'm mostly interested in WW2 and Roman/Greek, but it's all good to me.
Posts: 253 | Location: Michigan | Registered: November 05, 2006
I too, was literally stunned when I saw Loreena for the first time live - no comparison to just "listening" to her CDs - I know for sure that I won't miss her next concert in Southern Germany...
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