Find My Way

Asian Art Performance! What comes through your mind when you hear the name of this course? Like many other students, even I thought that in this class you will be learning about Asian theater and dances, which is partly true but not fully. Here, you do not only learn how to perform these arts but also understand them. I have also learned how they can be applied to our everyday lives.

I have never thought about comedy in a serious way. You see all these comedians making faces and cracking jokes but why is it really so funny when someone makes fun of him/herself? Why do we laugh about it? Francis explained to us that these comedians do not act or exaggerate but do it with true feelings. That applies to an actor/actress as well. An actor is not a good actor unless he melts into the role of his character he is playing. In that moment, he forgets himself, and the soul of the character slips into his body. Now, how does this apply to the real life? But first, what is the real life? It is the life that we create for ourselves, that we believe in, and that we continue to believe in. Francis explained that the only way we can achieve something is by not thinking about anything else but doing our best and giving our hundred percent, not worrying about what the outcome will be, and what we would get back because we will get more back than we actually expected. Open up yourself, have faith in yourself, and be proud of what you are.

My great fish in this class is to learn and understand the different dance disciplines we are learning because they do not only shape my body but also increase my understanding of life. We stamp really hard on the ground, and then we do our namashkar to ask for forgiveness from the earth. Don’t we do the same with people we love? We hurt them, and then we ask for forgiveness. Why do we hurt someone we love? Because those are the people we trust and know that even though they will get hurt by our words or actions, they will always be there to back us up. We all want to finish college with good grades and move on in life, but besides that, I want to establish what I want to do with my knowledge. This class has been helping me to realize different aspects of life. It is not only making my body more flexible but also my thoughts and my analysis of the world.