Week #6 Using your body as a tool

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I have never taken physical work very seriously, as a matter of fact it wasn't until last week that I took into consideration trying to concentrate when doing it. I had done this kind of exercise before but I had never focused on it as much, rarely feeling what was intended and basically fooling around when doing it, but as I do this more and more it is easier to concentrate the energy in one pat of your body and then having every move come from that point. This takes me to my main argument, concentrating on every movement, having every movement originate from a center of energy and knowing where and how every part of your body is moving really helps you become a better acorn(mainly with the physical part of acting). 

I am trying to take as much as i can from these exercises because one of the characters I'm playing will be using a mask(the archbishop) I really need to know how to move and express myself physically to create the effect that is intended, because just like last week when speaking about handling puppets I said "a little thing can ruin the whole feel of the scene. "  with masks it is just the same, for example if while acting i do a head gesture and don't finish the movement or the masks eyes are not looking at the proper direction the whole feeling of the character and maybe the scene will be lost, and as a person that has been on both sides of the stage (as an actor and a spectator) i know that it is really hard to make and audience focus on something but really easy for them to loose focus.

Now that we are already in the topic of masks, I would like to say that even though we have not started with the mask making or the using i can already notice that it won't be as tough as the puppets in both the making and the using so that is something that makes me calm down a little bit and it won't be as stressing. But really, does physical work make you a better actor or is it just a way for the actor to use his/her body more as a tool?