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Theresa Ruth Howard Dancer/Writer/Teacher Theresa Ruth Howard began her professional dance career with the Philadelphia Civic Ballet Company at the age of twelve. Later she joined the Dance Theatre of Harlem where she had the opportunity to travel extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Africa. She has worked with choreographer Donald Byrd as a soloist in his staging of New York City Opera's Carmina Burana, his critically acclaimed Harlem Nutcracker, as well as the controversial domestic violence work The Beast. She was invited to be a guest artist with Complexions: A Concept in their 10th anniversary season. In 2004 she became a founding member of Armitage Gone! Dance. As a writer Ms. Howard has contributed to Russell Simmons’ One World magazine (art), and The Source (social politics), as well as Pointe and Dance Magazine. While teaching in Italy for the International Dance Association she was asked to become a contributor for the premiere Italian dance magazine Expressions. Her engaging, no nonsense writing style caught the eye of both the readers of Dance Magazine and its Editor in Chief who not only made her a contributing editor and has collaborated with Ms. Howard in See and Say Web-reviews. Her articles about body image prompted her to develop a workshop for young adult (dancers and non-dancers) My Body My Image that addresses their perceptions both positive and negative about their bodies and endeavoring to bring them closer to a place of Acceptance and Appreciation. She recently launched a blog by the same name to reach a broader audience (mybodymyimage.com) As a teacher Ms. Howard has been an Artist in Residence at Hollins University in and New Haven University in addition to teaching at Sarah Lawrence College, Marymount, Shenandoah, and Radford Universities, and the historical American Dance Festival. As a result of her work at ADF Ms. Howard was invited to Sochi, Russia to adjudicate the arts competition Expectations of Europe and teach master classes, and in Burundi, Africa where she coached and taught the Burundi Dance Company. Currently she on faculty at The Ailey School but also extensively throughout Italy and Canada. Ms. Howard's belief in the development, and nurturing of children lead her to work with at risk youth. At the Jacob Riis Settlement House in Queensbridge New York, she founded S.I.S.T.A (Socially Intelligent Sisters Taking Action) a mentoring program for teen-age girls where she worked to empower them to become the creators of their destinies. In addition she developed a dance program, which lead to an exchange with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Through her teaching and travels Ms. Howard began to observe a universal disenchantment and disconnection in teenagers that disturbed her, thus she set out to address it. Combining her philosophies of life and teaching, with the skills she garnered through outreach programs with diverse communities, she developed the personal development workshop Principles of Engagement: Connecting Youth to the Infinite Possibilities Within which gives teens a set of workable tools to increase their levels of success at tasks, and goals not only in dance, and all aspect of their lives. Theresa Ruth Howard is certainly diverse and multifaceted as an artist, and is moved to both write and create work; however she sees every student she encounters as a work in progress, and the potential to change the world one person at a time. The only was to make this world a better place it to be better people in it!

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Could the Modeling Industry About to Get Health Guidelines? Fingers Crossed!

It would be nice…

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Health guidelines for the modeling industry have been in the works for a while now, starting a couple of years ago with the age limit for models walking in Fashion Week (they must be at least 16 years old). Where Italy, Spain and Brazil have taken it a step farther in terms of having weight restrictions, after Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston (also known as Carolina Reston), 21, died of anorexia nervosa, in 2007 but American has lagged behind. Vogue Italia editor Franca Sozzani has taken the the issue of weight and body image to the pages of her magazine by making sure that a wider breath of body images are featured in her magazine. However the American fashion industry might be a on the verge of seriously addressing the issue. Yay—(side bar– from this article it doesn’t sound like Anna Wintour was there but she sent in a question…if that’s the case, why was she not front and center, if she were at the fore of such and important conversation things might actually change, and more rapidly)

 

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The fashion industry has long been associated with images of unhealthy beauty — but with New York Fashion Week just around the corner, some of that may be about to change.

Last month, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) released their updated guidelines on model health. They include plans to educate the industry about how to identify early warning signs of an eating disorder, encourage models with eating disorders to seek help, ban models under the age of 16 from runway shows and provide healthy meals, snacks and drinks backstage.

But will the new regulations work?

To begin answering that question, and to take a broader look at the intersection of fashion and health, the CFDA moderated a panel discussion on Tuesday featuring model Karolina Kurkova, jewelry designer Monique Pean, model Elettra Wiedemann, and Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group. CNN’s Alina Cho hosted the event, which was held at New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, just a stone’s throw from where fashion week festivities will be held later this month.

Throughout the discussion, the panelists touched on everything from eating disorders to personal health to finding balance in a pressure-packed world, whether you’re in the fashion industry or not. Here, a few highlights:

On body image and the fashion industry…

Growing up, Kurkova says she “was the one who stood out” — and not in a good way. She remembers feeling self conscious of her long, skinny legs, of her height and even of her teeth. Then at the age of 16, she landed the cover of American Vogue, which finally instilled a confidence in her that “being different is OK.”

But with that exposure often comes new pressures — Kurkova remembers being told her athletic body wasn’t thin enough, while Wiedemann recalled being told in Italy that she needed to have a breast reduction or a nose job.

“The focus on women’s bodies is not something new,” Wiedemann said. “Bodies always mean more than just bodies.”

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour asked the panel to offer advice for identifying someone who might be struggling with an eating disorder. Wiedemann suggested looking for physical changes, such as a change in the health of hair or skin, as well as mental ones, like inconsistent decision-making or strange eating habits.

PS: do we really believe that Anna Wintour doesn’t know the signs of a girl with an eating disorder? come on now!

 

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Body Anomalies: Her Waist is 20 Inches, and It’s Natural!

This is Romanian born model Ioana Spangenberg she has a 20 inch waist and appearently it is natural, no dieting  (I don’t think a diet can DO that) no surgery, no corset. It’s just that way  she is built. Now when I look at her I was a bit squeamish, It looks like it hurts, and where the hell do her organs live? But what if this is her body? What if this is what she looks like naturally? Then shouldn’t I be just as accepting as I am expected to be of and overweight person, or a short person, or someone is “odd” proportions? Because after all that’s all this really is.  If is is natural then I feel abit bad for her as appearently her image is a favorite for pro anorexia sites. That’s not cool…
Though I have doubts about this being “natural” and I would like to see her actual waist like in a bathing suit or some photos as a youth (in the wedding pic below her waist is obscured by her bouquet) to believe it. What do you think?
and  She tells The Sun :

She is 5ft 6ins and weighs just six stone — and while her hips are 32ins, her waist is only five inches bigger than a CD.

Yet Romanian Ioana, 30, insisted: “No one seems to believe it, but every day I eat three big meals and I snack on chocolate and crisps all the time. I just have a small stomach. It’s a bit like having a natural gastric band — if I eat too much, I feel sick.”

Ioana weighed more than seven pounds at birth. It was only as she became a teenager that she started to look different.

She said: “When I was 13 my waist was around 15 inches. Someone could put their hands around it, their fingers would touch and they would still have extra room.” Even in her 20s she struggled with her self-esteem.

She explained: “In Romania it is better to be overweight, because that means you are from a wealthy family.

“So while my friends were going out and dating, I was sitting at home with Mars bars wishing I could fatten up.”

 

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Big day … couple’s wedding

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In 2006 she met a German holidaymaker called Jan. They dated for eight months before marrying in Berlin.

Ioana said: “Jan was the first person who saw me as beautiful and encouraged me to celebrate my body. He asked me to pose in some photos for him.

“He was so impressed he put them online and the response was amazing.

“I would still like to gain weight so I don’t look so shocking — and now that I live in Germany I can’t get enough pizza or kebabs.

“But I’m finally comfortable in my own skin.”

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Cedar Lake’s Benoit Swan Pouffer Tells What He’s Looking For in a Dancer and Gives Audition Tips


I am so pleased to bring you part 3,4, and 5 of my discussion with CLCB’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer and it only got better and more interesting. In parts 1 and 2 we talked about his vision for the company, the rep, and what makes a “Cedar Lake” dancer.

In Part 3 we get into how he feels about the body male and female, does he have a type? does weight, height matter? (side note: I love the way that he says “ebony” –e Bonnie!! that French accent get’s you every time!)

In Part 4 Swan shares what the Cedar Lake audition process consists of (and get ready- a ballet class is first) and he tell us what catches his eye! (Side note: I just think he is so sweet, he is so understanding and compassionate and gentle when how talks about dancers)

Part 5 is one of my favorites I posed 2 questions asked by a student and a friend. The first was from Annie Gagen a student in the Jazz/Contemporary program at Joffery Ballet School- she wanted to know “What are your pet peeves?” were! (he loved the question and replies “Dats goood, no one has ever ask me dis!” His answer was great! And then a Friend ask me to asked “How old is too old” don’t You want to know?

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100% Focus- You have to be in it to Win it!! Get all the the information! If you are talking you are missing something

100% Effort– Remember we don’t ask for perfection, we ask for your effort!

100% Consistency- We created this challenge to create consistency. You have work with the same level of focus, detail, intensity and intent IF you want to experience a transformation and have it Manifest!! (V. to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly:)

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Here is the second installment of the Physical Therapy Tips (search physical therapy- or scroll the dance studio for the first) There is a new one about every 3 weeks!



Dance has no “Short Cuts”-There’s no APP for That!
The Original GPS, the problem is not your body but your mind!
Get the most out of your training: 5 things young dancers should do to
An Open Letter to My Body
Here are the instructional Videos on how to correct Hyper Extended legs (Harmony!!!)

Here are some simple concepts that will help you change the way you “think” about “how” you straighten the leg, and some exercises to help you first find the proper muscles to lift the knee cap up- (not back) and then strengthen the muscles above the knee then so that the leg with be strong and secure. I find that it’s best to try to find and connect with these new muscles outside of class where you can really focus solely on isolating the area. In class there is too much to worry about (the combination, the counts, the arms, moving across the floor, trying to turn and jump). These are simple exercises that can be done on the bus stop, while waiting for the train, (and you won’t look crazy!) or when you are just standing around. This way you can put the muscular information into your body when you can concentrate and feel what you are doing. The body will remember and when you do get into class you fill find that the muscles will start to fire almost without thought. It’s also a good idea to add these exercised to your warm up so that you can set up your legs before class to set. Don’t get discouraged, it’s new and seems daunting but the body learns and responds quickly. Stick with it

Hear Erika explain what she felt when she employed the concepts we talked about…

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Alvin Ailey’s Linda Celeste Sims Shares her Body Maintenance Secrets

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Linda Celeste Sims thrills us year after year (16 to be exact) on stage with the Alvin American Dance Theater. Incredibly with an almost non-stop work schedule, and being on stage in leading roles nightly she has remained virtually injury free for 15 of them!! Personally I have watched her year after year and marveled at her consistency technically and her constant growth artistically. I wanted to know how she does it.While preparing to tape Sheyi our physical therapist we were speaking about body maintenance as one of our “tips” and she mentioned how Linda has a regime of body care and maintenance that could rival an Olympic athlete. That’s when I knew I had to have a sit down with her.

I have “known” Linda for years, meaning we have passed each other in the hallways of Ailey and have had brief conversations now and then but I have never had the chance to talk-talk to her. In person she is very petite and demure, she is often a bit withdrawn in her own world, very serious. It’s like, you kind of don’t want to disturb her… With her glasses on she looks like a nerdy, bookworm not like the powerful and grande lead dancer you see on the stage. When I sat down to talk to her I wasn’t sure how the interview would go, would she be open, would I have to ply her to speak? Well, let me tell you I got the shock of my life when this ball of energy started chatting away, she is like the dance version of Rosie Perez!! She was so generous and totally delightful it was a joy to learn more about her as a person and dancer.

When you hear how deeply she loves dance, and loves the work of dance it is amazing. It is only then that you understand where that dedication and commitment comes from that creates that consistency that we sit in awe of every time she takes the stage.


We met one day in between her lunch break/physical therapy sessions during a average work day at Ailey. I want to take this opportunity to thank her for squeezing this interview in!! I hope you all enjoy meeting Linda Celeste Sims (you have to say it with a Puerto Rican accent lol)


with hubby and fellow dancer Glen Sims

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Benoit Swan Pouffer Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Tells ALL (Video)


I have been wanting to have an in depth conversation with Swan (as he is affectionately known)for a while now. Since his taking over of the company, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet has quickly risen to the be “The company to dance for”. Part of the reason has been the innovative and eclectic choreographers Pouffer has brought in to set work as well as his diverse, highly trained and versatile dancers. I was eager to pick his brain about what he looks for in a dancer and how he feels about the body. I also wanted to ask him what all of you young dancers want to know “What does it take to dance for Cedar Lake, What does he look for!”

I was so highly impressed with his sensitivity and thoughtfulness. Often when people become directors they, in the midst of trying to run the company forget what it was like to be on the marley. When Swan speaks of his dancers (or dancers in general) he still sounds like a dancer, he is sensitive and empathetic to how vulnerable dance makes you, he still understands how stressful the striving for perfection and the need to be what someone else wants you to be. He encourages, celebrates the individual.I encourage all young dancers to watch these clips and listen carefully he gives great advice and tips whether you want to dance with CLCB to not.


for more information on Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and upcoming performances check out cedarlakedance.com

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Sheyi’s PT Tip (physical therapy): How to Talk to your Physical Therapist

As promised  Sheyi is back with some great information that is important and pertinent, she answers the question: How do you talk to your physical therapist? Since we can’t see pain, the words we use to describe what is going on in our bodies are all that physical therapists have to go on, especially if you are there trying to figure out what it going on. Even if you come in with a diagnosis, getting you fully recovered is a collaborative effort and good, clear communication is always the best place to start.

 

Check out what she has to say

Talking tips, Be able to explain:

1) How you did it? When did the pain start? When does it hurt (walking running etc.)- How often does it hurt? (i.e. does it come and go)

2) Be able to describe your pain: dull, sharp, radiating, constant, stabbing, tight, stuck. Use adjectives and similes to help get your point across “it feels tight like it’s being twisted like a rope”

2) Be able to communicate when it is better or worse: when you first wake up at the end of the day etc.

Dancers be sure to take note of what you were doing when you felt the pain, what movements you feel it in, and  when you don’t is just as important. What you can do is just as important as what you can’t it can be the key to pinpointing the problem.

Remember you are the private investigator, the more intel you come with the better your Physical Therapist can help you!

Get Health! Stay healthy!

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What Does It Mean to Be ‘Beautiful?’

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Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Psychologist, author of “Face It,” speaker on issues about beauty and aging.

Is blonde and bubbly Jennifer Aniston your ideal of beauty? Or is it sultry Angelina Jolie, the woman Brad Pitt seems to favor? What about Serena Williams, America Ferrera or even Betty White?

According to CNN contributor, Alana Dawson, our beauty icons have become more diverse, a topic she wrote about after visiting the “Beauty CULTure” — an exhibit of more than 170 images by renowned photographers at the Annenberg Space in L.A. Aimed at getting people to question the influence of society on female beauty, the show left her asking, “What is Beauty and Who Has It?” She concluded that standards of attractiveness are rapidly changing — “from blonde to brunette, from fair skinned to deep.” Americans, she says, are ready to embrace beauty diversity.

Evidence for this trend was raised years ago, when Time magazine’s 1993 cover story featured a computer generated image that mixed several ethnicities which they declared was “The New Face of America.” Allure magazine offered support for this new trend when their 2011 Beauty Survey found “64 percent of all our respondents think women of mixed race represent the epitome of beauty.” Some respondents said they wanted darker skin, fuller lips and curvier bodies. According to Dawson, “that’s a far cry from 1991 when most Allure respondents chose blonde haired, blue-eyed Christie Brinkley as the ideal beauty. The all-American look today is much more of a hybrid.”

Having just viewed the Beauty CULTure exhibit myself, I left with a very different perspective — struck less by diversity and more by the ever-narrowing definition of beauty not just in America, but across the globe. I wondered if Dawson noticed how little variety actually graced the magazine covers posted all over the exhibit walls? In fact, when I looked up the recent history of American Vogue Covers , I saw that only 18 percent were non-white, and the average age was just 27, a similar ethnic and age imbalance on display at the Annenberg show.

I also looked more carefully at the actual survey conducted by Allure in 2011. It was designed to revisit the same question that they had asked their readers 20 years ago — “What is beautiful?” Among the two thousand men and women who responded, the majority said they were eager to see beauty icons who were more like them — of different color, race, size and age — a hopeful turn toward diversity. But upon a closer look, the survey reveals less “colorful ‘stats.

  • While 73 percent of women said that a curvier body type is more appealing than it had been in 1991, 85 percent still said they wish their own hips were narrower.
  • 93 percent of women said the pressure to look young today is greater than ever before.
  • In the 1991 beauty survey, men said women were at their most beautiful at age 31. In 2011, that ideal age had been reduced to 28.
  • 86 percent of men said that they wanted to weigh less as compared to 97 percent of women.
  • Women listed their top five appealing male attributes as a guy’s face, body type, smile, eyes and height (in that order). Men listed a women’s face, body type, breasts, smile and butt.

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Re-connecting with your Authentic Self to Re-define your Perception of Beauty

Our Mental Health Specialist Courtnay Veazey inaugurates the New Year with advice on how to find and reconnect with our authentic selves in a way to build our own standard of beauty independent from the standard set my advertisers and the beauty industry

A magazine that I have recently fallen in love with is Vogue. The past few issues have featured actresses that I admire (Emma Watson, Rooney Mara, Meryl Streep), well-written articles about culture, fashion, and the arts, and beautiful photography. While Vogue is a joy to read, it is can also a detriment to my body image if I allow it to be. The beautiful photography that I love are mainly advertisements for fashion houses featuring women with flawless skin, pearly white teeth, and size zero. I notice the skin, teeth, and pant sizes because those are the things that trip my “I feel ugly and unworthy” switch.

My skin is not flawless thanks to acne breakouts, a scar from my childhood bought with chicken pox, and its tendency to be oily. While my teeth are straight thanks to braces, they are surely not the color of pearls thanks to my coffee addiction, my size zero days disappeared after I stopped dancing and gained twenty pounds in college. Most of the time I am okay with these things because they are part of my humanity. However, my comfort with them and myself begins to deteriorate when advertisers (both in print and visual media) remind me that because these “flaws” I do not meet their ideal standards of beauty.

Just to make a point. I have a recent issue of The Oprah Magazine sitting beside me as I type. Here are a few messages from advertisers:

“If you have dry skin, meet a life-changer.”
“Life puts the wrinkles in. Now nature helps take them out.”
“Thicker, fuller hair is yours.”
“Instantly transforms dull, dry skin into beautifully radiant skin.”
“Our new vision of skin perfection.”

According to these messages, the only thing wrong with my life is dry skin, and if I hydrate, everything will be perfect. Dry skin ruins your life and must be instantly transformed. Wrinkles must be removed. Thin hair is a no-go. The only standard for beautiful skin is perfection. A lot of people accept these messages as truth and thus are unable to see and accept their bodies as beautiful because they fail to meet the standard. This is when Vogue can be a detriment to my body image, if I start to believe that to be beautiful is to be perfect.

Why does perfection equal beauty? As I listen to clients’ stories in the therapy room, I find that their reality, their grime, their brokenness is what makes them beautiful because it is all those things that make them who they are. Also, their desire to accept all aspects of themselves makes them beautiful. I have never looked at a client and thought to myself, “You know, if your skin were more radiant, then I would like you more and feel emotionally closer to you.” If I wouldn’t say that to a client – or a friend or family member (because I do not hold a standard of perfection for them to be “beautiful” “valuable” or “loveable”) then why would I say that to myself? Essentially, when we allow advertisements to dictate standards for our body image and thus self-esteem, we are telling ourselves, “You know, I would like myself better if I had clearer skin or whiter teeth or a smaller butt or….” How sad. Is it really true? Why do we so often direct those sorts of statements to ourselves? Think about it, if you wouldn’t say it to a friend, for whom you care, appreciate, and value then don’t say it to yourself. (Easier said than done, I know. I struggle, too.)

We need a new truth to tell ourselves. Let’s call it the truth of Authenticity. Authenticity is living fully in your true being, and embracing yourself as you are, inside and out. There is something powerful about knowing, and owning whom you are (mentally, emotionally, and philosophically) and accepting and honoring it. Our body image and self-esteem is intertwined. Think about it. When we don’t feel good about our bodies, we tend to not feel good about who we are as human beings. The opposite is also true. If we feel good about whom we are, then we tend to feel good about our bodies. When I remember that I am more than my  body’s physical appearance, and reflect upon who I am as a total person – artist, photographer, counselor, wife, lover, friend, daughter, etc. – and what I have achieved, I feel intelligent, valuable, worthy, loved, accomplished, sexy, strong, confident, and beautiful. These are elements of my authentic self. I am not my skin. I find that the more I connect to and express my authentic self, the better grasp I have on my personal standards (for my body) and lean less in default to those set by advertisers. I love my body. To create a personal standard, you must be in tune with and accepting of your authentic self, because knowing who you really are, and the value in it self empowers you to maintain an independent opinion regarding what makes you (or anyone else) beautiful.

Re-connect with your authentic self if you haven’t already. I say re-connect because I believe we are born with this authentic self that exudes honesty, confidence, and energy. Think about how honest children are. They always share what’s on their mind. They don’t censure. Over the course of our development we experience situations that cause us to believe that honestly expressing ourselves is not the “right” choice. Children are often scolded for speaking their authentic thoughts because though true to them they might be hurtful to someone else, thus they are taught not to say such things, to be nice, to have “tact” so they/we begin to hide that honesty and realness. The Question is: How do we re-connect? Re-claiming and re-connecting with this honesty is a constantly occurring, lifelong process that is as vital to our lives as the breaths we take. Dr. Poonam Sharma, a licensed psychologist in San Antonio, TX, suggests asking yourself the following questions to help you re-discover your authentic self:

-Who am I when no one else is around? What am I thinking? What am I doing?
-Who am I when others are present? What do I present to or hide from others when I interact with them?
-What is most important to me? (Not to my family, my friends, my significant other, but to me.)
-How does my behavior reflect my values?
-How do I typically express my true feelings? Do I keep them to myself? Do I journal? Do I become angry? Do I verbally share them?
-When do I feel most comfortable showing up as myself? Where I am? What I am doing? Who is surrounding me?
-When do I have a tendency to run and hide? Why? (Personally, I hide my true feelings when I assume that my response will disappoint someone. I am such a people pleaser because I feel good about myself when others think of me in a positive way. I hate disappointing people.)
-What price do I pay when I’m not real?
-When do I feel energized?
-If I could be myself all the time, what would my life look like?

Take time reflecting upon and answering these questions because intimately knowing your authentic self is the only thing that will empower you to view the surreptitiously persuasive messages sent by advertisers as what they are – forms of persuasion that involve a ridiculous amount of computer re-touching. You define you. No one else – especially advertisers – deserves to have that privilege.
Excerpt from Jean Kilbourne’s Killing us Softly

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The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Season Roundtable Series 2011: The Actresses


This was so inspiring, the intellectual and artistic discussion is fascinating and inspiring. Where this may not directly seem like a part of the body image topic, I would say that the MIND is a part of the issue and I think that when you hear what these women have to say about their process, the characters they play, and their perspective of them you will find that it is all part and parcel. There are a few moments that stood out for me:

Charlize talks about her intention is to get people to empathize not sympathize with her character in Young Adult and Monsters, which sparks an interesting discussion about human nature and how we as humans have a need to not believe that the worst (in terms of behavior the example of Hitler is used) does not–could not possibly not within us… (17:00)

Viola talks about not liking to watch herself on camera (45:00), and Michelle talks about trying to look at the monitor and running away and trying to figure out why teh male actors found it east to use the monitor as a tool and she couldn’t and dropped the gem of a revelation that it is said the camera is thought to be “the male gaze” and therefore women feel the responsibility to look a certain way (51:33)

It is about an hour long but all through it there are wonderful statements about process and getting inside characters. I have always what I call an acting approach to dance so I totally related, I thought some of you might as well! enjoy!

Award contenders Glenn Close, Charlize Theron, Carey Mulligan, Michelle Williams, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer sit down for a candid conversation with THR’s executive editor, features Stephen Galloway and news director Matt Belloni.