The shortest feedback loop I can think of is doing improvisation in front of an audience.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line.
I want the audience to be so involved in the sweep of the music.
I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better.
There is nothing to compare with the instantaneous feedback a singer gets from the people sitting in front of him. That is where it all comes together - all the rehearsing and working to get everything just exactly right.
I consider each performance to be an intimate conversation between me and the audience members.
There's something about being in a house with an audience, and having that immediate feedback. I started acting because of that energy; it's what feeds me on stage and informs my choices.
When improvisation is properly applied, it is compositional thinking, sped way up.
There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.
If you don't get feedback from your performers and your audience, you're going to be working in a vacuum.
Improvisation is not a presentational form, except in small doses, or as a game. It's a tool.