Biomechanics Etude - Throwing a Stone

Meyerhold Biomechanics Etude "Throwing a Stone" with commentary.

[@TheBeccaMoura]

Thanks so much ,it really helped!!

[@hannahowens164]

can someone please tell me what all 16 of Meyerholds biomechanic etude exercises were please?

[@smallcat826]

I only know of 13 of them. Not sure whether there are 13 or 16 etudes “Throwing the Stone”, “The Leap to the Chest”, “Shooting from the Bow”, “The Slap in the Face”, “Stab with the Dagger”, “Building the Pyramid”, “Strike with the Feet:, “Dropping the Weight”, “The Horse and Rider”, “Tripping Up”, “Carrying the Sack”, “The Leap from the Back” and “The Circle”.

[@melusimolefe5988]

Is there a book I can read on these Etude?

[@calderlevine7489]

I'm having trouble with falling on the stone. It's a pretty high impact move with all of the weight coming down on the wrist. I see his opposite leg slides out slightly, but does anyone else have tips on how to better prepare for it?

[@smirnov2737]

One tips i can give is to catch it with tormoz on the shoulder and not smashing your shoulder on the floor. If that makes sense

[@cynguzman]

It’s not horrible! If there’s something you don’t like then don’t recreate it. Thank you for your video!

[@laberintodeconejo]

not horrible at all, thank you compañero!

[@yaboboIsAking]

with a jeans !!!!????

[@IngridMacherTV]

This is super interesting!

[@OnceuponatimeinAsia]

I'm new to drama, but I can't connect with this emotionally at all. The forms have some aesthetic appeal, but of narrative or empathy there is none. What am I missing?

[@takeshi3019]

It's been a while since I was taught biomechanics but I believe the goal here is to train focus and purposeful movement rather than establishing nuanced emotional connections. I think this is why the narrative is so basic, it's so you can focus more on moving through each simple phrase with purpose rather than experiencing complicated emotions. Ultimately this should help you move with a more grounded purpose and presence on stage. It should also help to broaden your physical vocabulary, freeing you up to make different physical choices for different characters. Essentially these etudes are movement exercises for training actors.

[@OnceuponatimeinAsia]

@@takeshi3019 that makes so much sense, thank you.

[@guilhermeala]

Iiiihhhh

[@johnhu5262]

what the fuck is that

[@user-xb7re2zf6d]

Completely incorrect performance of an etude.

[@azurev2258]

Agreed.

[@seth4110]

what's incorrect about it? would love to learn!

[@ruzickaw]

horrible

[@katayapitati]

NO SEAS TAN DURO

[@azurev2258]

Agreed.

[@Krovaax]

Très mauvaise performance, manque de rythme, d'équilibre et de souplesse. Dactil! Et puis ça fait pas pro.