Developing an Onstage Persona

01/18/22 • 11 min

Bringing out their Best: for Dance, Drama & Music Teachers

One of the ways professional performing artists and elite athletes maintain strong performances is by consistently using a pattern of thoughts and behaviours prior to performance that assist them to get in their Performance Mindset be that an Onstage Persona or a Peak Performance version of themselves.

In this episode Sarah explores the research uncovering what professional performing artists do to get into a peak performance mindset for consistently strong performances.
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Perfectionism

Perfectionism is rife in the Performing Arts. I’m guessing you know may have noticed this but interestingly it doesn’t seem to impact everyone in the same way....

For some artists they find their perfectionism deeply rewarding, their relentless ambition to keep at a performance until it shines enables them to create extraordinary performances. Whilst for others their perfectionism is overwhelming, leading to constant self-flagellation and paralysis as they fail to achieve the performance goals they are pursuing.

Today's episode explores the different types of perfectionism and how we as teachers can act as a buffer against some of its more debilitating effects.
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Does what we think matter?

Does what we think matter? Does it really make much of a difference to student's performances?

Encouraging students to think in ways that facilitate strong performance has been a hobby of mine for a while now. In today's episode I thought I’d share with you what sparked this interest and why I think it’s important and so translatable to performing arts spaces.
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