Performance Rituals
Performance Rituals
#0Performance Rituals
Posted: 10/25/04 at 12:23pmHey, I have to do a project for school and I need to know how some performer's prepare for their shows ie. vocal warm-ups, doing yoga etc. What do your favorite performers do before going on stage?
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jmaclover
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#1re: Performance Rituals
Posted: 10/25/04 at 1:43pm
I know Idina does Yoga and then she does her vocal warm ups while sittig in a hot shower with the steam.
That's what I do - but without the yoga!
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Matt_G
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/1/04
#2re: Performance Rituals
Posted: 10/25/04 at 1:52pmKristin eats happiness and rainbows and shats out love before each show.
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rmposey
Stand-by Joined: 5/13/04
#3re: Performance Rituals
Posted: 10/25/04 at 2:29pmMost singers do vocal warm-ups. Some warm-ups include sirens, lip-trills, arpeggios, ect. Personally, I try to warm up every morning before I even do any talking whether I have to sing that particular day or not. I know an opera singer who eats a carb-filled meal like pasta before a performance to keep her energy up.
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B.B. Wolf
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/26/04
#4re: Performance Rituals
Posted: 10/25/04 at 3:12pm
That's funny because I sing opera and I can't eat ANY type of large meal before a performance. I always feel like it impedes my diaphragm.
I show up an hour before my call to do scales and arias I feel comfortable with that don't stretch me too much. I only lightly touch the top of my range before a performance. I also always stretch after I do pushups to warm up the body, then situps to warm up the abs. And drink lots of water!! 
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Plum
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/4/04
#5re: Performance Rituals
Posted: 10/25/04 at 3:17pm
It may be worth noting that Menzel does Bikram yoga, which is done in a 110 degree Fahrenheit room.
I've heard several performers say they do their vocal warmups in a cloud of steam.
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