[MR] Running bardic circles

[Janie Darby]

I also support Pick, Pass and Play, and while I may nudge gently, I would
never force anyone to participate. There are times when this can be
frustrating to those choosing to play... when the vast majority of the
circle chooses not to...leaving a small group of bards to perform over and
over again, when we'd really like to hear someone else. So please, give it a
try if you're on the fence. We're quite happy to have you listen, but our
voices will wear out eventually.

With regards to courtesy...please remember to keep the length of time
reasonable. We once had a wandering bard come to our household Pennsic
Bardic. We had been anticipating this Bardic all week, and finally had
assembled everyone. Our visitor regaled us with a very lengthly and somewhat
rambling story. When he concluded, another at the circle responded in kind
with a story. When that was concluded, the visitor responded with yet
another loonnng story. By the time he had finished, half of the circle had
given up and gone to bed, and our Bardic had fallen on its face.

Cairistiona, you know where we are. Don't be a stranger.

Briana Maclukas

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:43 PM, Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou <
etienne.le.mons at gmail.com> wrote:

> There's an etiquette involved for each part of a bardic circle: the
> performers, the audience and the person hosting it.
> The performers should follow the layout set by the host and show respect
> and
> courtesy to each other. Keep to the prescribed time limits and if none are
> given, use your own professional courtesy.
> The audience should also be respectful and laugh when they feel moved to do
> so, cheer when the mood strikes, and enjoy the variety of emotions that a
> good bardic circle can invoke. If a piece is serious, treat it seriously
> and
> if it is humorous, then by all means laugh!
> The person hosting the circle is responsible for making everyone feel as
> comfortable as possible, encourage a free-flowing sharing of the performing
> arts, and provide *gentle* reminders of appropriate etiquette as needed.
> If everyone in the circle understands that they each play their own part,
> then a bardic circle can truly be magical.
> --
> Etienne Le Mons
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