Sunday, 16 December 2012
performance space
Friday, 14 December 2012
Performance evaluation
As performance I feel it went well although it has shown me that our performance was audience responsive when comparing it to the previous mock performance.
Although when looking at the performance and the after response, told me that we had successfully grasped Brecht's techniques alienating the audience and making them think this is probably why we didn't get the same response from the audience as we did from the mock performance meaning I think we could have made an improvement to the grotesque out set and the start of the performance.
Therefore if the audience for me were more responsive and I wasn't so hesitant I think there would be more thought on the acting and not on the emotion as the performance would become to immersive creating belief not truth.
However I feel doing whole cast songs made the performance more grotesque creating and testing the alienation technique.
Also the performance showed us how to adapt if technology doesn't work, as one of the songs were cut short meaning it was a test to test our focus which I all thought we had to then perform and finish professionally teaching me the value of warm up exercises prior to the performance.
Another aspect of that performance was I found I responded well to the character exercise as this played a big part within my character thought process and development, this exercise has also helped me learn how to create and sustain a believable conversation structure alongside a grotesque character outlook.
In relation to my performance I feel the conversation structure was realistic and flowed, this is probably due to my understanding of the script and its sarcastic overview. This therefore presented our political subject across this technique was also present in every couple as the feelings of anger, love, passion and sarcasm are scattered across the text thus making an impact on the audience and there beliefs.
In conclusion I feel we as a group we gelled well together meaning we were able to adapt and create a meaningful and abstract performance that follows the Brechtian methods of the v-effect, the alienation technique, this term has also created a new found resect for Brechtian theatre which has inspired me to write and use techniques like Brecht's to create a performance that is different but also capturing.
Although when looking at the performance and the after response, told me that we had successfully grasped Brecht's techniques alienating the audience and making them think this is probably why we didn't get the same response from the audience as we did from the mock performance meaning I think we could have made an improvement to the grotesque out set and the start of the performance.
Therefore if the audience for me were more responsive and I wasn't so hesitant I think there would be more thought on the acting and not on the emotion as the performance would become to immersive creating belief not truth.
However I feel doing whole cast songs made the performance more grotesque creating and testing the alienation technique.
Also the performance showed us how to adapt if technology doesn't work, as one of the songs were cut short meaning it was a test to test our focus which I all thought we had to then perform and finish professionally teaching me the value of warm up exercises prior to the performance.
Another aspect of that performance was I found I responded well to the character exercise as this played a big part within my character thought process and development, this exercise has also helped me learn how to create and sustain a believable conversation structure alongside a grotesque character outlook.
In relation to my performance I feel the conversation structure was realistic and flowed, this is probably due to my understanding of the script and its sarcastic overview. This therefore presented our political subject across this technique was also present in every couple as the feelings of anger, love, passion and sarcasm are scattered across the text thus making an impact on the audience and there beliefs.
In conclusion I feel we as a group we gelled well together meaning we were able to adapt and create a meaningful and abstract performance that follows the Brechtian methods of the v-effect, the alienation technique, this term has also created a new found resect for Brechtian theatre which has inspired me to write and use techniques like Brecht's to create a performance that is different but also capturing.
11th December rehearsal 6 (final rehearsal)
Today was focusing on our responses from our previous rehearsal and doing individual section run throughs I felt I had improved from my last rehearsal as I found that analysing the script had helped me understand my character and the scene meaning the conversation structure was improved, thus meaning it prompted me to interact more with my surroundings on stage thus making the area look more believable and alienating the audience and reminding them they are watching a piece of theatre. Also my knowledge of the script prompted me to make my character more grotesque as in response to our character development exercise in previous classes.
We then looked at our interaction during songs mainly on "money, money money" we did this by using "camp" and stereotypical dance movements this therefor played with Brecht's alienation technique due to its obvious grotesque outset, this then led to us to develop or ending of the performance as we felt the script ended abruptly so we repeated "money, money, money" and gave the checkout girls balloons which looked like pregnancy bumps with money in them for them to burst and pick up the change to identify there wages and child costs. We then went into two lines facing the audience in traverse to do our bows, we then suddenly go into a freeze frame, the supermarket manager then does a final customer announcement and we then continue to leave singing. This ending I felt made the audience feel apart of the supermarket setting and as the cast leave them there it therefore again alienates them reminding the audience that they are watching a performance and prompting them to think about the political meanings behind the performance.
We then had to do a mock performance in front of the strand, this was the first time we had tried picking up the audience and taking them to the performance space. For this a group of us from the cast greeted the audience and handed out leaflets informing them about the price of raising a child, also groups of the cashier girls came outside and billed the audience for petty things like breathing indicating the cost of living. I felt this was successful as it was a unique way of introducing the audience to the performance, I also found the audience where responding positively to this making it easier to interact in character.
We then continued to our performance I felt afterwards that i was reacting and acting as I was inside a supermarket was easier as I felt out of place and also out of character if I just stood and watched the performance. Thus again alienating the audience as they feel out of place within the performance space.
In my own personal evaluation for tonight's performance I feel I can be more confident with my surrounding reactions to people within the shop and the audience, also when I'm not speaking i can pretend to compare prices and have arguments with other characters like I'm within the store.
We then looked at our interaction during songs mainly on "money, money money" we did this by using "camp" and stereotypical dance movements this therefor played with Brecht's alienation technique due to its obvious grotesque outset, this then led to us to develop or ending of the performance as we felt the script ended abruptly so we repeated "money, money, money" and gave the checkout girls balloons which looked like pregnancy bumps with money in them for them to burst and pick up the change to identify there wages and child costs. We then went into two lines facing the audience in traverse to do our bows, we then suddenly go into a freeze frame, the supermarket manager then does a final customer announcement and we then continue to leave singing. This ending I felt made the audience feel apart of the supermarket setting and as the cast leave them there it therefore again alienates them reminding the audience that they are watching a performance and prompting them to think about the political meanings behind the performance.
We then had to do a mock performance in front of the strand, this was the first time we had tried picking up the audience and taking them to the performance space. For this a group of us from the cast greeted the audience and handed out leaflets informing them about the price of raising a child, also groups of the cashier girls came outside and billed the audience for petty things like breathing indicating the cost of living. I felt this was successful as it was a unique way of introducing the audience to the performance, I also found the audience where responding positively to this making it easier to interact in character.
We then continued to our performance I felt afterwards that i was reacting and acting as I was inside a supermarket was easier as I felt out of place and also out of character if I just stood and watched the performance. Thus again alienating the audience as they feel out of place within the performance space.
In my own personal evaluation for tonight's performance I feel I can be more confident with my surrounding reactions to people within the shop and the audience, also when I'm not speaking i can pretend to compare prices and have arguments with other characters like I'm within the store.
10th December rehearsal 5
Today we looked at perfecting the man and women scenes focusing on the movement and positioning when performing these sections,
From looking at the script I have seen that my scene as man is a very fast paced and sarcastic section meaning a lot of the time I'm moving around quickly thus showing my characters thought process and attitudes and again following the rules of "Gestus". My feedback from this rehearsal was to familiarise myself with my lines and also to pinpoint the changes of conversation. To respond to my feed back I can analyse my script to find key conversation structure and also doing this will help me familiarise myself with the text.
From looking at the script I have seen that my scene as man is a very fast paced and sarcastic section meaning a lot of the time I'm moving around quickly thus showing my characters thought process and attitudes and again following the rules of "Gestus". My feedback from this rehearsal was to familiarise myself with my lines and also to pinpoint the changes of conversation. To respond to my feed back I can analyse my script to find key conversation structure and also doing this will help me familiarise myself with the text.
Thursday, 6 December 2012
4th December rehearsal 4
Today we did a full run through of our performance looking at the transitions between the man and women scenes.
To start we're ticked the beginning scene and songs looking at reaction and stage existence, for this I decided to compare shopping goods so I looked like an average shopper and thus creating the image of a supermarket for the audience.
We then looked at positioning of the space and direction of travel as the audience are positioned in traverse its important to address all areas of the stage to create a full bodied performance so to do this I made sure I traveled and faced either side during key reaction moments in my text so the audience can still follow the conversation and character techniques on stage.
My feed back for the next rehearsal was to familiarise myself with the text as I was skipping over some words making the story's meaning unclear, to improve on this I will have to work on my diction techniques and articulation practice to insure the audience can fully hear and understand the script and thus the performance.
To start we're ticked the beginning scene and songs looking at reaction and stage existence, for this I decided to compare shopping goods so I looked like an average shopper and thus creating the image of a supermarket for the audience.
We then looked at positioning of the space and direction of travel as the audience are positioned in traverse its important to address all areas of the stage to create a full bodied performance so to do this I made sure I traveled and faced either side during key reaction moments in my text so the audience can still follow the conversation and character techniques on stage.
My feed back for the next rehearsal was to familiarise myself with the text as I was skipping over some words making the story's meaning unclear, to improve on this I will have to work on my diction techniques and articulation practice to insure the audience can fully hear and understand the script and thus the performance.
Monday, 3 December 2012
3rd December rehearsal 3
Today we rehearsed the opening scene to our performance, this scene deals with the equality of child benefits and how others are paid more for less work. In the opening scene I play mr loader and stacker. Because the production is in a Brecht style I decided to really over play him so to show anger I folded my arms and made aggressive movements and then to play on Brecht's teachings to show my characters situation I over play sorrow by over acting the character crying holding my hand in my head.
Interns of the whole scene it will be performed outside the space alienating the characters and their story also it shakes the audience to pay attention to the themes of the performance.
During this scene we will be handing out baby advert leaflets to the audience that explain the average cost of a baby and again in the script underlining the benefits issues.
Interns of the whole scene it will be performed outside the space alienating the characters and their story also it shakes the audience to pay attention to the themes of the performance.
During this scene we will be handing out baby advert leaflets to the audience that explain the average cost of a baby and again in the script underlining the benefits issues.
Sunday, 25 November 2012
26th November rehearsal 2
Today we as looked at individual characters looking at physicality and our short sections.
Choices I made in this rehearsal were to experiment with characteristic and voice.
To get to my final choice I ran my section and changed different aspects of height, balance and speed and because of my knowledge of "Gestus" I know that the more obvious and clearer the characters movements the clearer the understanding of the text so I have made a decision to make my character move faster and have a quick change in mind to then contrast on my line "so you want him to fuck you?" Thus making the characters mind set easily understandable.
My second experiment was with voice where I explored pitch, accent and tone. As I'm playing a common man with money issues I decided to look at tone that was southern with southern accent features, this therefore presents the stereotypical situation of my character meaning the audience can understand my character before they know my situation thus again following the rules of "Gestus". In relation to my physicality I also change my voice from up beat and bubbly to serious on the same line meaning the audience understand the situation is wrong.
Choices I made in this rehearsal were to experiment with characteristic and voice.
To get to my final choice I ran my section and changed different aspects of height, balance and speed and because of my knowledge of "Gestus" I know that the more obvious and clearer the characters movements the clearer the understanding of the text so I have made a decision to make my character move faster and have a quick change in mind to then contrast on my line "so you want him to fuck you?" Thus making the characters mind set easily understandable.
My second experiment was with voice where I explored pitch, accent and tone. As I'm playing a common man with money issues I decided to look at tone that was southern with southern accent features, this therefore presents the stereotypical situation of my character meaning the audience can understand my character before they know my situation thus again following the rules of "Gestus". In relation to my physicality I also change my voice from up beat and bubbly to serious on the same line meaning the audience understand the situation is wrong.
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