Theatre Practice- Evolution

Put into groups of 4

-Decide a theme/style/objective
-Present idea to Adrian/Ramiro
- Not straight acting- show off other skills.

Our idea

Physical theatre/masks/poetry
-Physical story of life- growing up/first love/ mid life crisis/ death- make these effective/clear/flusent/contrasting

Affect of music on mood- need to select sutiable songs
Masks- show emotion through body language/movement- usually rely too much on facial expression
Poetry- passionate/ play with words/ powerful/ stimlus for movement

Rehearsal process- improvise around objective/basic storyline- find movement which works well/has power behind it. Ensemble piece- strong/effective.

First section- Growing up/childhood

- Shows heartbeat/being in the womb
- Struggling for first steps- support from others juxtaposing people wanting you to fail
- Being lifted up- support from others/big dreams

Second section- First love

- Three males mirroring one female, copying her exact actions
- One male in front, in love with her
- Female chooses someone else, leaving him heartbroken
- Two different scenes at once- showing contrast between how situations effect us
- Relationship turning sour Vs Upset person needing help/support from others

Third section- Mid life crisis

- Everyone suddenly/randomly turns on me
- Get into triangle formation
- Aggresivley close in on me in tribal like routine
- Trap me, arms lock round me/start turning
- Try to escape, get pushed back always
- Lifted up as I struggle to escape- being controlled by others
- Pushed backwards/into someone
- Lowered onto floor- helpless

Fourth section- Old age

- Old man can't move without others
- Pushed upwards
- Being fed
- Being showered
- Brought flowers
- Dies

Beginning/ending

Evolution freeze at beginning/end of piece- before/after effect

My thoughts on our piece

Positive

- Clear/interesting piece
- Fluent transitions
- Good use of levels
- Some good characters

Constructive criticism 

- Needs more emotion behind movement
- Objectives need to be clearer
- Use whole bodies- be free/loose
- Be more original- maybe use props or tech
- Think of more original/creative story line for piece