DECEMBER 12th - Saturday

FEEDBACK AND MOVING FORWARD: 12/12/15

Tutorial - 

Having sent videos and notes regarding the previous rehearsals, I gained feedback from my lecturer. My feedback was to develop:

• The body in space. 

‘In the moment in which an actor enters the stage, his body is there. Even if he does not move one finger [. . .] his body is there and the audience is watching it’ (Fusetti 2000)

I need to have more presense when I inhabit my space. Every move I make within my performance has purpose towards telling the story therefore I must be aware of what I am doing and why at all times.

• The changes of tempo and rhythmic states when moving up the 'seven tensions' scale.

‘A movement has no form and no life if it has no rhythm. ‘(Lecoq 1987: 88)

The overall pace and rhythm of the sequence is too similar. There are no enough variations or noticeable changes when I move into a different tension therefore It will be difficult for my audience to read the emotional changes and shifts within the piece.

Changes to be made -

The tensions should be improved by doing the following:

1. Catatonic/Exhausted - I cannot move in this state. I will draw out the symptom of Insomnia by portraying my characters weakened and drained physicality. I will put focus on tiny intricate movements and develop them further as the tension changes.  

2. Laid back - I will have more movements within this section by exploring my space more. Movements will still be very small but will have a distinction of forming and travel in circular motions.

3. Neutral/Economic - The intensity of the movements and tempo will increase dramatically. I will explore moving in straight lines. I will also introduce and explore use of levels.

4. Alert/Curious - I will add more reaction and characterization towards my movements. My focus will be on developing a climax or ending for this short sequence. 

Taking this forward - 

I plan on taking this forward and progressing with my project by really working on developing all these aspects stated above. I plan to do this by:

Re-looking at each symptom and tension I developed within the movement sequence (see video on entry 11th December) and individually working on a small section until I have my desired outcome. I have to exaggerate and commit more for each tension so that the transitions between them have more dramatic impact.