Respons to Theatre Productions

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This week we used 3 different types of techniques to write up and respond to a piece of theatre:

  •  using TEAM to write on post it notes.
  • using MOVEMENT to express an emotion.
  • using a DIAGRAM to link up director, playwright and actor.
TEAM:
TEAM stands for:
  • Tension
  • Emotion
  • Atmosphere 
  • Meaning
We used 4 different coloured post it notes to represent different aspects of TEAM. We used this technique to lay out all our ideas for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I found writing about Emotion the easiest because Charlie is a very emotional play, not as in sadness, but as in the director made it so that emotions like happiness were amplified for the younger children. For example, happy, sing-a-long songs with lots of lights, colours and crazy dancing. So these emotional moments really stuck in my head. I found the hardest thing to write about what Meaning, (i feel emotion, tension and atmosphere tie in together) I find meaning hard because, being an English Lit student, everything has a much deeper meaning. So I found it hard to see a play for young children having a deeper meaning, after explaining this to my teacher, he taught me that meaning does not have to be profound, but can be- director choose this bright fun colour, he is trying to convey joy. 
I liked this way because i found the different colours and grid and easy and visual way of organising my thoughts. 

MOVEMENT:
We then were asked to find a part of the body to drive the rest of the body like the feet, arms, shoulders, much like Comedia. We had to focus all our energy into this part of the body, i choose the palm of my hand,  we then had to convey an emotion from on of the plays and use that energy to create a movement that was lead by the palm of my hand. I used a mix of SHOCK and FEAR to create a movement.
We then had to add a noise to go along with this emotion. Funnily, our group is quite a loud group, we never stop talking and singing and being told to shut up! But as soon as we are asked to make noises, we all get very conscious. I think this is because the room is not sound proof and noises in drama could be screams, manic laughter, howling-everyone in the classrooms can hear! We then had to amplify and amplify these movements (the next day i was in pain!) and sounds. We watched each others and then preformed them in a row. We were then asked to make them link like a machine. We used a technique we learnt with Frantic by finding a spot on the next person and grabbing that and making it into a sequence. It looked, and sounded like, and Artaud piece. This could be a starter! 

DIAGRAM:
The last technique was a Venn Diagram. We had to watch this interview:

We then had to take quotes from the director, playwright and actor and see which ones link together.
The things that all leaked together were:
  • Everyone had an input in this play.
  • Everyone had to be every open minded. 
  • There was a lot of imagination from everyone.
  • And a lot of creativity.



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