The Paper Birds workshop consisted of us creating short,
movement based scenes constructed off our stimulus.
Our warm up was comprised of a series of activities that
revolved around synchronised movement. We did a mirroring exercise whereby we
started in pairs doing small movements, and progressed into moving around the
room where we then grouped with other pairs until the whole room was working
like an ensemble.
Our first task was to create a sequence of movements based
on themes we took from our stimulus and what we thought was happening in the
photo (what they are doing in the sea, what they are thinking/ feeling).
Next we created caricatures of old people, finding
stereotypical phrases we thought would be associated with the elderly and put
movement to them. We developed this by doing the movements themselves but
removed of any character whilst reading facts about loneliness, and then
repeating with our over exaggerated characters.
Then we composed a version of a chair duet (for want of a
better term), whereby one of us were in the chair (in a group of three) and the
other two had to try and get them out of it; however, whilst there was no
resistance, the person in the chair would return instantly. We tried this at
different speeds.
Finally we watched a direct address devising technique in
process. A group began at the back of the room and would say lines from various
different texts they were given, interrupting each other and pushing in front
of one another. Should we decide upon epic theatre for our devised piece, I feel
this would be a good technique to experiment with to make direct address and
educating the audience more dynamic.
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