So far we have progressed through 2 full units of Beauty Manifesto and part way through another (the 2 completed of which as seen in the images bellow). The third we decided to draw upon the work we did in our Paper Birds workshop, by utilising the section of physical theatre involving putting pressure on your partner in a movement sequence. This is combined with repetitive speech and follows a segment said in unison. This movement sequence by Zoë and Abi allows time for me to transition between my character as one of the Birthday People, to Jasmine the Ambassador.
In addition we have decided upon a few elements we want to include throughout the performance.
First we considered lighting and proxemics, deciding that in order to convey the restriction the room placed on the Birthday People, they would remain within spotlights, their movements therefore having constraints. This would also allow us to demonstrate the ever-changing relationships between the characters. Each time we revisit the storyline of the Birthday people the number of spotlights will reduce as groups form and mindsets are changed- the spotlights will reduce and characters will change groups until Alexis is in her own spotlight and all that their characters are in another.
Second we considered character changes and consequent costume changes. We decided that we would use a clothes railing with strips of stretchy, white fabric covering it; this means we can change behind it and step through it as a new character.
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