What did we do?
In this lesson, we analysed the overall structure of our experimental performance and improved its staging and performance capabilities. We also examined props and how we would use them to improve the overall atmosphere and themes within our performance, relating them back to the idea of "England".
We also performed the "Circle ritual chant" which had become more powerful in the message it was trying to convey on the basis of eradicating the consumerist ideals and attitudes of modern day, British society, instead reverting them back to their natural element.
The next part of the lesson, gave us the freedom of analysing the "given circumstances" of our individual characters for our experimental performance and how they would relate to the idea of "England" and "what it is like to be British". Therefore, I was able to develop and shape certain elements of my character in order to develop the experimental nature of my overall belief and attitudes in my character. Following on from this, we were placed in our performance groups i.e. (the old peoples home) for which we were given the time to construct and build material which would improve the structure and also the cohesive nature of the devised pieces in the final performance.
What Went Well?
In devoting the workshop time to building and shaping the material we had constructed for performance, allowed us as a group to improve the overall experimental nature of our final performance piece. I was able to use the time to my advantage in using phrase and gesture to display my thoughts and emotions conveyed in my section of the performance. I felt as though the time was used wisely and I was able to gain a substantial amount of tips and techniques for portraying my character of a senile, old man in the most convincing way possible. I used the criticisms I received from my peers and teachers as a way of improving the overall shape of my performance.
Even Better If?
I believe it would have been even better if we were given more time in previous devising sessions to dedicate to experimenting for performance. At this point in the devising process, I felt that as a group, we had not been successful enough in linking our experimental performance together. Although we had been given sufficient resources and tools for performance, I felt as though we had left rehearsing a run through performance to the last minute and therefore didn't feel as comfortable in performing to a full audience at this point in time.
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