IB Theatre - Lecture 8

Friday 25th September 09 -

After the usual late start to our Friday afternoon session we were able to make 'finish touches' to our 'What is theatre' pieces. Or in other words, to our group that meant run it through. After we got off to a slow start on Thursday we hadnt really got up on our feet to practice our performances, and to make things worse Kitty was also ill today, an added bonus. This shrunk our group to just Me, Daisy and Jenny. We eventually came up with an idea of what theatre is to us, based on the feelings you have when on stage. The idea that you are completely transformed when performing, and how all the worries you have just evaporate, whether your watching or performing theatre.

Eyes closed, walk around - What a relaxing end to a Friday afternoon, tranquill music and a wonder around the space with our eyes shut. The group spread out accross the room and closed our eyes, we then moved around the room in any way we fancied but making sure our eyes were kept shut.
This was a very strange sensation at first, worrying about who and what you would bang into. After time you became very focused but at the same time relaxed, I was able to sense where other people were through sound rather than vision. From an audience point of view, Cara was the only one with her eyes open, and she would soley be watching and guiding us if we were going to bump into certain objects. She found that it was very interesting to watch as often at certain points in the music we would move in syncronisation unaware of eachothers movements.
I felt that this activity helped me to understand the effects of music on my feelings and movements, showing that sound can be a vital part of a production.