What character/s did you play? What themes were you showing?
The theme of our piece was gangs and violence, gestures and identity. Our piece also had a Indian influence. We wanted to create an atmosphere of tension and violence throughout the piece.
What movements did you perform to show your character?
We used very sharp movement and gestures to portray the idea of violence, and we contrasted this with slow gentle movements. We used each other to present the violence of gangs by having duet fight scenes and group intimidations which helped to create the atmosphere needed to portray our themes.
What was your contribution to creating movement for the show, did you create movement for certain scenes?
We created the fight duet and solo sections; we were given a group of set moves which we had to incorporate into each section, we then built on top of these movements to create each section. These movements helped to create a tension atmosphere by repeating movements in each pair and group. When Raven pushed me down to the ground; we wanted the atmosphere to be tense, creating this through gang violence and the fighting action.
How did you use your physical skills throughout the show? (How you did things)
In each sharp gesture I used my strength to create strong movements which help create the violent angry atmosphere. I made each slow gesture flow and controlled to create contrast through the change in dynamics which create enough contrast between the sections that clearly separate the violent sections.
What interpretative skills did you use to communicate the theme/your character?
We used several Indian hand gestures to show the influence of Indian dance on our piece; we also used other gestures to show the violence and tension between characters throughout the piece to create a violent atmosphere. Throughout our piece, I maintained a hard facial expression to create tension and characterisation. I had good projection, especially at the beginning of the piece when Jennah, Megan, Fran and myself are striding to the front, we stand tall and hold our heads high to convey the idea of power and control over ourselves and others.
What were your strengths and weakness, in terms of your movement?
I remembered the piece in individual sections and as a whole piece of movement. I feel that I should have bought my legs higher in the piece (7.05 in the video) when we are performing one of the duets throughout the piece because I felt that it would help create a tense atmosphere whilst also showing the idea of gangs and violence.
What do you need to improve in terms of your movement, and why?
I need to keep my arms straight when they are extended in front of me at the beginning of the piece (cannon movement), this would help to create characterisation of a gang member through the strong movement create a violent and tense atmosphere.
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