Dance evaluation 23rd October Guernica

1. What was the stimulus for the piece ?

Guernica a painting by Pablo picasso repressing the bombing of a little spanish town called Guernica.

2.How did you create movement material to communicate the theme/stimulus? 

For example in the dance I used a lot of crouching , hiding and low to the ground moves . One move I had myself in a small ball I the floor reaching out , this was to syimbolize how people may of been taking cover when the him hit but still reacting out for the help of their loved ones . 

3. What was your contribution ?

 My contribution to the peice was a smooth movement myself and luke where involved in . We both rolled into the same movement in canon to show a domino effect that my happen in a disaster . Also my contribution was my idea that involved contact with eachother . It was to all group around kim and move in a Heat beat motion around her in almost a big hug position . 

4. How did you use your phyisical skills in the performance ? 

In the performance I used extension to show panic through out my body that someone in a bombing disaster my experience longing for safety or the hand of their loved ones . Also my posture was strong and straight to show the determination to survive within the dance. 

5. strength / weakness ?

I think my ideas and  solo movemnets where effective and relevant to the stimulus . Also I think my timing with the music was good and has improved . They way I interacted with others was strong aswell. To improve I think I need to be more graceful within my movements and become faster when travelling . 

6. Target ? 

My target is to become faster when traveling throught the dance as I don't want to fall behind in timing with my team  , also I'd like to become more graceful when portraying these movements especially as they represent a serious stimuli . maybe i need to improve on my balance to become more graceful .

Here is the link to our finale piece

Drama unit 1 16th September notes

• I need to bring in light bulb tea lights to see how effective the will be are in what area of our street they belong .

Today we did a full run through to 'out tonight' . I felt confident without the script , there's still room to improve but I think I did well on remembering lines and lyrics . We need to focus on transitions between scenes . My suggestions is that we take a long rout across the stage or cross over the stage weving in and out of eachother to enthasize that fact that our setting is a busy down town street . 

We have also decided that during out tonight the life support group will be frozen whist mimi is singing . I think this is effective when showing how everyone has different things going on in their lives at different times and life can be so differnt . 

For you ok honey I think that angel could be dabbing Collins keen with a tissue and wrapping him in bandages whilst singing you ok honey . This will add depth to the scene and coinside with the lyrics . And give Collins something solid to react to . 

Dance unit 50 16th October

we where looking at a stimulus of Pablo Picasso Guernica . It is a painting that represents  the bombing of the little Spanish them of Guernica . In groups we had to make a piece that represented the painting Guernica by using some moves Kat had tought us and our own pieces . Here are some word stimuli that helped us create a semantic field of panic within represented in the painting.

• Chaos 
• Madness 
• Destruction
• Panic 
• Horror 
• Anguish 
• Fear 
• Terror

After showing our prices to the class this was my feed back ...

What went well : 

• Timing was good with the music 
• Facial expressions 
• My focus within eyeline 
• There was varied formation 
• Repition 

Even better if .. 

Our timing with eachother was more precise .

And our running needed to be more dramatic .

Drama 8th September

In todays rehearsal we had a brief run through of act one .
I think that I'm confident with my lines in the opening song Rent and my characterisation is good . When im singing the lines 'how do you stay on your feet when on every stree it's trick or treat' I look out to the audience and around the space whistle stumbling around and holding my stomache in pain .  I think this is effective because this scene takes part just after Collins is betan up . He's still in pain and I feel it's important to portray this through the line so the audience can see what day to day life is like for gay people in rough parts of New York in the late 80's not just Collins . However this also leads into 'you ok honey?' Where angel discover Collins and comes to his aid .
Also I'm pleased with how confident I am with santa fe , I have picked it up well and found a comfortable key to sing it in. To improve Santa fe myself and max and Kat still need to work on some movement around the train and the performers as I feel it's still messy . Also I'm happy that I feel confident with 'today for you tomorrow for me' but I feel that stage wondering is agaig messy . I think we should choreograph some movement and interactive between Collins , Mark and Roger in the flat to make that scene look less random and more interesting .

What I want to improve and understand

• Enterances & exits 
• Space awareness 
• Choreograph Collins getting betan up 
• Interaction with Mark and Roger 
• Life support interaction 

Rehearsal with max , luke and James Wednesday 11am

Small scale theatre production- Budget and tour plan

My theatre company name      ; The Luuvie's Theatre company 
The play I would like to tour    ;Someone who'll watch over me  - cast of 3 

Here's where I plan to tour Someone who'll watch over me; 

Brighton - Theatre Royal 
Chichester - Festival Theatre
London - Old Vic 
Horsham - Capital
Worthing - Pavillion 
Bexhill- Del warr Pavillion 

These are very big venues so I may need to reconsider my tour plan or my budget . 

Here's a list of my team;

Director - Isabel king
Costume/set/prop - Luke Scattergood
Producer - Jess Hill 
Runner- Max paul 
Use theatres tec team

This is how much I plan to use on the show , when budgeting it is important to be realistic especially when dealing with money.
 Budget; £1,000- sponsors
 I would like to get sponsder by amnesty international as there charity is all about freeing wrongly imprisoned inmates. This reflects really well on the plays story and this would also raise awareness for the charity .  

Budget form
Here is my budget form which calculates income I will make and also money I may loose out on. You have to fill it out all by predictions on how much you think you will spend or make and it will calculate my predictions so I will have an understanding of what short of profit i will make.

Someone Who'll Watch Over Me

profiles of theatre production roles

Box Office 
The job of a box office worker is to sell tickets of upcoming and present running shows to the public over the counter, phone or the internet they work during the day and early evening. They have to report the the front of house manager. I myself have worked in a box office for my work experience and I really enjoyed talking to the public and finding days to see show that suited them best.  


Producer 
The producers job is  finding the money to finance a show and being responsible to prevent financial risks. They will also find the performers and a team who will create and run the show. If a theatre is not producing its own show, then an independent producer or production company will be responsible. What I find interesting about this job is the process of finding a cast and team. They are the top boss no one has power above them . 

Artistic Director 
The Artistic director creates  the artistic vision of a show  and often the overall vision  to be presented by the theatre.  When the production opens or goes on tour, the director is responsible for  passes their instructions to the stage manager or deputy who writes and edits the script  along with the prompts and cues for the performers as well as lighting, sound and scene changes and  last-minute changes or revisions.I find this job really interesting because they get to make all the creative and imaginative ideas as well as the final decisions . They make a production their own . The board of directors is usually the team the artistic director works with and concurs with . The producer has the final say overall. To be an artistic director you have to have worked with advertising and have a talent for seeing beyond a plan photo or image . You have to think outside the box and see the bigger picture.

What other roles interest me ...
There are many non- performance roles in theatre . For example makeup artists, lighting , sound , set , costume etc.
One I would be particularly interested in would be a casting director . A casting director is someone who holds the auditions for parts in a production and make judgments on who should play what character . This is interesting to me because I think you need to have an artistic vision and an open creative mind . It can be a challenging job and indecisive. However I think it shows a keen knowledge and passion for productions after all the actors bring the play or production to life . To be the person that finds the talent and link in the actor and character must not only be fun but exciting . Also you would be able to meet lots of very different people every day. You may even work with well known actors and actresses .

Character understanding 24th september

Today in our rehearsals we had to think about demonstrating and improving our character understanding and also contribute effectively to devise scenes.Also by the end of the lesson we had to feel confident in our overall understanding of the narrative.

We also looked at these given circumstances - Back ground , Where have you just been ? Where are you going ?

Task List 

• out line approach to rehearsals /exceptions
• context
•  issue based improvisation
• speed run 
• production role notes 

Collins Back ground Notes

• Just got fired from the university -80's philosophy - fired because of his bohemian views.
• Left home to find new opportunities in the city , wasn't close with family.
• He's trying to do some supply teaching to earn cash. 
• He uses weed.