Again, we were looking at the actions of the chorus in the play and how they need to move fluidly and together. Using the idea of the battle scene between the two brothers, we used this idea of coordination as a group using sticks which pushed vertically towards each other at their hand as a target. It was hard to get at first as they kept going in a curve or travelling at an angle to the other person, however, after a lot of practice it felt like I was getting the hang of it. We practiced it in a circle across which we threw it to our partner and though a few went stray, I feel like my throws were pretty accurate and straight. The following exercise required a lot of concentration as someone in the middle directed who was throwing and catching and moved around the circle at a high speed. The concentration was palpable and especially noticeable when someone missed one. When I had my turn in the middle, I felt rather panicked at first which made me lose focus and left me dropping a lot of the stick thrown at me or misaiming them at people, but as I relaxed into my role, I grew in confidence and it began to work smoother. I liked this exercise because it took a lot of concentration and coordination with the whole group.
The last exercise was choreographing a set of moves with a partner like a fight scene using the sticks, this was fun and I tried to incorporate a lot of levels as well as back and forward movements. I could have improved the sequence perhaps by actually making the moves simpler and more precise, I realise this now because in the final five minutes of the lesson we followed someone else's moves as a group and they had very precise, simple yet effective movements.
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