Beginning Woman Alone 17.05.17

Having split the whole script, we began to work on choreographing the monologue.

We decided that the set would just be a single roster in the centre, upon which we  all gather and begin at the start, trying to indicate the idea that we are all four parts of one conscience. We also tried to do this through beginning in the same pose although with different posture and facial expressions (and of course we added a few neat levels in there). The first line in the section we decided to perform was "Orgasm. O.R.G.A.S.M" So we split the spelling of the word into each of our characters saying one or two of the letters, again emphasising the fact that we belonged to the same brain and to introduce each of our characteristics through our stance and the manner in which we speak the letter.

The physical choreography was at first hard to come up with, our brains not feeling quite up to the challenge of thinking of moves to match the words, but once they had whirred into action, warming up the nerves and the few brain cells each of us own, we eventually got into a swing and began to create the basic outline of some kind of Berkoff thing. Therefore, in the first couple of hours we managed to create something resembling a piece of drama over the first page of dialogue.

We had a little interlude between the rehearsing to watch the upper BTECs perform their theatre in education piece which was very impressive and quite touching at times. Must admit that none of us were to sad to have a little break from Berkoff, all exhausted from the physical toll it takes.

At the end of the night we had to perform our pieces to peoples and I'm pleased to say that I was pretty proud of what we'd achieved. I felt the movements were effective though a couple of moments were a little awkward and perhaps need tweaking or neatening up, or just cutting all together. All in all it was adequately fast paced and physical for a first rehearsal and performance.

I think that we need to improve the definition of our movements, making them more precise and clear cut. Looking at the film footage (much to my displeasure) I noticed that I often lose a stable stature instead moving too much when I'm not doing the choreography making it seem as though I lose my character when not acting my lines.

My favourite parts were the "Look, this is how I do it" and the canon frozen moment, this is because they seemed very in-sync and as though we were all part of the same body, whilst looking effective.

All in all, a good first performance I do believe.