Experience 1: Analyzing the text and interpreting it through a group vision. "The Arrival."
How did you approach the work? Split the book into workable pages. I was assigned pages 42-49. It was a given that we understand and look through the whole story but dividing the book into workable pages that could be analyzed in further depth was good.
What guided the work? The search for a cohesive vision. To find an emotion and message that conveyed a harmony between our personal visions and our group vision.
How did you work? Systematically. Assigned pages. Assigned Jobs. Scheduled meetings.
What exercises did you use? Physical theatre. We explored various concepts within physical theatre.
Experience 2: Focusing on my specific job which was sound design. Trying to find a harmony between the ensemble and the music in terms of timing and emotion.
How did you approach the work? Firstly I gathered instrumental music that portrayed my interpretation of "The Arrival." Then I presented my ideas to my group and thankfully we were on the same page. Then it was time to do the technical stuff which was to program sound cues in Q lab and make audio edits on audacity.
What guided the work? The idea that my role was a part of the environment. It was a crucial part in creating the feeling, characters, and message of "The Arrival." "The music was almost its on character."
How did you work? I worked both freely and systematically. I was first free and adventurous when considering the options I had in creating the environment. However, once the creative part was done I had to work more systematically by working on technical elements.
What exercises did you use? I used audacity, youtube, youtube to mp3 converter, Q lab, textbook, google, and any resources available.
Other theatre companies approaches
1. Complicite
How do they approach their collaborative creation? They approach their work as a group and incorporate a lot of technology as well.
What guides their work? Their work is influenced by Jacques Lecoq. Emphasis on surreal text and poetic ideals.
How do they work? They work cohesively.
What exercises do they use? Technology (projection and cameras.)
2. Bread and Puppet Theatre
How do they approach their collaborative creation? The company uses puppets of all sorts. Ranging in size, color, and function, the puppets used in Bread and Puppet Theatre all deliver their own message whether its about antiwar or environmental purposes.
What guides their work? The strong vision that puppet theatre is powerful in its ability to deliver loud messages through only movement. The idea that theatre is like bread in that it is a necessity in life.
How do they work? Bread and Puppet theatre usually work in groups for puppet performances. They give out actual bread to their audience to reinforce the idea of "art is life."
What exercises do they use? They use masks and necessary materials for creating specific puppets.
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