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sam griffiths

stanislavski

In his later work, Stanislavski focused more intently on the underlying patterns of dramatic conflict. He developed a rehearsal technique that he called "active analysis" in which actors would improvise these conflictual dynamics. Stanislavski reiterated the use of the 'theatrical' and 'imaginative' faculties rather than trying to copy reality by rote: There is no such thing as actuality on the stage. Art is a product of the imagination, as the work of a dramatist should be.

Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski was a Russian theatre practitioner most famous for his work on creating realism in theatre and for being an incredible character actor. He had the theory that an actor training system made up of various different techniques designed to allow actors to create believable characters and help them to really put themselves in the place of a character. the seven pillars of his theory are Who Am I, Where Am I, When Is It, What Do I Want, Why Do I Want It How Will I Get It and What Do I Need To Overcome.

Stanislavski´s goal was Through preparation and rehearsal, the system aims to create an emotionally expressive and authentic performance. He developed a system of techniques that aimed to create performances that were as lifelike and authentic as possible. His methods focus on emotional truth, deep character analysis, and the actor's genuine connection to the role, emphasising the importance of believable and truthful portrayals on stage and screen.

Stanislavski had the idea of 3 circles of attention these circles are that they needed to concentrate on themselves. This is the first circle of attention. Stanislavski referred to it as Solitude in Public Beyond this, the actor might, in the 'second circle', be aware of the character he is addressing and in the 'third circle', the rest of the production

Things I know to be true, by Andrew Bovell is a play that explores the complexity of family dynamics, growing up and change. It starts off with the youngest of the children being on a trip around Europe and coming home after having her heart broken by a man she met on the way. As she comes home the play goes around focusing on each character and their lives and struggles and how this effects and relates to the rest of the family and their dynamics. This play was first performed in Dunstan playhouse in Adelaide by the company, frantic assembly. What I found effective was the use of movement by the actors within and between the scenes, it really helped elevate the scenes and made every moment of the play captivating. I also really enjoyed the contrast between high intensity screaming matches between the parents and children and then complete silence. I thought this really set the tone of the difficulty of family and how it can all change in a second. Another thing that I thought very interesting was the use of the roses in the garden, towards the beginning of the play the father is seen planting the roses as small bushes and then by the end they are grown into large bushes. I think this represents the character growth of the youngest child, Rosie, as it is a long-lasting storyline that she struggles to let go of her childlike personality and to let go of her parents and by the end she finally grew up, just like the roses. One weakness I found while watching was that there was a lack of differentiation in their tones of voices, there was. Lot of shouting during arguments however I thought that when they were just talking, they were shouting a lot of the time. I find this in a lot of plays that the actors shout instead of project which I found most of the characters in the play did. I also found that the characters could've been developed further than just their issues in life, it's clear this play is sad however I think that developing these characters as people instead of just what holds them back could really help this play flow better. If I was directing the play I would've developed further into how the characters deal with the death of their mother. I felt that this part of the play was very rushed and I would've liked to see how the characters mourn the loss more as its clear all of them had very different relationships with their mother so seeing how they grieve and how they deal with grief would have been really interesting and would've made those different relationships so much more clear.

things i know to be true review

music in any performance is very important weather that's a dance or a play but the music and the timing of the music can help show the emotions of the people on stage or it can set the tone for the scene or the scene that is about to happen. music can also help keep the audience entertained while things like set changes or costume changes are taking place off or on stage. but music is very important for most shows in any sense.

dancers use their movements to convey the message of the dance or to tell a story, its clear that without the use of speaking that they can't convey the story as clearly as actors however they are trained in being able to show this story with their movements, for example using different styles of dance to show different emotions maybe contemporary dance for a happy scene and lyrical when something bas happens. dancers can also express emotions through facial expressions that they show during the performance.

actors use physicality to show the characters personality and inner monologue without having to use their voice, and sometimes this use can even be more effective than the use of voice. that being said voice is also one of the most important vessels an actor uses to be able to audibly share with the audience the storyline and how the characters are feeling. emotions are very important for the actors to be able to tap into, they need to be able to show to the viewers how the character is emotionally responding to what is happening in the story and some actors do this using the exercise of method acting.

the technical elements of a show can be vital for a show to feel more real. sound effects and lighting can help the audience feel more immersed into the world the piece is set in and the costumes and set further that feeling of reality and being sent into this new truth that the actors are setting up on stage.

audience engagement can mean different things for different shows. sometimes it involves breaking the fourth wall, sometimes it is just the audience laughing or gasping or just reacting to things happening on stage. when this is the case sometimes the use of audience involvement can really help sell people on a show because it almost feels like the viewers are a part of the show which can really help develop the piece further.

collaboration is very important and particularly for me as and actor because of how the element of collaboration and teamwork is actually what sold me on being an actor to begin with. its so important for actors in casts to be able to work together as a collective as the performance doesn't come together from a bunch of solo actors thrown onto a stage together, it comes from the chemistry and collective work on emotion and the expression of lines and how it all goes together to be a good show.

timing and rhythm Is very important for and actor to be able to portray the scene accordingly. also its quite frequent for actors to rush through scenes and not allow the piece to breathe a bit between lines which can effect the show significantly. if you rush through a scene it makes the audience feel almost overwhelmed and it makes scenes less effective if the information given isn't allowed time to settle slightly with the viewers.

emotional connections to the fellow actors and to the audience is very important for an actor as the performers need to have chemistry on stage or on screen to be able to create a good and emotional scene. depending on the on stage relationship between the characters the actors need to be able to replicate the relevant chemistry to be able to make the scene believable to the viewers. connecting with the audience is also very important for actors to be able to convey the emotion of the scene to the audience.

vocal delivery is extremely important for a performer of most kinds but particularly for an actor as the majority of shows the voice is the most important vessel for the performer to use their voice to convey the message and storyline to the audience.

vocal delivery is extremely important for a performer of most kinds but particularly for an actor as the majority of shows the voice is the most important vessel for the performer to use their voice to convey the message and storyline to the audience.

physicality and movement are very important to an actor as when performing a scene they need to be able to show their inner monologue physically. also it is important to show movement in a performance because standing still while performing sometimes can be an asset however for the majority of scenes the actor has to show physically how the character might be feeling and especially when doing realism in a show its uncommon that people are completely still so the actor has to move around.

characterisation is one of the most vital parts of an actors performance. characterisation is when and actor changes their natural physicality, voice and movement to fit a role. this practice is very important when it comes to preparing for a role as different characters of course all have different personalities and stories and for the performance to fit the role the actor has to change their demeanour for the performance to make sense.

techniques

Many actors, musicians and performers in general use the Alexander technique while training as well as people in all sorts of industries. Some of the actors who use this technique include, Paul Newman, Hugh Jackman, Dame Judi Dench, john Cleese and many more. There has been no record of any serious disadvantages involving this technique, although some patients with other medical issues have experienced symptoms such as pain and incapacity, knee injuries and muscle spasms however these cases are very few.

The five main ideologies of the alexander technique are inhibition and directions, the unity of mind and body, doing and non-doing, false sensory awareness and the force of habit. Some of the exercises used include breathing exercises, stretches, constructive rest periods, and being consciously aware of one's surroundings.

In terms of voice work the alexander technique has been shown to relieve vocal pain or discomfort and can aid to developing more effective and safe ways of using your voice without fear of straining or injuring the vocal cords. The alexander technique is so famous because it helps people in all sorts of professions and lifestyles to learn how to move, sit, lie down and stand up with better balance and less strain on your head, neck spine and muscles.

Fm alexander began developing his technique during the late 19th century and began making discoveries about the coordination and use of the body can affect the psychophysical of the human body. The alexander technique is a movement education technique that helps students to identify subtle habits in their movements and allows them to facilitate more efficient coordination in their physical and vocal movements, along with aiding posture and physical pain for performers.

the alexander technique

When I was 9 I decided I was a creative Driven by the idea of cameras and community Committed to my dream or so I thought I'd be When i was 12 i joined an agency Excited by the image of wealth and prosperity When i was 14 i went to drama school hoping for recognission and victory Now im 16 i have a new sensitivity Now im 16 and i have Feelings of confusion and perplexity Now im 16 and i dont know if my dream was a fad or fantasy Or if it was just never meant to be Now im 16 and it may have been a silly childs comedy And now im 16 and i might be over capacity Im wondering the world figuring out my own complexity Never undermining my own tenasity In a new environment searching for variety pressure from people to chose what my life should be telling me what I could do to make my money `you're too young`´ but I'm told to know the policy of my society my ability is overlooked with my anxiety of opportunities surrounding me act accordingly to this new industry I don't know how much longer I can keep living in misery waiting for my chance to see what I'm supposed to seek and I'm keeping my old dream keep my consistency never forget that refief in camera community.

Watching videos of people performing spoken word poetry I notice that it's almost like rapping, it's very rhythmic and the poets are all very passionate and physical with how they perform the poems where they use their hands and move as the say the words. They also put emphasis on certain words that people speaking normally usually wouldn't which makes the performance more interesting. The poets tend to write about things that are particularly interesting or important to them specifically. For example, I watched a performance by Darius Simpson and Scout Bostley where they took each other's roles, one was talking about growing up black and the other was talking about growing up female however Bostley instead spoke about Simpson's experiences as if they were her own and vice versa. This performance specifically was really empowering to watch and the way they showcased it was truly incredible and made the messages so much clearer.

spoken word

my spoken word- 16

my sketch of the location of the scene

blank, premiered in 2019, is and production written by Alice birch and made by the company clean break and national theatre connections to celebrate the anniversary of clean break. Alice Birch is a British playwright and screenwriter. Birch has written several plays, including Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. for which she was awarded the George Devine Award for Most Promising New Playwright, and Anatomy of a Suicide for which she won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. clean break is a theatre company that works with women effected by the criminal justice system. blank is a play that if very specific due to the fact that it consists of many short scenes with different characters and different plot lines but all connected by similar themes of struggling home lives and criminality. the play focuses on The wrong interventions in young adults within the criminal justice system can hamper their ability to maintain relationships and family contact, which perpetuates crime. However, getting it right can help young people move away from crime and improve the life chances of their children. i think that this scene is really good for me and coco. i think this because of me and coco´s relationship, we are very close firends and we do have a lot of banter in the friendship. we also both put in a lot of effort into the things that we do so we are able to progress a lot quicker maybe than some others because of this work ethic and how similarly we do things. i also think that the script itself is a very good one based on how the emotion between the characters develops throughout the scene, at some points its very akward with not much diolouge and other times a character is shouting at the other. its really fun to play. i do find these lines really difficult to learn however because of how similar some of the lines are. a lot of the times we have lines that either are exactly the same but at different times or we have lines with the same meanings just wordered differently which makes the script a lot more difficult to learn.

blank by alice birch

for the props in our scene we are going to collect leaves and twigs toscatter around the floor of the stage to sort of set the scene of being outdoors. we are also going to get some small branches to put in my hair or on my clothes to make it seem as though i had jsut come from trecking through the woods in pitch black, we think that the use of these props will really help our scene feel more proffesional and will help us to show the classes exactly what the situation is before we even begin our diolouge.

props

coco's costume

my costume

if I had control over the lighting of our piece I would really want the lighting to represent the actual set, so for example the lighting could be a deep blue reflecting on the floor to represent the canal, and then the lighting where we are sitting to be a deep green and maybe brown to show the grassy/muddy part where we are sat. the overall look would have to be very dark not only to show the time but also because then when my character lights a cigarette, the glow from the flame would be so much more effective.

for my characters costume I thought that she would probably be in loose baggy clothes possibly sleeping clothes as she snuck out of the window to meet her friend at midnight .her clothes might be a bit dirty and messed up as she had to walk through the woods to find her so she might have fallen into mud or gotten scratched by a branch or something to that effect. she will also have her hair up in a messy bun to show how she had been going to bed and then snuck out, there might be some hair pulled out and messed up from the long walk through the woods. her makeup is going to be smudged and messy to show how chaotic things have been before this scene. for coco’s character I thought that she would be in very baggy clothes, definitely with mud on them from sleeping in the marshes and might be slightly ripped up from living in the woods. I think her hair will be down but very messy and maybe slightly wet from lying on the damp ground. her makeup would be more dramatic, she might have a split lip from the abuse she endured from her father, and maybe a bruise. she has clearly been starving from some days now so she might have deep eye bags and her cheekbones particularly defined.

lighting

aesthetics of the scene

costume

some of my subtext notes:

my understanding of subtext is that its the characters truth and the reality of the characters thought process. sometimes people are too polite or awkward to say what they actually mean so the subtext is the actors way of feeling what their character is truly feeling to make the performance more believable. subtext helps me while rehearsing, especially in this scene because there is quite a lot of subtext in our scene due to the awkwardness of the scene and how the characters are in such difficult situations so there is so much that isn't being said between them. because of this working specifically on the subtext of all of the individual lines it helps us really focus of what we need to be thinking about when performing.

subtext

my character I think is quite complicated on account of her best friend having such a difficult life. before the scene, my characters best fired told me of her plan to run away, she told her exactly where she would be and exactly when she would leave to make sure someone knew where she was just in case something bad happened to her in the woods. her best friend had finally decided she was going to run away from home because of the quality of her home life, her mother isn't in the picture as she left when she was quite young however after this her father developed abusive tendencies consisting of emotional and physical abuse. these things put together along with not having any siblings made her want to run away. my character, being a good friend wanted her to be safe but not if it meant living completely isolated in the woods in the middle of winter with no access to food or fresh water. because of her running away her father became angry and scared that she would tell people about the treatment she got at home this made him determined to find her as soon as he could so his first thought was my character. because of this he told his friends who are all quite dangerous people to got to my house and threaten me to tell them what I know about my friends whereabouts. to do this they threw a brick through my window which seriously effected my family. my mother has a history of anxiety and superstition that she struggled with her whole life but got much worse when she had children as she wanted to protect them from the dangers of the world, however this sent her into a complete downward spiral to the point of having a collection of canned foods in case of the world ending through disease or disaster. this anxiety seriously effects my characters Home life and makes the whole house feel like they are walking on eggshells to not say the wrong thing around her that might trigger an anxiety episode. the men throwing a brick through the window makes my characters mother go into one of the most dramatic episode that she's ever had, she starts believing someone is trying to kill her and puts the entire house on a complete lockdown as to protect herself and her family because of this household lockdown the only was my character can go to her best friend and bring food to her is by climbing out of the window and walking through the forest at night completely alone.

character biography

what happened before the scene?

Flawless went public in 2005, having been formed a year earlier by the group's choreographer Marlon Wallen and her business partner Amelia Benoit. In the same year, Flawless won the National UK Street Dancing Championships (now known as Street Dance XXL).

Flawless' Chase the Dream tour ran from September 2010 finishing in Bath on 14 November 2010. They then released a DVD of the tour in November 2010. The Chase the Dream. tour was rerun between February and April 2011.

Before forming Flawless, Marlon Wallen was a member of street dance group Kruel Intentions (also known as just K.I.). Kruel Intentions took part in the London Jump Off in 2004 and 2005. During the 2005 Jump Off, K.I. battled Swift Moves, the members of which would later go on to form Diversity.

Flawless are an English street dance troupe based in the UK who competed on the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. Flawless made the final of the competition, appearing alongside fellow street dance troupe Diversity.

flawless

dance research

This level of depth into a characteris what i have found interesting to learn about as i was unaware of the level of detail that is nessecary to create a character before starting to learn of stanislavski´s methods.

These six questions are vital for actors whenthey are preparing a script and in my personal experience they have helped me develop characters further.

stanislavski readings

creating yourown interpretation of the script and the charater is vital for the actor to make the piece your own and involve your creativity

the punctuation in a script can help actors understand the writers true intentions of the scene, specifically the pauses in scenes can show the characters emotions

subtext is important to be able to understand the characters wants and needs more from the underlining thoughts in the subtext

objectives help actors sort out what their character wants or needs in the scene

breaking down a script can help the actor learn the lines more effectively im smaller sections

starting on the given cirmcumstances helps the actor develop their character into someone they can effectively play them

understanding the script fully and appreciating the actual text for what it is can help the actor find their individual opinion on the characters

This first reading aloows the actor or actors to understand the storyline and general feeling of the piece

annotated script

today working on the facts questions and answers about the script we got was really helpful because allowed us to think deeper into the characters and their backstories which really helped us to act out our scene with more intention and accuracy with the information we had. thinking of our own questions and then answering them ourselves was really interesting to work on because had to create these characters ourselves which doesn't happen often especially with script work so we got to bring in our own creativity to make this scene our own. working on our script for the first time was really fun to do because me and my partner have been thinking of different ideas for our characters and the scene in general and now putting them into action was really fun to do and made our scene come to life, because of this we have both come up with some new ideas for our piece that we can't wait to implement.- working on sectioning off our script today really helped me be able to learn the lines easier because we worked section by section learning the lines slowly without doing the whole script all in one. Then putting intention to the different sections and thinking about what our characters wants and needs in small pieces throughout the scene helped us really develop the characters further and how they think and feel in the difficult situation they are in. Rehearsing the first two sections with the developed intentions behind them was a lot more helpful and made the scene flow a lot more that we had gone into so much detail on the characters. - writing the subtext on all of the lines in our script was very helpful in developing our performance. really focusing in on what our characters were feeling in each individual line rather than what they were saying helped us move our characters further into being as realistic as possible and helped us to understand the people we are creating. rehearsing with these new developments was really fun and intriguing just to feel more connected to the characters as we created more and more of their inner monologue and backstory.

- I think the work today helped us with the groups communication and devising work. it made us able to control our breathing and be able to be aware of our bodies and surroundings. the lesson made us work on our reaction time and our creativity I would work harder on the creation of our own games as I think ours was slightly rushed. it was also difficult to find a game for 3 people.- for our silent scenes we got the feedback that we made what was happening very clear. I really enjoyed our scene as it is rare that I am in a scene where it doesn't feel like we need to speak. during the tube exercise I really enjoyed the sense of imagination, that we had to create this scene in our own heads to make it make sense for us as individuals. the stolen phone exercise I found particularly difficult as I was trying to commit to the idea of high stakes but found it difficult as I know the exercise was fake.- working on the technique of putting intention to a scene was really helpful as it showed us the many different directions we can take a scene. at the beginning we shower our scenes we had been working on and I got the feedback that we weren't clear enough with what our situation was and that the audience wasn't sure of our relationship. when walking around the room with different intentions showed us how we can physicalise intentions without using any speech. after that working on our scenes again I found it quite difficult to do the scene again with completely new intentions as we had rehearsed it a specific was for so long so changing it so drastically was difficult.

blanka

class logs

- beginning todays session with meditation was very helpful for me as it made me more aware of my breathing, my posture and my surroundings and generally prepared me for the lesson well although I would've also liked to do a warm up that was more energetic as well to make the class more woken up and ready to class. the tongue twisters really helped us grasp how we needed to enunciate the words when performing spoken word poetry. performing the poetry by Benjamin Zephenia and Maya Angelou was really fun to do. I was told that I had to put more emotion behind my performance but that I projected my voice very well. listening to the spoken word poetry being performed was very interesting because of how expressive they were which was even more intriguing as we were only listening not watching and yet we could still see the power and passion behind their performances from their voices alone. - watching the videos of the spoken word artists that we listened to last lesson was really interesting because last time we didn't see the artists and only listening to their performances limited how much we could tell about the artists. watching their performances as how they physicalised their words made us really appreciate how much work goes into spoken word poetry. performing our own poetry was very fun to do especially with how supportive the group was while listening. my poem was about my career so far in acting and how I'm struggling to find my place in the industry. I enjoyed writing this because of how personal it was to me. I do think however after listening to some of my peers work that I need to develop my poem further.

- looking at the science behind the voice was really interesting and I liked visualising how important vocal health is for an actor. beginning to actually work on and learn about the Alexander technique in class was really interesting and fun as I have read about it before and doing it in class was really cool and helped me fully understand the ins and outs of this technique.

Tim

class logs

moving on to contemporary classes every saturday, but i stopped dancing when i was 10. so getting back into a propper dance class with choreography and energy was really fun. i found it difficult at some points to keep up with a few of the other people as they were more expierenced however i did have a lot of fun doing it and puttingthat much physical work intosomethinggave me loads of energy. - working on our duets for our dance exam we fun yet challenging for me as I was off sick when my peers began this work so I had to catch up quickly, let alone the fact that I haven't ever really had to choreograph anything before. I did get help from other people in the class to get us started and then after that we were able to start making our own stuff which actually ended up being really fun and flowed a lot better after getting a starting point. that being said I am still very nervous about choreographing our dance further because of my lack of experience in this field but I will of course try my hardest with this dance.

despina

- the first dance sessionwas very challanging for me, i really struggled coming up with my own choreography especially when everyone else was doing very elaborate movements that i didnt know how to do which made me very self concious. regardless it was helpful to push me out of my comfort zone on the first session because hopefully with that expierience i will be able to progress further in this class. - having marlon from flawless come in and teach us choreography was really fun but definately difficult. i have danced in my childhood, doing baby ballet and then

class logs

the power in the situation. observing who was twitching, who leant back, who was fiddiling, who was smirking, who was laughing was really interesting to see and i really enjoyed that aspect. - working on the different stages of intensity was really fun but difficult. whilst working on creating our 2 minuet scenes i realised i struggle to show a gradual range of emotion in my acting, i am able to do each level separately but having to do each of them in order with clear distinction between them i found very difficult to do. i did however enjoy the challenge and the idea of using simple scenes to show a technique that i found very complex.

- doing the exercise of staring at another person whilst having to walk closer and closer was very very difficult for meto complete because my automatic reaction to laugh when in awkward situations. this reaction made the excerise almost impossible to do especially with the people i see all day every day as we have such strong bonds that it made taking the exercise seriously was really challenging. i did however find it very intersting how different people reacted to the task, and seeing who held

shan

class logs

moodboard of the scene

this is a timelapse of how we have done the makeup and hair for our scene as it is very important to this script particularaly to show the underlining issues of our characters. doing the makeup beforehnad made doing it on the day a lot easier as we had practiced it and we knew what we were doing

here, me and my scene partner, coco decided to go to a nearby canal to perform our scene to help us see what it feels like to be in the cold and wind without much clothing

my main challenge i found in this course was definately learning the lines for the duologue, this usually isnt too dificult for me but for this script specifically it was difficult because so many of my lines were so similar in meaning but worded differently so i would getthe lines mixed up very often. what i learned from this is the importance of sectioning out a script. this helped because learning the script section by section made it easier to learn the wording of the script quicker and more effectively.

my overall expeirence of this project has been very helpful and positive for me. i really enjoyed working with my partner coco as we are both hard workers and we made things happen very well. i also thought the script was very good for us and we were able to understand the characters very well which made everything much easier, i learnt a lot from this project and im very happy with how it turned out.

the main things i learned in this unit is the amount of detail that an actor has to go into to sucsessfully play a character. i also leared how to effectively make a good portfolio. these things were useful because detail in a character can make or break that person on stage. it makes the performer be more comfortable with their performance as a whole. learning how to effectively make a portfolio was very useful for not only the furture of this course but my furture beyond that as a lot of work in this industry involves portfolios.

i am writing about my expirence of performing Blank scene 42. the play is writen by alice birch, it is a collection of 100 scenes all writen with the theme of women effected by the criminal justice system in some way. in this evaluation i will be focusing on what i think went well, what i would do differently and what i think could be improved.

if i had a chance to do this project again i would definatly have not left so much of the work i had planned to the last minute, for example the rehearsal outside by the actual canal, we had this planned since the first week of having the script however we didnt get around to it until the very last minute the day before the performance because we couldnt find the right time to do it. so i think i would have organised our plans a lot better.

i think that the show went very well for us. i think that finally performing with all of our props and costume and makeup the way we had planned really helped us in the moment to propperly get into the characters the way we have been trying to. i thought that we had planned our scene very well and that the amount of work we had both put in really helped us to performs it and for it to run smoother. so overall i think our performance went very well and i personally think it was the best we had ever performed it.

final evaluation - duologue

i thought that my performance went quite well. i used my knewly found information on breathwork and voice health to propperly perform and articulate my words. i did however find a stuggle with not having propperly memorised my poem. i thought that as long as i performed it well that i didnt have to memorise it fully however once i was up there my nerves got to me and i began to stumble over my words towards the beginning. as i got into the rythem of the poem i was able to get back on track but i was disapointed in myself for not having out in that extra bit of effort to memorise my work especially when i saw how well the other performances flowed when they had propperly memorised their work. so if i had the opportunity to do this project again i would have definitely fully memorised all of my poem. my overall expirience of this project was very positive, i really enjoyed working solely on this vocal aspect of theatre as i havent actually studied that before so it was really interesting to see just how important it is to use adaquite techniques when performing and when training to perform. this course was very fun because of how different it is from movemnt and ensemble etcetra because they focus on the collaborative aspects to theatre whereas voice lessons are more focused on the individual and how you are performing your peace. so my expirience was very positive overall.

i am writing about my expirience of writing and performing my own spoken word poem. in this evaluation i will be focusing on what went well,what i think could be improved, and what i would do differently given the chance. during this project i have learned about the importance of vocal health and the use of breath control when performing. when learning about vocal health i realised how much i dont take care of my own voice on a day to day so after learning about it i started actively taking more care with my voice. learning about breath control really helped me when it came to practicing and performing my origional spoken word poem as at some parts of my poem i began to loose my breath mid line, so learning how to propperly control my breathing really helped me to perform efficiently. i think that my main challenge this project was definetly writing my poem. i am good at creative writing however i found writing a poem is a lot different that everythign else that i have done before. i found it difficult to rhyme my lines and find a good rythem to stick to but eventually i was able to write a poem that i was happy with when i took my time and really thought about what i wanted to say.

final evaluation - spoken word

my overall expirience of this project was really fun and quite eye opening to the standard that i should be up to when it comes to creative thinking. i think that me and my partner work very well together and our work ethics came together very well and we were both committed to making this performance as good as we could given both of our lack of expiriecne in this field. one thing that i would do differently next time is that i would really push myself to make in into class even if my back is bothering me but just to be there in class to be present for any changes in choreography.

i think that this performance went relatively well, i think me and my partner elliot worked very well together and we put in a good amount of work to make our dance as good as we could make it, however the performance could have gone better if we had more time to work on it which was hindered by my back condition which made me unable to participate in the classes as much as i would have liked, however i think given the amount of time that we had i think we did well.

my main challenge of this project was denfinately the fact that i have had no dance expirience in the last 6 years and all of the expirience that i have had was very juvinile which proved very unhelpful when it came to creating the dance as i have absolutely no previous chances to create my own dance so doing that in such a short space of time became very difficult for me.

what i learned in this project is the importance of repitition in dance, we were able to come up with choreography relatively easily but when it came to remembering the moves it became more difficult for me specifically. this learning curve proved to help us a lot during the final classes that we had as we repeated what we did until we could do the whole dance smoothly

i am writing about my expirience of choreographing and performing a duet for dance. in this evaluation i am focusing on what went well, what i would do differently and what i think could be improved.

final evaluation - dance

thank you!