hand puppets

it is amazing to think that our hands have a life of their own. but seriously - they do! Without looking at them, they can show all elements of emotions and feelings. Without the use of facial expression, it is indeed hard to show an emotion by only using your hand, but there are some that are easier to convey.

anger - use tension and a claw like spread of fingers. by pretending to hold something, the tension within the muscles is really obvious.

forgiving- an open hand - palm upwards, perhaps the index finger is prominant over the other fingers.

demanding - index finger pointing outwards, the rest curled under in a semi fist.

miming is another way to use hand puppetry, and the white gloves are the highlight of the show.. amazing huh?

xx

..movement...

about a week ago now, my class was given some fabulous sci fi creepy haunting music.. and basically we had to create a movement piece involving teh music somehow.

Glen, joanne and myself decided on the following to create our piece..

storyline: mad scientist (glen) is messing about with his potions and generally following his dream of eradicating the human race.. the elements of his creation (jo and i) start of very airy fairy, coming in on either side of him - very mystical not quite sure as to what we are going to turn out as..

then the music changes and jo and i crouch down and become one.. one giant thing that glen can no longer control.. and we - as one - in synchronised moves - begin to hunt him.

In the end creation triumphs over master, showing the audience.. basically.. dont mess with the human race... bad. very bad!

im really enjoying movement, theres a certain aspect of freedom involved and a masquarade.. you are not yourself, you are not even human. you are a being, and all you wish to do is to express yourself and your emotions.

fun!

cheerio

xx

Play Building...

lo all.. been a while i know..
right. the illusive art of play building.. according to http://www.hartbeatensemble.org/HartBeat/Hip%20Hop%20Theater.html , when building a play.. without a script, improv does come into it..
1. a "burning issue" has to be decided on.
2. then the general action of the play begins to develop,
3. the group then focuses on the visual, vocal and physical world in which the characters live. basically this means deciding on the who, when, where, why and how. all of these elements are mandatory for a good play. each actor should then be able to grasp their character on these key facts.
4. Dialogue is the last element added to this process.
All of these can ultimately be driven by rhythm, movement and poetry.
This is drama baby
cheerio xx