The Space Exercise- Create great choreography. It is not about great ideas. It is about what's happening.....It is about nature but not having something great for your improvisational scene.
The Yes and Exercise
- pair work
- continue building the dialogue by 'Yes, and..............'
- e.g. A says, 'Let's go shopping.' B replies, 'Yes and ask Sally to go with us.' A answers, 'Yes, and.....'
- Try not to focus on making all new ideas.
- Can focus on developing rather than throwing out new ideas.
Micheal Chekhov's movement qualities
- Moulding
- Floating
- Flying
- Radiating
The Newspaper exercise
Phrase 1
- Each individual gets a piece of newspaper.
- Don't touch it.
- Try to read the words on it.
- Then try to not read the words, only focus on the white bits of the newspaper.
- Play with these two differences.
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- Imagine how do your hands feel when they touch the newspaper.
- If you are ready, touch the newspaper. Is the feeling same with what you imagine?
Phrase 2 [playing with object, it is inter-play with the performer and the object]
- group work but starts with individual
- using the newspaper as a puppet
- play with it's identity [The material has its say too. It wants to play too]
- if everyone has develop they own identity, newspaper can meet each other if they want.
- when they meet each other, they may transform and become one new thing. Find the new focus of the object again.
- Beware of the whole picture.
McDermott, Phelim and McCaw, Dick (2005) DVD-Rom (114 mins). Space, Improvisation and Creativity. Arts Documentation Unit. UK.
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