We started off with an exercise that elsa came up for the witchcraft idea. inspired by an activity done at Sussex Actors Studio, we had to get into pairs and guide each other around the space, though one of us had our eyes shut. This was a trust exercise and we wanted to know how it felt to be controlled unable to do anything yourself.
Here is a video of our first try at the exercise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpYOWf3FhWk
After doing this exercise a couple of times, we grouped back together to talk about how we felt during the exercise. This was:
- physically scared
- not in control
- oppressed
- felt physically small
- disorientated
- dizzy
Elle then suggested that we try the exercise molding the people before moving them. this made the activity more visually interesting as well as feeling more oppressed.
Here is a video of the extended exercise:
After finishing this exercise we decided that if we were to somehow use this idea to create our final piece we can explore:
- speed
- intensity
- sounds
- german words
- music - possibly Rise of the Valkryies by Wagner
We then went on to try another control idea: We all had to get in a line and put our hands on each others shoulders and then follow the istructional movements of the one behind. We all had our eyes shut and had to walk and turn with each other. Furthermore, we used James to instruct us in German to march as we sung the Rose Red song from the beginnings of rehearsals. i thought this worked really well and it could be a good idea to put in the piece - whether we choose the Auschwitz or the Witchcraft idea.
At the end of our rehearsal we spoke to Rose who recommended that we watch: 7734 by Jasmine Vardiman and that we use the book: Games for actors and non-actors by Augusto Boal.
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