Tuesday 2nd February 2010

Today I found out what character group I am in, Oberon’s fairy’s . This is a small group in the show containing only eight of us. Each of us with different experience levels from staff to BETEC’S to Foundation degree students, a very diverse group. Oberon’s fairy’s focus in the show is dance and movement. We will be working and performing along side the character Puck. It was made clear to us that we were outsiders, a group of fairy’s with strong presences, and that it is important to different ourselves from the larger group of Tatiana’s fairy’s. It was also made clear to us that the rehearsal process is going to be a mixture of us being taught set sequences and us working together to create our own movement. This excited me the most, we were lucky enough to be put into a small performing group, which we will be able to make a valid contribution inputting our own ideas.

We spent the day rehearsing, learning a set sequence that we would all perform together. Listening to the powerful music, which gave our characters the feeling of menace. We also went through a scene with Puck, getting thrown into using our own creativity to improvise and then set.

Key pointers I will take from today:

* To trust the people I am working with, as there will be a lot of contact with each other.

* Having an openness to what is being asked of me.

* To use my brain as creatively as possible.

* Research dance chorography especially lifts. (as there will be a lot of partner work)