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11th May 2018

We continued with free writing  with free writing  this lesson . We were later asked to perform our piece , our teacher later added a technique called stop and take because  during our performance teacher would stop and we will stop and start allover again .

WWW: I liked the stop and take technique  as I  was able to start again and improve even more .

EBI : The new technique of stop and take  did take time and I started to get distracted . Next time I should focus more and become less distracted .

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8th May 2018

During our scheduled drama classes , we learned a new drama technique called free writing . This is to become formula with the characters in Hedda Gabler , the task was about 10-15 minutes writes any words ,phrase ,paragraph , that we felt associated with our chosen character . The twist was that after writing this , we will pass it around in the group until went end up with our own paper .These paper will be used as a monologue or  a  dance sequence .

WWWW: I was able  to create a monologue that expresses how Hedda felt .

EBI: I didn't understand the exercise at first but I finally understood what I was doing .  

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30th April 2018 The start of Hedda Gabler

Today we began the lesson reading the given script from our teacher . In order to get us formula with the script miss would eventually make us produce a non - naturalistic play based on Hedda Gabler for our final unit 9 exam .

During this the class was given a situation from the play that focus in different tension status when Elijert find out that Hedda was marriage to George Tesman ..

WWW: When I was given the role of Hedda , I had to pretend that I was  able to immediate the character profile which allowed me to use “what if” and “objectives “to perform to my best ability .

EB1 : Since Hedda is a 29 year old women , it was quite hard to portray  someone that age but having an objective I was able to portray her character better . Also working with friends I got a little bit distracted but I was later able to pass that .

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Tuesday 13th March 2018

Creating an improvised performance piece using a given scenario as a stimuli , improvisation is one of my favorite  part of drama as theirs no silly idea and everybody are able express themselves even more . Nobody idea are  ignored.

WWW: Being able to express my ideas to my peer and being able to see my idea come alive .

EBI : I should be more confidence  to express my ideas more as my idea was used in my own performance .

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5th March - 9th March

Exploring physical theatre  ,through the use of objective and gestures .

This allowed me to act even better as I had an objective given to me ,this allowed ,me to work with different tension statues and emotions . I also used the Larben effort in my piece . Gliding my arms softly around the stage .

WWW: I was able to use different technique and show my knowledge and talent . I also explored different gestures in my piece.

EBI: Come early to lesson next time , as I missed the first part of my lesson.

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5th March -9th March  Week : Commencing

Exploring physical theater through  the use of Tableaux and Mine .

This allow me and my partner to explore a different  technique without using words just action .

WWW: learned a new technique , which I enjoyed and felt comfortable in  , it allowed me to explore with different movement .

EBI: Next time I should put 100% at the start , this would of made my performance even stronger .

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Tuesday 23rd January 2018

After what I can say a 4 month of contemporary and street dance .

We started with a warm up , which sir calls “Ship + Shores “ which is a common drama game and a great start to the lesson . To briefly summaries the warm up , sir would simply shout some instruction e.g. “Lifeboat” or “Man over board” and we would simply have to follow them.

WWW: I was able to learn that status and convey through speech and movement which would be useful in production work.

EBI: I shouldn't get distraction as I missed what sir said and I lost the game .

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In today’s lesson , we created a chair duets in small groups to show the relationship between Hedda and Mrs Elvsted .

WWW: I had a clear understanding of  the task ,I also was able to use technique the 7 tension status .The status that I used for my character Hedda was 3-4 which was towards Thea and my partner tension statue was 1 , as she was Thea and her character was afraid of Hedda . This knowledge was finally shown successfully in my characterisation of Hedda in my performance .

EBI: As I was working with people I know, I showed a lack of focus which was a problem as I didn't perform to my capability something I should work on.

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Hedda Gabler Performance

On the 4th of July, the time came to put on our Hedda Gabler production . It went well and the audience really seem to enjoy the performance , however there was some aspect that could be improved . I also have areas in which I would like to improve looking towards the future .

WWW: I stayed in character throughout the production even though at some point I forgot my lines . I was able to carry on and I tried to make it seem as tough I had purposely lost my place in character as I was show casing Hedda emotion of anger which show that I was being professional . In addition to this I projected my voice throughout the performance which I was proud of as this was an area which I was proud of as this was area which I had wanted to improve .

EBI: I could have worked further on my characterisation Hedda emotion ( anger ) in term of using more non - naturalistic acting techniques and extending my gestures even more and perhaps more less around the space as I was losing my audience attention . In addition to this I could have worn something more comfortable since my skirt was lifting up .

As a group we helped each other if someone forgot their lines , it seemed as though it was part of the script and as if we had done it on purpose . This was a good thing as we supported each other .We were told that this is what happens in a professional production where the cast work as a whole and not just to make their own role successful .

In general , our group thought we will never get this production done , but with my motivation and encourage , we were able to give a brilliant performance .

The light really helped me to get into character as it made the stage look exciting and atmospheric . I particularly enjoyed the entrance   scene as I think that it clearly showed tension and frustration that my character was feeling . The fact that the light was red symbolised the characters mood and also made the audience experience  more exciting and worth wile .

Putting on a loop on was really hard , as the space I was working in become a little too hot and stuffy but I still stayed in character and enjoyed the performance .

I had a lot of input to the technical aspect of the production an this is an area that I’ m looking forward  to explore further .

This is a image of me ,in my performance space , the red light is used to contribute with Hedda’s emotion .

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Macbeth Review

On the Tuesday of the 18th April 2018 , i was taken to see Macbeth in the National Theatre . A play which highlights the ruined aftermath of a bloody civil-war . Ruthlessly fighting to survive , Macbeth is propelled towards the crown by forces of elemental darkness . The character that i mainly focused on was Lady Macbeth because in this version of the play Lady Macbeth is presented to be more warm heated , somewhat maybe reinforcing what women were suppose to be in those era  . Her costume represented her as being this cold hearted and hard core women by her army trousers and boots , making her have this manly figure towards herslef , this is significant because this reflect back on what she said “ Come to my woman’s breasts,And take my milk for gall, you murd'ring ministers,Wherever in your sightless substances you wait on nature’s mischief , you spiritsThat tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, “ by her saying this it reflects on how she presented . The Army costume might be a way for Lady Macbeth to hide her inner and deeper thoughts through that hard core outfits that already symbolise war , the khaki colour maybe indicating her  hiding for her emery maybe foreshadowing what might happen.Adding on , the costume has show how badly poor they are , the material is very cheap . As a audience i sensed fear from Lady Macbeth , she was afraid of the death of King Ducan , as if her concourse-was telling her not to do it , she huddled up as a child showing her weaker side to the audience. I saw a very feminine side of Lady Macbeth , by her pink dress showing her more genital side towards the audience but her spiky material at the bottom show her sharp and hard personality . Her green dirty coat , the green did show her as being pure and natural, due to the green which represents nature and nature is natural and pure , but the dirtiness of the coat highlight her unclean and impure side , as she took part in Ducan murder . But the Gold belt does show how up in statues shes become due to the  use of the Gold material.

Another Character that i focused on was Macbeth . Macbeth red jacket , was a very significant costume because of the colour red which represents blood , which maybe indicates death .The fact that Macbeth wears red , somewhat throughout the play , maybe suggest how death is a significant nature to this play , and how death is always close by him , holding on him and how Macbeth has become the death . Other might say that , the red might symbolise bravery highlighting the amount of traitor Macbeth killed .In his monologue the spotlight level become lower and lower , to show the increase of madness that Macbeth was experiencing also highlighting how low in society hes become in society . 

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Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen Today lesson shows me and my partner, using stage direction as a way to tell the character ( Mrs Tesman and Bethe ) action in the play .

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7 Tension state.

Tuesday 20th February 2018

Today in my drama lesson we learned about the tension states level 7 .

1.Slow and Soft : This movement was shown by slowly moving my legs and arms , gently lifting my head up and down ,My steps were soft by gently placing my feet down to the ground . softly flicking my arms up and down .

2. Happy day : Happy day was shown by my facial expression ,with a wide smile and boy movement jogging around the area, with my arms free.

3.Natural : Natural was shown through less body movement , by walking slower then usual , and using my upper body and arching my back . With natural there was no motivation of getting to your destination. During the exercise my facial expression,was not bothered  shown by a lazy eye and a confused facial expression .

4.Business : That was shown by walking fast , bumping into people , going to different direction as fast as possible , with the business movement it seemed like i was motivated to get to my destination . My facial expression was very strong , by a firm face , my eyes were straight , not looking around me .

childishness: That was shown through physical movement ,  by jumping up and down the stage , hopping from different part of the stage . My facial expression , i had a wide smile all the time , my arms were swinging from left to right .

6.Behind in a Forest : This exercise was shown by slowly walking with a bend knee, quickly moving my head in different directions as this allowed me to look more scared and afraid , my facial expression was shown as being frighten with a wide eye and a slightly open mouth showing me breathing slowly and heavily ,

7.Frozen : This was shown through free frame , each time we were given a scenario we would free tot hat , showing different facial expression .

Using the Punch Drunk techniques of laying on the floor . I was able to relax my bones and realise any tension.  I was later introduced with the Seven tension states whereby i demonstrated seven different tension through physical theatre , we had to act out in pairs , were we used those tension to create a little piece of performance to show one of the Seven tension .