During the lesson we had to starts to workshop our ideas for "much ado". However, before hand we did a group warm up of the game "IT" which got us ready to work and any unwanted energy out, ready to be active and creative. (I think was exciting activities like this one are better for our group as we become instantly focused and active.)
My Idea: I took inspiration from a previous session at Sussex Actors Studio, where we had engaged in various trust exercises with a partner. one of them was leading your partner with their eyes closed around the room while using your hand on the back of their neck to guide them. A key word I wanted to put forward in this workshop idea was "oppression" this appears as a key theme in both our major ideas (witches and the concentration camp). As time went on (with various angle thoughts from the group) the exercise became more forced, the leader becomes the oppressor forcing them into positions and pushing them around the room at different speeds. It became really effective, and as a victim you felt you had no control over yourself or where you were going, you totally relied on the leader who you did not trust due to their forceful nature, there was a major sense of uncertainty within this workshop idea which was exactly what I wanted to achieve.
Daisy's Idea: Based similarly on the other workshoped piece a group of us got into a line, eyes closed (except the person at the back) with our hands on each others shoulders. those at the front relied on the person at the back to lead them around the room using touch, again this added an uncertain atmosphere. We then added shuffling into the movement which symbolised the smallness of the characters, we then added orders spoken in German by James and weak marching. This crated a laboured, weary feel to the piece and again a sense of oppression.
Both ideas have been videoed so we can look back and re-reference our work.
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