Creating the world
My favorite phrase in improv might be "trigger your partner's imagination." As we perform, we are c0-creating a world and need to communicate the details to each other and our audience. A big (and yet sometimes subtle) piece of the creating the world pie is in space objects.
Even in this show when we have a set and costumes galore, we rely heavily on space objects to create specific settings and objects.
Two weeks ago in rehearsal, we spent some time on space-objects and creating richer environments.
Bryce brought in some wooden swords, an axe and a pike-thingy (I imagine he'll cringe at it being called that, it probably has a real name!). It was eye-opening for me (and a little nerve wracking). Having a somatic experience with a space object changes everything! The swords were much heavier than I'd imagined AND spending time walking around with one on me changed my walk, my stance, my attitude. Certainly gave me more confidence to play more in the sword fighting in the show. (Although I don't think I'll achieve the level of Mandy who was able to sing and fight at the same time in an earlier show in the run.)
And then we did scenework with a dual focus of letting emotions move us into action AND being in environments (really being there and interacting with them). My favorite one of these was when Trish, Bryce & Alex did a scene on a riverbank. Trish began by plucking petals off a flower and watching them float downstream. When Alex entered a few minutes later, he washed his face upstream of where Trish had been. The river was so clearly created that even when none of the characters were interacting with it, it still existed as setting. I love that!
- Susan
Even in this show when we have a set and costumes galore, we rely heavily on space objects to create specific settings and objects.
Two weeks ago in rehearsal, we spent some time on space-objects and creating richer environments.
Bryce brought in some wooden swords, an axe and a pike-thingy (I imagine he'll cringe at it being called that, it probably has a real name!). It was eye-opening for me (and a little nerve wracking). Having a somatic experience with a space object changes everything! The swords were much heavier than I'd imagined AND spending time walking around with one on me changed my walk, my stance, my attitude. Certainly gave me more confidence to play more in the sword fighting in the show. (Although I don't think I'll achieve the level of Mandy who was able to sing and fight at the same time in an earlier show in the run.)
And then we did scenework with a dual focus of letting emotions move us into action AND being in environments (really being there and interacting with them). My favorite one of these was when Trish, Bryce & Alex did a scene on a riverbank. Trish began by plucking petals off a flower and watching them float downstream. When Alex entered a few minutes later, he washed his face upstream of where Trish had been. The river was so clearly created that even when none of the characters were interacting with it, it still existed as setting. I love that!
- Susan
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