In this lesson we decided that the most efficient use of the short amount of time we had was to run the dances for the upcoming dance show in the theatre, so that we could adapt the dances to the space. I found that the media piece worked well in the space, however in the part where we travel diagonally in groups at a time and eventually everyone is doing the same, I felt that I ran out of space because I was at the front, however we discussed spacing issues and we resolved this one by making the steps smaller, which actually looked a lot neater anyway, so I feel that this was an improvement because our timing looked better as well.
When we ran through the We Will Rock You numbers, we found issues in the staging because we had always rehearsed the dances as traverse because that is the staging we would use for We Will Rock You, however the dance show is proscenium so we had to re- block the numbers to suit what staging we had. I found that Seaven seas of Rhye was easier to re-block because we originally had two lines, on facing on side of the audience, and the other facing the other side, however we simply just had a front and back line, both facing the audience, and then swapped lines when we were meant to swap sides. This worked effectively as well because it showed the chaos in the characters and adding a lot of movement in a smaller space made it look more panicked, which is what we want to portray.
I found that 'Another One Bites the Dust' was difficult because of the complicated lines and blocking, and the directions and paths we took, however we eventually managed to discover different ways to portray the pathways and it worked effectively. Myself and Izzy also discussed blocking for our characters as we would both be playing Killer Queen for the dance show, so we discussed when I should come on and from where.
Overall I found this lesson useful because it prepared me more for the dance show and it allowed me to think of different ways to stage dances even if they are for different stage types. I think that to improve I could have put more energy into 'Seaven Seas Of Rhye' because it is a chaotic number and it could have represented the fear of my character better.
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