This was the first lesson that we began putting movements and actions to the words of the script. We wanted to have a mixture of ensemble images where we each do something to create a wider image and some unison actions that add to the idea of unity. It took a while for us to start moving through the script but the more we did it, the faster and easier the process became. It is likely that a lot of the content shown in this video will adapt and transform in the future but these are the initial ideas we have for the beginning of this scene - it isn't very fluid and in time at the moment and lacks the pace it will have when we are more comfortable with it and we are able to do it without scripts.
We have started studying the theatre style of Stephen Berkoff in our drama lessons. Berkoff's style is non-naturalistic, he focuses much more on the movement of the actor rather than the voice, he states that the only use for the script is to 'minimalise and physicalise' the story; it enables the story to be told in the simplest, most effective way. His Actor's use techniques such as background movement, repetitive actions and mime. Berkoff said that it was important 'to see how I could bring mime together with the spoken word as its opposite partner, creating the form and structure of the piece'. This very interesting concept provides the core of his work, the mimelike, staccato movements accompanied by vivid, imaginative language. Berkoff studied at L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. Jacques Lecoq was originally a gymnast and athlete who later found physical theatre after becoming aware of the beauty and rhythm in athletic movemen...
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