In todays rehearsal with our performers we re-arranged the order of the tasks. This was due to feedback from Jenny Coogan, as we needed to increase the 'togetherness' between Gabby and Lewis to show it is a duet. The result was positive as it gave the performance a clearer view of the 'journey' that they both are travelling on, both separately and together. It also gives a clearer invitation to the audience to go on this journey with them; this is mainly due to the audience not knowing the nature of the tasks and therefore their own imaginations can interpret Gabby's and Lewis' movements.
We decided to begin with the 'human shadow' task:
Despite the range of dynamics that conflict and can show the spearation of one task from another, the new order also has a sense of clarity which shows the flow and therefore unravels the journey of the 2 performers.
We made some adaptations such as facings, and included the task of 'speaking without speaking' which brings them together from either side of the studio on a diagnol pathway, which with what we dicussed with Jenny Coogan: cuts the space. They then end the performance with the 'walking in space' section they created together by interpreting the task separately then using both sets of material came into contact with eachother.
Now its just about tightening any timing issues, and really engaging in the task so that they believe what they are performing, and hopefully so will the audience.
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