Carly
The sun was shining in lovely Canterbury today and "Smoking Cauliflower's" were joined by Gemma, one half of the dramaturgy company, Red Threaders. We began the rehearsal with catching Gemma up on what we had achieved in previous rehearsals and the workshop.
The sun was shining in lovely Canterbury today and "Smoking Cauliflower's" were joined by Gemma, one half of the dramaturgy company, Red Threaders. We began the rehearsal with catching Gemma up on what we had achieved in previous rehearsals and the workshop.
After explaining our work on our puppet's character, Gemma used various methods in order to probe more information and opinion out of us. One method, was laying out small pieces of coloured card on the studio floor, each colour representing a different category. We had:
- Relationships (from sister to physio)
- Various items of medical equipment our man could potentially acquire over time
- Numbers (representing levels of importance, pace etc)
- Emotions and feelings
These cards are to be used over the devising process as a way of maintaining structure and cohesiveness. We can remove as many cards as needed over time or add to the pile. Leaving this behind for future reference, we got up on our feet and started some physical activities to get the creative juices flowing. Using photographs as stimulus and character building, we began to get somewhere with the physicality of potential characters in the piece, one example, is a doctor.
Overall, Gemma helped get us up and moving in the space, allowing us to think more about the physical without neglecting the importance of a clear narrative and through line.
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