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Post by Pei Qin on Feb 1, 2017 21:50:32 GMT 8
Some principles on creating Movement Sentences we have tried out in class for precise/more defined movements today (1 Feb Wed):
OTKAZ (îòêàç): (the refusal/resistance) a counter-movement, a preparation for the action which also signals the partner that the actor is ready to interact. Meyerhold believed that all movement has a counter-movement, no matter how minute, which initiates it.
PACIL (ïîñûë): (the sending/consistent moving) both the commitment to end the doing of the action.
TORMOZ (òîðìîç): (the brake/slow down) the restrain which must be applied simultaneously with the forward momentum of the PACIL to maintain control.
TOCHKA (òî÷êà): (a point in space, a period at the end of the sentense - the Full Stop) or STOIKA (a stance). Those two terms are often used interchangeably. Both refer to the completion of the action at the specific point in space and time.
POWSA (ïàóçà): (the pause) a moment of stillness, an elegant counterpoint to the physical activity. However, the body, even in stillness, is never in repose. It continues to radiate the dynamic evergy of readiness for the next action.
Or;
Aim -- establishing the target.
Action -- physical execution.
Release -- "reaction," dismisal, rejection of the done action.
Stop. Full stop, separation of one acting cycle from the previous one.
Source: Jane Baldwin "Meyerhold's Theatrical Biomechanics" Theatre Topic Sept. 1995
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Post by Pei Qin on Feb 1, 2017 21:53:42 GMT 8
We also tried 2 National Theatre exercises today (1 Feb Wed): - Contrasting actions: smallest contracting VS largest expansion of bodies, from low level to high level (led by Cheryl) - Creating Chorus: Building Choreography (building blocks of dog behaviour actions according to a counted rhythm of 1, 2, 3, 4 - 8. check out video link for variations.)
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Post by perry on Feb 2, 2017 20:17:08 GMT 8
We also tried 2 National Theatre exercises today (1 Feb Wed): - Contrasting actions: smallest contracting VS largest expansion of bodies, from low level to high level (led by Cheryl) - Creating Chorus: Building Choreography (building blocks of dog behaviour actions according to a counted rhythm of 1, 2, 3, 4 - 8. check out video link for variations.) I think that tmr some are bringing props like tennis balls. I think it will help a lot of us if we were given a prop to interact with. We could still keep the dog emotion we were assigned to but incorporate it with the prop. I really really hope we can pull off something like the NT video. I have a tiny orgasm whenever i see beautiful ensemble work.
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