In terms of our performance piece, my group and I were hopeful of the outcome. We had made sure during earlier rehearsal sessions that our material was relevant and adhered to our theme of "tragedy". Our final performance piece exceeded our expectations in terms of the ways we embodied our characters and responded to properties within our Site.
Parts of our performance that seemed weak during our rehearsal process, were displayed with complete conviction and belief in the surroundings during our final performance. One element that we as a group were particularly proud of, was our immersive audience interaction. The general look of exasperation and bewilderment on audience members faces, exemplified the extent to which we as individuals had gone in order to create an uncomfortable, stifling atmosphere for which we had pieced together from the general dark, dismal qualities of our Site.
In terms of improving upon certain scenes/elements within our performance, I believe that we could have spent less time in rehearsal lessons discussing ideas and basis for our performance and should have from earlier on, devised from organic improvisation in order to generate more practical material for performance. This in itself, would have sped up our devising process so that we would have more time improving the overall quality of our performance.
During our performance, I felt as if the material we had generated in our rehearsal process had enhanced our creative initiative for bringing our "Site to life". As an actor, I felt that I was able to connect with the audience through the diverse immersive nature of our performance and emotional content which provided an overall isolated atmosphere which adhered to the nature of our Site.
Overall, I felt as if the content we had produced for our performance, helped us shape and develop a story which was both engaging,enticing and gripping for an audience. Through these elements, I believe we were able to create a piece which used a wide range of qualities for Site Specific Performance.
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