Using our site effectively has been one of the biggest challenges during this project. We have often got caught up in ideas and slightly disregarded the site. When working on pieces we began to focus on identity further.
The site has its own identity. It is slightly forgen to us theatre students as it is the music and dance building. Therefor we wanted to show clear exploration of foreign identity. We will be using masks in the piece which the prisoners will wear. This symbolises the people all having foregn identity to their place. Also it shows how in institutions like schools and prisons personal identity can be stripped as people become members of one body.
To show individuals stories and defying of systems we have decided that in the scene of abuse with one of the prisoners , the mask will be taken off. This not only shows taking a stance for own identity but shows isolation. On talking to people about memories of the site they mentioned feeling alone sometimes in a swarm of people they were not familiar with. Or being in large groups of people they knew waiting for a lesson. By using masks we are exploring both aspects of the sites effect on peoples emotion.
We also further took architectural features to inform our movement. We have begun focusing more on the cirlces that are a huge feature to the site. This informs the patterns we walk in. Also as the site has a mixture of circles and lines it shows the contrasts between the guards and prisoners. Though they are in the same place their nature is opposite. Therefor the guards will walk in straight lines whereas the prisoners will be more circular.
Finally we looked at using the audience in our piece. We had not explored this prior to our last rehearsal. However by the guards controlling the audience at the beginning of the piece , a connection between the prisoners and audience is made. Showing how sites can have the power to target and isolate people
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