Class exercises

Moody objects.

In this exercise we explored the combination on physicality and emotion in a weird way. It followed the idea of alienation that the spectators shouldn't be emotionally engaged with what they're watching; that job is made much easier if what they're watching is deemed as abnormal.Examples that we were given to embody were: an angry , a sexy chair and so on. By juxtaposing the two concepts, you make the audience question what's in front of them. People are free to have several interpretations and different perspectives, that way it can be personal or open to judgement. Unlike a piece of plot which you find in dramatic theatre, you aren't lead to the answer and are made to answer your own enquiries individually.

Pregnant Woman+ Capitalist Man.

The core production of Brechtian work comes from the exploration of social class, hierarchy and political issues. Through this element of devising , actors create bold caricature-like characters that represent their social ideologies through the use of their bodies. We're all aware of social stereotypes but this can be practical in Brechtian work, where we're already familiar with certain figures.Physicality should instantly reflect some basic background information and insight into an epic character's life.It should be achieved ina simplistic way as the characters are constantly in and out of the piece.
The pregnant woman carried out the line of 'how will I provide?' and the capitalist man- 'am I meant to care when reacting to the statement-the factories are closing down.Actor, as predicted, went with similar characteristics such as wide, spread apart legs; a cigar, a stuck out stomach and chin for the capitalist man to indicate his superior upper class.