1. Look online for a protester's transcript explaining what they're protesting about.
2. Consider the following: What are they protesting about?
What social strata are they - what do you think their inclass are they in?
3. Create a social gesture that fits your character - do they play with their hair? Assert specific words in a certain way
This exercise is helpful to help characterise when devising a piece. You could apply this to any stereotype of a person in Brechtian Theatre or where you think it applies. If you're going to play a politician you could look at how the politician's gestus and develop it to suit your character.
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Sunday, 16 December 2012
Monday, 26 November 2012
13/11/12 - Protest Improvisation Exercise (Gestus)
1. Investigate stereotypical aspects of your character - do they speak a certain way according to where they've been brought up? Do they have a facial expression embodies their personality?
2. Think of a gesture your character would do that is stereotypical - find this through improvising walking round the space and experimenting with these different movements
3. Get into groups of similar characters and say what you want to the opposing group and let it build to an argument - work as a protestor version of your character.
4. Layer your gesture in to what you say and how you say it
2. Think of a gesture your character would do that is stereotypical - find this through improvising walking round the space and experimenting with these different movements
3. Get into groups of similar characters and say what you want to the opposing group and let it build to an argument - work as a protestor version of your character.
4. Layer your gesture in to what you say and how you say it
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