Arielle

 ​SET DESIGN:  ON STAGE: Monolouge: "Bleak House" - Claudia Caroll. Bleak house was about a woman who was clearly emotionally unstable as she discussed her version of life. It was entertaining and engaging, Caroll did this through the use of the elements of drama. Caroll used rhythm in order to create her role and character, the rhythm of he speech was fast paced and this emphasised the characters mental state. She also used very aggitated and sharp movements of her body in order to create audience engagement and her character; the sharp and sudden movements also created tension between the audience and the performer. Her timing was impeccable and highlighted the aberrant nature of her character. Her space ws confined to one spot, this may have enabled all the audiences attention to be completely on her. The atmosphere she created was comedic through the use of language; with the use of this element, Caroll was able to make something serious comedic. Overall, Caroll used a range of elements in order to create an original piece and a coherent response.
 * The set of Ruby Moon that is scripted differed from the one we watched on stage, it lacked a few items such as: big rocking horse (it was small and hidden away), street lamp, gramophone and bare branches.
 * The furnishings were antique - perhaps to represent 'timeless placeless', blood red curtain on backdrop was NOT present but symbolic on the table.
 * There were six doors in the shape of a culdesac, the rest of the set followed that structure.
 * There was a rose in a vase, skipping rope on the door, answering machine on the table, as well as a glass of water, medicine bottle.
 * The doors 1 and 2 were blue with yellow and red, doors 3 and 4 were red and purple with yellow and blue, doors 5 and 6 were red and blue with pink and deep red.
 * There was also another small table with various items on it containing: a watch, telephone and a pair of sunglasses.
 * The armchair was pink, antique furtiture.
 * There was a coat stand with one garment on it, the backdrop was red, blue and purple - possibly symbolic 'RUBY MOON' - red for 'RUBY' blue for 'MOON'. Set was reasonably close to that of the one in the script, with a few minor changes as listed.

​Group performance: "Fruit of the Loins" - Hunter School of the Performing Arts. "Fruit of the Loins" was about genetic engineering. This group performance was my favourite, however, only by a fraction and the reason as to why I preferred this group over the rest was it's ability to make light of a very controversial issue. Like Caroll, this group used a number of drama elements in order to enhance the purpose and engagement of their performance. All five of the performers were in sync with every signle rhythmic movement, and this created a sense of dramatic meaning, it also impacted heavily on the timing. The roles and characters were evident and each actor transformed into different characters, usally contrasting the previous one. These changes were clear through the use of pace, situation, movement, sound and symbols. The audience engagement was acheived through the use of abrupt movements and loud noises.

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