Personal Context: Theatre Analysis

Personal Context
When first being introduced to this assignment, I became caught up in thinking of possible ideas for a performance. Before taking this class, I assumed creating an original piece of theater would be fairly simple. I quickly learned that it is quite the opposite, for so many steps must be taken before actually creating a script. When my class first began working on the assignment, I thought we would just separate into even groups and come up with basic plots, then come together and present them in front of the entire class. We began by gathering in a circle, and blurting out things that intrigued us, and could possibly be an idea implemented into individual scenes. Some examples of things I suggested were different types of …show more content…
I wanted to incorporate these different types of dances so the audience has different emotions for each different part. So for example, while I was tangoing with the mother character, the ensemble jumped off stage and were walking up and down the aisles while slightly distorted music was playing. This was so the audience would feel both confused and distracted by the characters right next to them while they attempted to pay attention to the dancing on stage. This represented the child’s confusion while trying to focus on living his life. The other dances also symbolize the child’s emotions, and it is up to the audience to interpret what emotions the child might be feeling at that point in the scene.
Apart from dancing, I was inspired by this picture of a performance from the Alvin Ailey American Theater Dance Company:
("Alvin Ailey." Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. N.p., 17 Oct. 2016. Web. 31 Mar. 2017.)
I liked the idea of having everyone on stage come together to form something similar to the image above.
Errors During …show more content…
Like I said earlier in the paper, the ribbon dance did not go exactly as I had planned it (music wise), but the audience still seemed to understand the key point as to why the dance existed: an attempt to cheer up the child, and prove there are people who support him. As for the tango scene, with the yelling and red backdrop, I believe that was the most confusing part for the audience, which is fine because it was sort of supposed to be confusing. Justin was interested in the theater of cruelty, and after talking about it with me, we both wanted to somehow incorporate it into the scene. In the video, you can see members of the ensemble running into the audience yelling and screaming while I am on stage doing that tango with the mother. This confusion represents the child’s attempt in juggling the different problems in his life. The waltz and the end of the scene represent the child’s ability to finally figure his life out and make peace. This is represented with the synchronized dancing, and the final coming together of the ensemble and main

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