Natasha's Solo Performance

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Archive for February, 2014

Practice Solo Exercise

February22

Over the past few weeks, I have been developing a solo performance that originated from a given stimulus from my lecturer: A chair is down stage right.  Lit from the side.  A voice is heard.  What does the voice say? At first I think I took the task too literally and so I was considering […]

Performance Ideas

February22

Over the past few weeks, as we’ve been researching different solo artists within the field, many ideas have started to occur in terms of the potential and the possibilities with what I can do with my own solo performance. I’m taken by the idea of being theatrical, to make the audience aware of the fact […]

Defining Art

February17

Art 1)      the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power 2)      the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance 3)      a skill at doing a specified […]

Initial Inspiration for My Solo Performance

February7

Over summer 2013 I performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  During my time in Edinburgh, I was able to see a variety of performances happening across the city.  Amongst these were many solo shows, a few I was greatly inspired by in terms of creating my own performance. The first was Bright Lights performed by Léonie […]

Michael Pinchbeck’s ‘The Trilogy’

February3

A performance made up of three parts; The Beginning, The Middle and The End.  Woven into all three were the ideas of love [how it begins, how it ends], youth and ageing.  This last theme focused on was particularly poignant for Pinchbeck who, throughout the piece, was announcing his retirement to the theatre.  In doing […]

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