Natasha's Solo Performance

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Archive for April, 2014

Decisions, Decisions

April27

I have very nearly collected all of the props I need for my performance.  The only one that remains unsolved, as yet, is the lawn.  The problem I’m having at the moment is actually getting hold of some!  I’ve looked in the local B&Q and Homebase and they don’t have any as yet.  I will […]

“I’m Wide Awake” (Perry, 2012)

April21

The Younger versus The Older Self. Fantasy versus Reality. Throughout my performance process, I’ve been influenced a lot by the use of space and aesthetics used in music videos.  The above video plays with the dreamlike reality/fantasy world that I aim to create in my show, with the flowers and the transitioning from one world […]

“I’m just a little girl lost in the moment” (Lenka, 2009)

April15

Now I’ve had a couple of sessions in my performance space, I feel more confident in terms of what materials I definitely know that I need and those that I could supplement for other, more efficient, materials.  For example, I was considering buying a sheet of metallic fabric in which to cover the ladder to […]

Re-thinking Some Artistic Decisions

April2

I am now at the point in my performance process where I am starting to collate props and am attempting to configure a pattern and movement to my piece.  Now that the monologue is written and the concept is fully established, I wish to try to bring page to stage by experimenting within the space, […]