Table Stimuli WK 6

Thursday 3rd December

After completing the first section (chair duets), we got into pairs, and had to create a motif, with a table being our stimuli.

As a whole group we mind mapped various performance possibilities, using our second stimulus.
Various ideas were rolls, percussion, platform for lifts and so on.

Below are videos of us testing out various slides and rolls, as we chose these ideas off the brainstorm to develop. Initially we started with basic versions, then to achieve a distinction we realised we needed more divergent ideas, unique and complex slides and rolls to enhance our performance range. We explored transitional rolls and slides that we could incorporate into our movement to help it flow well together.

After discussion we found the slide 4 would be effective to incorporate into our table motif as a transition. As you can see I pull Iyla along the table, I could transition into another space while Iyla reaches the other end of the table by pulling herself along. The aesthetics of the slide, looks like train tracks and represents the carriages jolting and moving along. This links to our 4:48 stimulus as the character has suicidal thoughts one involving a train collision.
From the rolls, we found the backwards roll to be effective especially on the table as its more risky and engaging, a performance possibility could be for me to backwards roll along the table and slide off into a chair of which we could go into our chair duets or motif.