lesson 4

Do you think the material you have created today will be suitable for ‘little people’?  Why is it/is it not suitable?

Today we polished our pyramid. We have refined it, made it look more theatrical, improved the transitions and bought it to life to make it more interesting for the younger audience. The pyramid is suitable for the 'little people' because it is  very exciting and visually pleasing, which will engage the audience and bring the piece to life. it is a contrast to everything else that happens on stage before, so it will give the performance more life and energy. There is a lot to look at when the pyramid is happening, so the children will be drawn in and it will be hard for them to loose concentration.  

We worked on our torch scene. This scene is suitable for the children, as long as we make sure that we keep the torches on our face and when the tiger appears, make sure our expressions are large and bold, so that it is clear to the children that we are scared. If, when the torches are on our face, our expressions are small and not expressive enough, the children will find it hard to engage and it will be less entertaining for both the younger and older audience members. The lighting in this scene will be very dramatic and will be exciting for the children. 

Then we worked on our song,'Tiger Tiger', and the movement that goes with it. At the moment I feel like this part of the performance is not suitable for the children. It lacks energy and isn't engaging enough for the audience. We need to commit to singing the song, because once we commit the energy level will rise and it will instantly become more entertaining. The movement should be bigger and we should put more enthusiasm its our actions. If we work on these things, our performance will be suitable, engaging and fun for the 'little people'.