Lecturer: Gavin Maxwell
We started the lesson by doing a focusing warm-up, in which we did a number of exercises together as a team. These included throwing a bean bag to each other, (and remembering not to laugh and show it when we failed to catch it) and jumping together in time, which was a lot harder than it sounded. Despite this, I found the warm-up beneficial and enjoyable.
We then looked at a power point about the seven states of tension, as described by the famous practitioner Jacques Lecoq and did a lead improvisation. In this, we explored the 7 states of tension, as though we were a character going through each one. I thought this was an excellent way of learning them, because whenever I'm trying to remember them, I can think of the improvisation and remember how I felt at certain times.
My ability to focus and immerse myself completely in what we were doing was my strength. I will try to use this in future lessons. I didn't feel like there was something I did, or didn't do that was a weakness in this particular lesson.
Jac Lecock.
Really nice reflections Chloe, what in particular about the warm-up did you find beneficial?
ReplyDeleteThe bean bag exercise helped us to focus as a group and be sensible. This was a good experience because dropping the bean bag was like missing a line and it helped us practice the skill of trying not to mess up but if you do then just carrying on and this is a good skill for me to take onto the stage.
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