Friday, February 29, 2008
On Thursday, we spent our drama lesson doing one activity:
I call it the power game.
We had to pair up with one person from a different group. The members from the "Abuse" performance group were supposed to follow, using their faces, the palms of the "War" performance piece. Whatever it is, they cannot break out or resist the control by the other group. They can only say the words "no you cant!" as a form of resistance.
I first paired up with Prakash and we experimented with different ways of moving and just played with movement for awhile.
Then Mrs Kamal got us to swap partners and I paired with Sofihah. This time, we were to supress our partners with the power of our hands.
Hang on, i'm going to stop discribing as i need to reflect as well.
After the activity, we had to go into our own corners and reflect on the activity with nothing but a pen and a piece of paper. my reflection (complete with horrid handwriting) is here:
i basically tried to link power to the performance. which is not difficult seeing as my character is the president who is power hungry and power loving. This activity will serve as muscle memory for me when i flaunt my power, possibly during the president's scene. This performance also gave me an idea on how to depict the president.
A scene showing the president doing this power game with a few people who try to overthrow him would be key in showing how this president is just perverted and loves war. There could be an interrogation to show whatever that happens and can further develop the character of diavolo.
As i mentioned, metaphorically, during drama class. Diavolo is like a fish, without power, he would be like out of water, lacking oxygen and eventualy dying.
The actor froze at 8:33 PM
