The works of Artaud
I found following the grid was very intense as we were pushed to go beyond conventional boundaries which we had for ourselves and we were told to work harder.By doing this i learnt how to one zone into myself and block out others around me and concentrate on myself and on what i was.
The same amount of concentration was used when playing the knee game accept i extended my concentration out so i was focused on myself and my partner.Playing this game made me more alert and made me more aware,especially of tatics.In this game levels were used more frequent so you could catch your partner out.This made it more exhausting.
The Second activity pushed my limits to the most as in new pairs,one person was trying to leave the other person was trying to make them say.At first i felt energised and i was the one trying to leave.This process with my part became very physical and ever so slightly on the verge of violence.our piece gradually turned into a piece of physical theatre and i tried to explore different ways to leave kim my partner.I tried to also not let my mind have full control over what i was doing and just following the flow.Our piece involved alot of hugging and grabbing of the legs.I think by using these two moves it related to what maybe would of happened in a real situation.
The task was to feel the music having our eyes closed and the lights off.At first i felt free as i could see no one and no one could see me.I felt free because i knew i wasn't getting judged so i reacted and i interpreted what i heard from the music.I Showed this through sharp,slow and sometimes dynamic movements in my body.From the music i felt as if i was in a mario game and i was continually running through bushes and i also felt as if i was in a club.After the 3 time of playing the track i began to become very self-conscious as i wondered if some people had their eyes.Admittedly i opened my eyes once or twice as i was scared that i was being watched and this made me very uncomfortable however it didn't take long for me to get into the flow of things.I let my body do the thinking and tried to disengage my brain so i wouldn't over think anything anymore.
The Next task was to form an imaginary box(cube) around ourselves then decorate with the alphabet making sure we remember where we placed the letters.This task involved alot of 'brain energy'/'brain juice'as i like to call it as you had to remember where u placed each letter so you could join in with the task.The first aim was to write your name with the letters in the box in a creative way.at first it was hard as not only did i have to remember where each letter was but also to remember the creative way in which i touched that letter.this task was about quick thinking and memory.For this task i learnt that it's best to go for simple moves as it won't complicate things and it won't take all your concentration as your concentration needs to be divided between this and remembering where the letters are.I tried to make sure i incorporated a variety of different body parts.
We moved onto working with scripts,focusing on a short play written by Artaud.
This play could be taken in many unusual interpretations.It was hard to know how to act out the story as i could make much sense of it.For our version we used alot soundscapes to represent the storm for instance and the setting. We didn't show alot of it as we didn't fully understand it.
This lesson was a great introduction into the works of Artaud
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