Rehearsal continued...

REHEARSAL CONTINUED

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  Todays session began with a warm up which involved energising our entire body, starting with the use of breath.When this was done we began to practice the sections of the assessment we had started exploring last week. The lesson lacked a lot of my classmates and we were concerned for how this would affect the rehearsal as the sections we were practicing were group sections.
• Began with the part of the assessment we had started last week where people start in different corners and gradually walk in. At first people just stop and give one another eye contact- next they join hands- next they hold wrist- next they lean back and lower to the floor (must lean back and take one another’s weight properly in order to do the exercise correctly)- next they join with the same hand and slide back to back leaning against one another then connect the other arm and spin out- finally one person presents arms crossed to the other and they can choose whether to accept and do the lift- performing this for about five minutes- experiment with a range of paces and directions.
• We decided to do this section again as it was clear we weren't as concentrated as we were the week before. There was only eight people here so it was way harder to create a range of dynamics. We gained feedback and we were advised to make sure that the first connection of hands is meaningful and pause for long enough in case you are the first to do it, as it is a poignant moment within this section.
• This section is stopped when one person slows down and the rest of the group follows and faces the front- one person then begins to move and everyone follows- you can go off and do solo and people will often begin to follow you- never follow someone that is behind you. Try and incorporate movements that move the group around the space. - get to a place that they think is appropriate to stop.
  Due to there being a lot of the class missing we were unable to perform the piece as best we could and it was clear that the performance lacked energy this week. However we must remain focused because if people are ill on the day we will still be performing. It is important that we learn to adapt to those around us and each development within this section. I enjoy doing this section however look forward to the whole class being united. I think rehearsal suggests that we could perform something great if we put our minds to it.