Pied piper workshop 5

 1.In small groups we were give characters to create a piece with. Our group was give children and for this we were given skipping ropes as a prop to help us create our childish characters based off  the Nutcracker by Matthew Bourne. We used the section from the orphanage at Christmas. We used the skipping rope as if we weren’t allowed to have it, by being really sneaky with it and when we saw someone we put the back as soon as possible as we were ‘scared’. We use the music from swan lake, I feel this was a cheerful piece of music which helped us find our inner child. 

2. I feel in the children section I really applied facial expressions and made sure they were over the top as this is something Matthew Bourne would do in the nutcracker. I also feel I put myself in the shoes of a child and felt as if this was the first time seeing a skipping rope by having my eyes light up when I figured out how to use it. 

3. I feel we worked well as a team when we created our piece. I feel we were efficient and listened to one and other to put our points across and come up with our section. 

4. I feel I worked well in both workshops, I feel the morning one was a little bit more challenging than the afternoon ad in the morning we had to create something and in the afternoon we had to just put it all together there for I feel afternoon was easier as I already knew what we were doing. I enjoyed both workshops thoroughly.

5. I feel I listened to others and took in what they were saying. However I feel I need to improve on my remembering of moves as I feel I forgot and didn’t pick up something’s that were going on.