After all of the bizzarre things we have tried out (see other members of the group’s blogs for more detail), we thought in preparation for our performance, we could share with you a brief outline of our script.
Not revealing too much…
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Hairbrushes, dollys and brand new frocks
Dentist visits, tears and knee high socks
Late night dinner, eavesdropping, being a great friend
doing what you love, midnight calls and knowing what’s around the bend
sight seeing, grazed knees, crying tears of joy
cigarettes, make up sex, the excitement of a girl or boy
nameless faces, finding your lover, learning things anew
building foundations, learning from mistakes and being sad when it’s through
office chairs, nails clippers and doing a job you hate
interlocking fingers, building blocks, loving some one when it’s too late.
Hide and Seek, bed time tales, making a den
New school jumpers with hair to match, – biggest worries when ten.
Missing the cracks, taking a risk, telling the time
Seeing to believe, storm clouds, forgetting the punch line
Stability
Loyalty
Something to call my own
There’s no place like home
one breath, that’s all it took
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We took inspiration from the installation found in the space that we are using for our performances.
Even during the first week at the collection, one of the things that I found added to the atmosphere of the collection was the sound wall, found in the main entrance. As you can see from the blog posts from the other members of the group, we experimented with sensory ideas, such as releasing marbles down the stairs in order to create a loud echoing noise that was almost unsettling in the space in which it was done.
After we decided that we would no longer be using all five spaces around The Collection and The Usher Gallery, we still used the ideas of the sound wall and a voice over in our piece.