Day Two
Today we ventured to the Pig Iron Theatre Company‘s school in Philadelphia and met Quinn Bauriedel, one of the founding members of the company. With Quinn, we explored what it means to have a “stage presence” and how different body postures and levels of tension help us express movement and emotion. The activities helped us think about how our bodies occupy space and how we interact with the space around us. We learned how our bodies move and how that can help define a character. We worked on developing characters and stories and we played focus and trust games. We ended the day by telling a familiar story through five “frames” or pictures.
Quotes from the day:
“Bibbity Bibbity Bop”
“We managed to go from level 1 all the way to level 7 on the emotional scale.”
“That’s not Snow White, that’s Goldilocks. And she’s not dead.”
“I ran over my neighbor’s cat. Eight lives to go.”
“The invisible chocolate cake looks so good.”
Looking forward to tackling some “issues” tomorrow!