Practitioner Project: The Aftermath :)

WHEW!

Glad that project is over, Benji. 

Don't get me wrong, i loved it and everything, but MAN it is just a huge weight off of my shoulders, not to mention my project partners, who i bothered a lot (Brian, John, SORRY!) :P

Anne Bogart's Viewpoints

Our project consisted of 3 parts:

1) The PowerPoint giving background on Bogart (see above)

2) A Workshop component that gives a taste of what Bogart's Viewpoints are like

3) A Performance done in the style of the practitioner's method.

I'd say all three of these went pretty well. Our performance was my personal favorite. It was enhanced by the Y2 set pieces which happened to be lying around in the black box at the time, also adding to the Viewpoint of Architecture. These set pieces were flat boxes covered in reflective tape, which really made the light play with my face when i was huddled on top of it. Another that added to our project was being able to get expert opinions throughout the process from Mark Hill.

One thing that really makes me love Anne Bogart's work is what i like to call the "snapshot effect". Bogart's Viewpoints make every moment worth taking a picture of, every image presented during every second is strong and stable, making for a solid performance with clear messages. Her ways also make for directorial decisions to be made extremely evident in these "snapshots" onstage. I felt that we captured that aspect fairly well in our performance, particularly with the one moment where Joe (played by Brian), stands center stage in between the two tableaus: One of his unstable wife, the other of his overly confident boss. The levels and layers and shape this image has makes for an astounding visual treat, and the silence only adds to it :)

I truly enjoyed doing this project, and i would REALLY love to put some Viewpoints into our IBY1 play!

Nighty night Benji :)