In our performance we used three microphones to create the sound the audience would hear during the performance. We used three because one microphone would be heard in the left ear, the other in the right ear and the third would be heard in both. We wanted to create a sense of being immersed within […]
The Senses
All the five senses, Sight, Smell, Taste, Hear and Touch are all connected to each other. Without realising it we always experience two or more senses at once. This diagram shows the networks within our bodies, showing how the sense are linked with each other. Sight and smell have a strong relationship, before smelling things […]
Headspace
The concept of headspace is a common and effective component of experimental performance, and one which we are very keen to include in our piece. “Headspace is a feature of performance work that takes place largely in the head of an audience member” (Petralia 2010, p. 97), and immerses the audience member into an individual […]
Out of the ordinary, breaking conventions and pushing limits: An idea coming together
What is conventional theatre? Conventional theatre involves an audience approaching a theatre with needs of being aesthetically pleased. We go to the theatre and sit in the dark while watching a picture frame of action, many judge theatre based on what has stuck out visually in their memory or what had the biggest impact on them. This […]
BARK!: Example blindfolded performance using sound, touch and smell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpN57QokPFc BARK! a dance for a blindfolded audience: Watching a performance which explores taking away sight and using smell, touch and sound to create an immersive performance enabled us to analyse what we think would work well in a performance like this, and what we think would not be possible and would be least effective. […]