Today in class we watched a TEDTalk by the PigPen Theatre Company. This was of special interest to our class because it was a component we were considering for our Collaborative Project. Even if it is a component we do not use personally for our project, it is something we are considering for the overall UN Day presentation.
I found this video informative and interesting.
In terms of presentation, I don't think their presentation was very sophisticated or engaging. In terms of it being a performance company, I expected more in the way they conveyed their information.
What they were saying however, was quite impressive. Good storytelling is about staying 'just out of sight'. This was enlightening because it makes so much sense but I had honestly never thought of it before. Maybe it was being a theatre student, but I was not hooked by their attempt at intriguing us with their picture of looking into the distance. The purpose seemed obvious.
That was actually interesting to me, to realise how knowledge about theatre actually affects how I perceive it.
The 2 most interesting techniques they used were:
By creating shadows from behind and in front of the screen, there was a multidimensional theme to their story than enhanced what they were showing. It made me think about how we use different levels in terms of heights to enhance theatre, they used distances and placements to form similar effects
The next was what they were actually showing. I loved the idea of the story happening in someone's mind as opposed to just on a storyboard. It gave a more meaningful setting to the performance they created.
I hope to incorporate some of these ideas into our own collaborative piece for UN Day.
I found this video informative and interesting.
In terms of presentation, I don't think their presentation was very sophisticated or engaging. In terms of it being a performance company, I expected more in the way they conveyed their information.
What they were saying however, was quite impressive. Good storytelling is about staying 'just out of sight'. This was enlightening because it makes so much sense but I had honestly never thought of it before. Maybe it was being a theatre student, but I was not hooked by their attempt at intriguing us with their picture of looking into the distance. The purpose seemed obvious.
That was actually interesting to me, to realise how knowledge about theatre actually affects how I perceive it.
The 2 most interesting techniques they used were:
By creating shadows from behind and in front of the screen, there was a multidimensional theme to their story than enhanced what they were showing. It made me think about how we use different levels in terms of heights to enhance theatre, they used distances and placements to form similar effects
The next was what they were actually showing. I loved the idea of the story happening in someone's mind as opposed to just on a storyboard. It gave a more meaningful setting to the performance they created.
I hope to incorporate some of these ideas into our own collaborative piece for UN Day.