Physical theatre as a genre makes use of the body above all things as opposed to the spoken word, which is the primary means of communicating with an audience throughout everyday theatre. The use of body shape and position can easily communicate a story to an audience without the need for spoken words. Most of the movements in physical theatre come from improvisation and a devising method of moving to a specific mood or impulse, rather than originated from a pre-existing scrip.
Throughout the ‘process and performance’ module, as an ensemble we have used body movement and memory to gain skills in physical theatre. We have learnt as a group to be aware of our surroundings and to stop and start as a group at the same time. Neutrality is another key part of physical theatre that we have worked on in the process. Neutrality helps the ensemble to focus as well as work collaboratively in moving as one unit.
Ana Sanchez-Colberg suggests that “The term –“physical theatre”- denotes a hybrid character” this implies that the mixing of two genres, dance and theatre creates a new genre ‘physical theatre’ This new genre takes movement, neutrality and lack of script from dance and mixes it with the conventions of theatre to tell a story through movement with no need for the spoken word. This makes an audience at points fail to see the meaning or impulse behind the movements, which therefore makes defining the genre at times tricky.
Physical theatre is a hybrid performance genre because it is clear in the movements as to whether they came from dance or conventional theatre. Movements in process aren’t choreographed like they are with dance and can change and be improvised at any point. Often coming from an impulse during ‘play’ the movements aren’t all dance, many movements come from pedestrian movements used in everyday life, much like the conventions of naturalistic theatre.
DV8 are a ‘physical theatre’ company who use the concept of the ‘hybrid character’ in their work. By combining dance with theatre they are able to tell a story without words. DV8 Physical Theatre's work is “about taking risks, aesthetically and physically, about breaking down the barriers between dance, theatre and personal politics and, above all, communicating ideas and feelings clearly and unpretentiously.”
Callery, D (2001). Through The Body. London: Nick Hern Books Limited.
http://www.dv8.co.uk/about.dv8/artistic.policy.html
Ana Sanchez-Colberg Altered states and subliminal spaces.
Throughout the ‘process and performance’ module, as an ensemble we have used body movement and memory to gain skills in physical theatre. We have learnt as a group to be aware of our surroundings and to stop and start as a group at the same time. Neutrality is another key part of physical theatre that we have worked on in the process. Neutrality helps the ensemble to focus as well as work collaboratively in moving as one unit.
Ana Sanchez-Colberg suggests that “The term –“physical theatre”- denotes a hybrid character” this implies that the mixing of two genres, dance and theatre creates a new genre ‘physical theatre’ This new genre takes movement, neutrality and lack of script from dance and mixes it with the conventions of theatre to tell a story through movement with no need for the spoken word. This makes an audience at points fail to see the meaning or impulse behind the movements, which therefore makes defining the genre at times tricky.
Physical theatre is a hybrid performance genre because it is clear in the movements as to whether they came from dance or conventional theatre. Movements in process aren’t choreographed like they are with dance and can change and be improvised at any point. Often coming from an impulse during ‘play’ the movements aren’t all dance, many movements come from pedestrian movements used in everyday life, much like the conventions of naturalistic theatre.
DV8 are a ‘physical theatre’ company who use the concept of the ‘hybrid character’ in their work. By combining dance with theatre they are able to tell a story without words. DV8 Physical Theatre's work is “about taking risks, aesthetically and physically, about breaking down the barriers between dance, theatre and personal politics and, above all, communicating ideas and feelings clearly and unpretentiously.”
Callery, D (2001). Through The Body. London: Nick Hern Books Limited.
http://www.dv8.co.uk/about.dv8/artistic.policy.html
Ana Sanchez-Colberg Altered states and subliminal spaces.
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