Tuesday 10th May rehearsal notes.

We started our rehearsal with our usual warm up side stretch to get into the space.
Yesterday in our tech we had the problem that the blood bags burst weirdly so Ben looked at different ways of using the blood, we decided upon using sponges soaked in blood however this still needs to be run past TTA.
 We then went through a Voice warm up and viva dance which got our energy into the right place. We then moved rooms and began Going over lines in the space to wall and exploring the lines saying them differently, we were then told to intimidate when someone came in the room which pushed our exploration further. Yesterday in the tech our haka wasn't powerful enough so Ben showed us haka videos and we went over haka twice with more energy and more like warriors, I think that watching the videos made us feel inspired so we all committed and it came out very well. I have linked a video below of the haka in rehearsal. We then began a run Acting to audience and outwards as we hadn't done this In the new theatre and adding all small details Making the energy stronger and right.

Ben told us that  You have 3 choices when you move. You can stay move away or move towards. Depending on who you are addressing and the situation this bases your movements, it is important to know how you are moving as all movement is important. This concept that movement it important was then continued as we did an arm excerise to tire our arms out. Once we had done this our arms felt lighter we did this as arm movements are important to making our emotions natural as most people use their arms when they talk.
Going over the love dance we fixed the timing of going up and down and balancing the space. Yesterday in the tech at the end of the love dance the space wasn't balanced. People also didn't go down when Aaron started talking properly. We are meant to go down slowly unless Aaron come near you then you go quickly.  We fixed this in out rehearsal. We also fixed the energy of the dance by playing modern song and playing with the energy within the game of the love dance. For me this added a good energy and helped us to find the right emotions and connect. The emotional connection to the ensemble peices is important as if the energy isn't right then the entire atmosphere will feel wrong.