What is Site Specific Performance?
A brief history
What are some important properties about a site you might use when devising?
The architecture, Sound, lights and objects that you find.
What qualities could a site have?
The qualities of a site is the atmosphere it creates e.g. a big and open space may create a sense of isolation for the audience or a small space may be scarier. Different sites have different moods and this can contribute to how and audience reacts to a piece.
How does a site create meaning?
A site can create meaning through historical context and things that have happened there. this can add to the piece by adding an extra layer to the piece.
What artistic movements were the 1960’s happenings born out of?
surrealism ad dadaism emerged as a reply to naturalism and realism.
What is a happening?
A happening is a piece of art that is often spontaneous or improvised outside of a theatre the audience often play a big role in the performance even if they don't know it.
Who wrote ‘take any space and call it a stage’ what do you think it means?
I believe Peter Brook meant that theatre does not have to be performed on a conventional stage, it can be anywhere and we should push to break the boundaries of a conventional theatre to progress the art form.
Friday, 12 September 2014
How did understanding some of he historical context about the Brit school help you when making your first piece of site specific performance?
Because the School was used as hospital during the war, it meant our piece looked at the troubles that surrounded being a patient physically and psychologically. Especially patients that had just come back from war. It allowed us to use the character of the building once we understood its historical context and use it to add another layer to our piece almost like an extra character.
What architectural features of your chosen site contributed to your piece of site specific performance? How did you use those features?
We used a wall to create the effect of a war drum this was to show the terror of war and the fear that a loud repetitive drum brings with it. we also used the corner to focus the attention of the audience on one point.
Because the School was used as hospital during the war, it meant our piece looked at the troubles that surrounded being a patient physically and psychologically. Especially patients that had just come back from war. It allowed us to use the character of the building once we understood its historical context and use it to add another layer to our piece almost like an extra character.
What architectural features of your chosen site contributed to your piece of site specific performance? How did you use those features?
We used a wall to create the effect of a war drum this was to show the terror of war and the fear that a loud repetitive drum brings with it. we also used the corner to focus the attention of the audience on one point.
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