Evaluation of the strengths and weakness of our performance

Evaluation of the strengths and weakness of our performance 

The Strength and the Weakness in our performance 

I believe that a strength in our performance was using our body and being focus throughout the performance. We did this well because as we made the tiger I could hear the little child Go "whoa" , therefore, we helped the children to really believe that we were an actual Tiger. 

We used voice throughout the performance this was an weakness and strength, for example it was an strength because when we said "who saw a tiger" the children reacted and started to laugh and we made a connect with the audience.On the other hand, it was an weakness also because when we said our own line sometimes we got lazy on the ending bit and the children and teachers could not hear what we were saying 100%. They looked quote confused. 

Perform a song but say it like a monologue was a strength even though we got the tune wrong the first time, we said the lyrics of the song like an monologue the first and second time we performed the song. 

I Believe that acting through song was a weakness and strength in our performance on little peoples day because the first time we sang the song some people were singing the old version , however when we performed it the second times we double checked the tune of the song, which resulted into a better performance the second times. 

I believed that even though we deceived the pyramid and improvising our own lines we showed different dynamics throughout both performance, this was a strength in our performance because some of us came in to the space on the floor , in the air , standing , walking etc. 

This help to bring the piece alive into a feeling of really being in a jungle and looking for a tiger, resulting into us jumping around and using dynamics in both performance. You could suggest since the audience in the afternoon was a bit older that would connect to the pyramid more.A weakness in the first performance was that we needed energy to flow through the performance, however when we sang the tiger song the energy level drop a lot.

I Believe moving before speak through body and voice was a weakness and strength. I Believe it was an weakness because we started to sing before we moved around as the tiger. Furthermore, a strength was us using different dynamics to get on stage before saying our lines. This was better then us just saying our lines and walking on, therefore, this was good that we used different dynamics in the first and second performance. 

Another strength was that we use our voice and body language to perform to three sides for example, when I said my line at the begin I didn't only say it to the front of the stage, I said it to the left and right of me to by looking to my right but facing my body at angle to face the front and the left side of me. This is a key Technic that actors use, especially when they are performing to 3 or more side of the stage. 

A strength in our performance was the  "hey kitty" moment , because it's a very difficult thing to do , however as a group we picked it up quite quick and made it very effective in both of our performance in the morning and afternoon. 

The key factors about our piece 

I Believe a strength we used was using bold bright movement, this was good because it's children's theatre, therefore we need a lot of energy and excitement throughout the piece. We did this better in the second piece then the first piece because we used our voice and body more. 

I Believe the main strength in our performance was when we say "who saw a tiger" because as I was saying the line to some of the children they were engaging with me and reacting by point to Fenton and saying "he saw a tiger". We showed a lot of levels and excitement in both performances to both  of our audiences. 

Everyone's on stage at the same time was an strength and weakness. It was a weakness because since they was so much of us it made us go back instead of coming forward in our performance. It was an strength because since it's on three sides, it helped us to make sure we engaging everyone on all of the three sides of the stage.it also helped me because I made sure I didn't keep performing to the same side and that I spread-ed out and performed to different side especially when we made the human pyramid.  

I Believe a strength in my performance was that we was told not to point the torch at our faces, and I toke direction and this resulted into contributing to the final piece of the performance. 

We needed to make we don't think ,we felt , which is being a real good children's performer, this was a strength and weakness in our performance, the strength was at the beginning we believed what we saw , however when we were the tiger we didn't really feel that we were the tiger at the beginning we just pretended we did. 

Each movement and word need to express,for example like "am a slimy frog". This was a A Strength and Weakness, this was a strength at the beginning of the piece , however at the end of the piece it was a weakness. 

The group and my self needed to remember singing is just speaking with extended vowel, this was a strength in the second performance because we sang the song in time with each other, however, the first performance was our vocal weakness performance compared to the second performance. 

I Believe we did really use the stage to our full potential compared to put rehearsal ,when we kept bunching together because in the final performance in the morning and afternoon, we moved forward and used the space well. This was an Strength in our performance. 

I think I was engaged throughout the performance because even though some of the people watching in our year were laughing and confused i didn't let that put me off, This was good because it help me to help make our performance better in the second show. 

In the rehearsal People got confused about the functions of the space e.g. A, B, C, D, Therefore making us look like we didn't know what we were doing , which looked very unprofessional and very messy to show, however in the actual performance this was not a problem because we fix the problem, therefore resulting into it becoming a strength. 

The transitions were not as smooth as we planned, in the rehearsals , however when we got the the performance day they improved as they were so much smother by far. This resulted into the improvement of are production and the presentation of our performance looking so much better. 

I believe I am a beginner actors and for me to become a master actors i need to give minimum strength but i need to make sure by doing this i get better results. I need to use great physical focus because I feel that it is very important to make sure your in the moment, furthermore, the performance I did with the group looked like we were in the moment. I believe after reading over this article of 
"how actors can be in the moment by Constance Tillotson, Posted May 31, 2013,1:17 pm"

"http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/6-ways-live-moment-actor/ " This posted helped me to live in the moment resulting into the improvement of my own personal performance in the new theatre on Little peoples Day.

A strength in the material is the material we have created will be suitable for little people because it will be very entertaining to their imagination, for example when we made the tigers body while we sang "Tiger burning bright". It will made them intrigued because it helped then to think about wonder and imagination. 

I think that some of the material we have created will be suitable for little people, for example when we Fenton says "A tiger I saw one!" and the rest of the class goes " A tiger, who saw one?" I believe that this is really good type of material because it will make the children go "He saw one", like what they do in the children pantomimes, like Aladdin and Cinderella. This is a strength because it helps is engage with the audience. 

I Believe that A weakness in our performance is that that some of the material we have created will not be suitable for little people, for example at the beginning when all say our own special lines because there is to much going on at one time, I believe that their little minds will not be able to focus with all of that going on at the same time. In addition to this bit some of the things we say will confuse the children, for example words like "influenza".

A strengthen in our  performance was we didn't care how silly we were to people. We just lived in the moment and try to act to commit to discovery and actually commit to discovery because if you don't commit to discovery you will not know what to do, therefore you need to not think but feel.

A weakness in our performance was that our transitions at the end was not so good because when we went to get the other group it was really hard to get people because people were pushing and shoving. However, A strengthen in that situation was that even though it was hard to get people we were quite and did not make much sound , therefore resulting into the audience not being aware that there was a problem with our transitions.

A strength was our transitions throughout the performance, for example, when we went from the pyramid to "hey kitty". We did that quickly and carefully. 

Evaluation of our performance and Week 5 Questions

Evaluation of our performance and Week 5 Questions

I believe that our performance was okay not perfect because we didn't really use the stage to our full potential, for example we kept bunching together. I believe we may have done this because we may have not wanted to stand on the people in the other strands, therefore resulting into us being all bunched up together.

I think we were engaged throughout the performance because even though some of the people watching were laughing and confused we didn't let that put us off, This was good because it help to ,make our performance better.

People got confused about the functions of the space e.g. A, B, C, D, Therefore making us look like we didn't know what we were doing , which looked very unprofessional and very messy to show. 

By not knowing which side was A, B, C or D, made are performance look bad However, since now we know which side is which we can give a better performance next time we perform.

The transitions were not as smooth as we planned, if we got more practice in the new theatre, this will result into the improvement of are production. The song we sang did not go as smooth as planned because I don't think we were 100% sure about the song, which meant we didn't give 100% effort.

I believe are class are beginner actors and for us to become master actors we need to give minimum strength but we need to make sure by doing this we get better results. We need to use great physical focus because I feel that it is very important to make sure your in the moment, however the performance we did didnt look like where in the moment. I believe if we reed over this article of
"how actors can be in the moment by Constance Tillotson, Posted May 31, 2013,1:17 pm"

"http://www.backstage.com/advice-for-actors/backstage-experts/6-ways-live-moment-actor/ "

This posted could help us to live in the moment resulting into an improvement of our performance in the new theatre for Little peoples Day.

WEEK 5 QUESTIONS-Was the dress rehearsal performed confidently and effectively? Did it communicate the intentions in a controlled and engaging manner?

I believe the dress rehearsal was performed effectively because now we have rehearsed on the stage, we can get used how the stage is. This is good because now we can be more confident when we perform on "Little Peoples Day". I believe we communicated are intentions and engaged the audience because Musical Theatre were engaged throughout our production and even after our performance they told us that they were intoned with every moment on the performance, especially the Pyramids.