Performance Journal

A journey towards the Magic Flute by Helayne Kushner

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Rehearsal 3

Loud and soft

soft and loud

whispering.

shouting.

screaming.

ahhhing.

sounds.

mouths.

pieces.

sentences.

words with holes and holes with words.

It was very cold when we took a break.

I froze solid until the pause was over

then thawed out to

loud and soft

soft and loud.

whispering.

shouting.

ahhing.

sounds.

mouths.

pieces.

places.

people.

things.

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Rehearsal 2

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Rehearsal 1

Today

 we met Vaginal Davis and Susanne Sachsse.

We got a tour and feel for the space 

as 

well 

as 

background info on the illustrious careers of Vag and Susanne.

We also got the opportunity to see what we were going to be a part of. Our role, and what we would work towards.

It made me think a lot about spaces, the nature of space, and how little or how much we are given. Here we will be given space emotionally by the ten fold but physically we will be in close quarters. We will endure close quarters to portray the story, the closeness will emphasize what we are saying after all a chorus rarely is seen ten miles a part from each other, a chorus is a pit a chorus is

“a :  a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action; also :  a similar company in later plays”

a chorus is a we, a collective

an assortment, a variety pack

appearance and personhood  all blended together in one rectangle

we will be a living, breathing consortium of souls

ones that are moving towards something

bit by bit

person by person

wall by wall

word by word