During our High Concept Labs workshop we have been working to discover ensemble building techniques, tactics of devised theater and how to build effective structures for collaboration.
Figuring out which structures of hierarchy are sound and which are faulty is a difficult process. I often wonder if what we are attempting is futile. Are we reinventing the wheel? Are we underutilizing our resources? Do we have forward momentum?
The big question that has arised during the last six months (with all of our projects!) is how and when to create a space for devised theater and when to turn to production/polish/tried and true chains of command to move forward. When to commit to process driven work and when to switch to production mind.
Our initial goal was to build ensemble. Ensemble, we have come to realize, is chemistry. Chemistry is something you trip over, run into, something that takes you by surprise, it is not something manipulated or built with muscle....so to speak (although, one only comes into contact with it if one is out in the field producing work..it doesnt come knockin on your door.)
our HCL workshop time has given us the incredible opportunity to experiment with how to most effectively use rehearsals and company collaboration time to achieve our goals of ensemble driven devised, three dimensional theater.
Are we ambitious? YES. Have we have had setbacks? Yes, on many fronts, but by staying open to constructive criticism and taking steps to manifest change, we have continued on our path to make excellent music theater.
come be a part of our team and support our work at http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/la-tragedie-de-carmen--2/x/3412161
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| Rehearsing Julius Caesar @HCL |
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| Theater in the Round (Rehearsing Julius Caesar @ HCL) |
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| Julius Caesar Music Rehearsal Sound Scaping |
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