If you take a look at the work in this video you can see that Frantic are able to have a whole cast transition on and offstage with focus and pace without getting in each others way. As a group I believe our ensemble is what will make the play the best it can be. The play will not be made great by a small group of people, it will be made by the whole ensemble working together; it will create a performance that creates this religious cult that existed at Enron. Having a look at the work of a group of young people such as that in the video above, proves to us that it is possible to have discipline whilst still maintaining our creativity and playfulness.
Frantic assembly make a lot of their work in a devising process instead having one person choreograph. They allow their performers to trial an idea and then adapt it until they find a motif, routine or move that they believe works for the company and the project. I think applying this creative approach would work for us but only by using the second half of Frantic's approach which is working within the boundaries of certain rules. Therefore we would be able to create informed work which we had all communicated about, agreeing on the sort of work we were aiming to produce. We are a group with a lot of ideas and a lot of energy, but admittedly sometimes we need guidelines to help the work become less messy so as to give it a clear purpose making it as effective as possible.
Another element that Frantic make use of throughout their process is music. I think the Enron soundtrack has been underestimated in the rehearsal room; it creates atmosphere and energy and yet when we create work I often feel as an ensemble we work against it instead of listening to what it is the track can provide for us. Frantic choose music to help tell their story and I think Ben has done the same. Allowing our work to be informed by the soundtrack is fundimental if we want to tell this story to the best of our ability. Frantic's work centres around creating motifs, sequences and performances that tell a story and entertain an audience the same way a more traditional naturalistic play does. Our music is part of taking our audience to an alternative universe, so letting the music run through us will make all our physcial sequences look so much more well rounded.
Frantic assembly make a lot of their work in a devising process instead having one person choreograph. They allow their performers to trial an idea and then adapt it until they find a motif, routine or move that they believe works for the company and the project. I think applying this creative approach would work for us but only by using the second half of Frantic's approach which is working within the boundaries of certain rules. Therefore we would be able to create informed work which we had all communicated about, agreeing on the sort of work we were aiming to produce. We are a group with a lot of ideas and a lot of energy, but admittedly sometimes we need guidelines to help the work become less messy so as to give it a clear purpose making it as effective as possible.
Another element that Frantic make use of throughout their process is music. I think the Enron soundtrack has been underestimated in the rehearsal room; it creates atmosphere and energy and yet when we create work I often feel as an ensemble we work against it instead of listening to what it is the track can provide for us. Frantic choose music to help tell their story and I think Ben has done the same. Allowing our work to be informed by the soundtrack is fundimental if we want to tell this story to the best of our ability. Frantic's work centres around creating motifs, sequences and performances that tell a story and entertain an audience the same way a more traditional naturalistic play does. Our music is part of taking our audience to an alternative universe, so letting the music run through us will make all our physcial sequences look so much more well rounded.
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