Through the Looking Glass: Aishlinn Parrinello Theater Notes/Reflections

  https://youtu.be/pnKyAm2MrbQ

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ojOzdN53dLudvwuHpwIwNJAsaICObDfWsKKwD_1tQSo/edit

Article on Brecht Technique - https://thedramateacher.com/epic-theatre-conventions/  instead of projection on the screen, the pushing and the fight continues to happen between each scene, but in different ways  at one point its like a boxing match, at another point its in slow motion, at another point it is something else  flashing lights here?  at the points where Nia is talking to the class, she actually interacts with the audience sort of like in Mobile  the stage is confined within a box, changing out set pieces inside the box  the characters themselves do the changing  moments in the scene, the characters pause and ask the audience what they would do  Nia would get the audience to recite the poem back with her --> repeat after me Omari would be sitting in the audience as if he was a member of the class, but when he recites the poem he will be yelling  BRECHT technique  characters that are not on stage are in the audience, wa...

          Overall, I think that these workshops were helpful and effective. I think that from the beginning, it has been somewhat difficult to conduct these workshops because the instructor has been over zoom, but I think we have made it work. I liked the format of the flipped classroom, where the whole session was dedicated to actually trying out the techniques and theater practices instead of just sitting through the slideshow.            Some of the activities in these workshops were a bit frustrating for me because after a take or two I often get bored with an idea and feel that there is not much more to experiment with or pull from, and the instructor had us work quite a lot on trying lots of different variations of the same thing. I understand though that this is an important aspect of theater that I need to get used to because I am sure we will continue to work on this throughout the rest of this year and next. I am...