in this play there is two times zones ,the Trojan war (a Greek myth) and the current Israeli war between Israel and Palestine over Gaza . the Trojan lived in the city of troy , which is modern day turkey . the trojan war began when Paris , prince of troy , ran away with Helen , wife of king Menelaus+ of Sparta . the Greeks sent a fleet ship with a large army to get her back .The walls around Troy were very high and very strong. According to the legend of the Trojan Horse, for ten long years the Greeks had been trying to get over the wall around the city of Troy. But the Greeks could not get over the wall. And the Trojans could not drive the Greeks away. Year after year they fought. And year after year neither side won.
The Greeks thought it was a brilliant idea. They had their best artists build the horse and it was magnificent. When it was ready, the Greeks brought the wooden horse close to the gates of Troy and pretended to sail away.
Then, the entire Greek army would pretend to leave, as if they had finally admitted defeat. But the horse would be hollow. Thirty men would be hiding inside. That’s what they did.
As the Greek warriors sailed away, the people of Troy rushed outside, cheering. They found the horse. Fortunately, they did not try to burn the horse. They dragged the horse inside the city gates to keep it on display, which is just what the Greek general thought they would do – gloat.
Understanding of the character : The understanding of Achilles relates to me a lot but i tried to put change his looks more into a modern character but the only thing that stayed the same was the words. The reason why i changed Achilles look was to make it more modern and up to date so its more in the 21st century. in this performance unfortunately Achilles is in love with a woman but due to his heroic achievements he won her with his spear, however he became attached her but in doing so Agamemnon so that as Achilles weak which he took advantage and took her away from him.
Improvisation: When preparing for this performance i would firstly start improvising certain speech techniques that may help me because it may make me show more expression in the face. Secondly i would practice with the script to adjust my position on the stage so when i am speaking i’m not just looking at my partner or the wall i’m looking at the audience so they can feel my presents more .
Character, Context and Plot: In this play , I am playing the character of Achilles . Achilles is a Greek warrior in the Trojan war , Probably the greatest warrior there is and the strongest . The reason why I like Achilles character is because i can relate to him in some way but in the modern time as you can tell from my clothing. The reason i can relate to Achilles is because he is a proud soul which will protect the people he loves no matter what the situation. Also Achilles is a young man who is very fit and strong which i can also relate for my self.
Audience and Defining Performance Performance Space: When i was performing on the stage the audience was used as a fourth wall where they were present at the performance but because i was so in role with my character when i was performing i made it look like they wasn’t visual in my eyes during the performance.
Structure: The structure of t
he performance so what happen is i was performing as Achilles and it was a scene with Agamemnon and the scene was about how Achilles was in love with a woman that Agamemnon has taken from him, so what basically happens is Achilles tells Agamemnon that he loves the women and explains that her flesh is his and only his .
Genre, Performance Style and Convention: The genre of the performance is naturalistic in the way we used the audience as the fourth wall, also the play its self is set back in the 19th century and the clothing that is warn shows that the performance is modern .
May 4, 2016 at 2:43 pm
Makai, I can see that you have a very strong understanding of the play. You need to make sure that the way that you write about your performance makes it clear what message you want your audience to take away from it.
targets:
In your introduction, make sure you include a clear statement about what your performance is about.
In the rest of the working record, make sure that you constantly refer to the intention.
You must use concrete examples of decisions you made throughout (e.g. I decided to portray Achilles as the archetype of man. For example, when Achilles sees the body of Patroclus for the first time, I decided to maintain eye contact with Ajax and stand with open strong body language. I feel that by playing Achilles in this way, I was able to show Achilles’ pride to the audience and how he would not show any weakness, even in a moment of extreme pain.)
Analyse your decisions. What were their effect on the audience and how do they communicate your central meaning.
May 12, 2016 at 11:05 pm
I’m disappointed that after all the effort we’ve made to support you to achieve the results you’re capable of, and after your promises to work hard on Thursday to complete this journal, that no work was done. The marks are now submitted and cannot be amended.