Knotted Project Workshop

The Activities we Explored

We explored different activities in an ensemble as we walked around the space and we did certain movements in pairs when we made eye contact with someone.

• Moving around the space stopping and starting together as an ensemble
• Doing 1 of 3 movements when you make eye contact with someone: grab wrist, take each others weight, sit back and pull through
• Back of hands touch, spin back to back and connect you whole body as you move
• Back to back, one bends one leans back, takes their weight completely, then swap.

The purpose of this was to help us work better as an ensemble and to recognise when making eye contact with someone should be a cue to interact.

We held a stick with fingers tips between partners, lead and following. Then walking around with your partner and trying to keep the space the same as the starting point at all times. The purpose of this was to show use how distance can portray a relationship.

Another activity we did was shouting falling, flying or tunnelling and the entire chorus had to run to you and do the action for you (e.g. lifting you up or catching you if you begin to fall). The purpose of this was to show us that as a chorus, we must work as one unit and be there for every member as well as trusting each person.

We then split up a chorus piece of text for Antigone. We chose which lines we thought we could make the most interesting movements out of. Once we had chosen them, we used what we had learned previously to add intriguing actions. We had a short amount of time which taught us to work quickly and make whole group decisions and respect other’s ideas (as there was no time to argue about them).

We also learned some important teachings:

• You must balance the space
• Be light on your feet
• Turn your body if you walk to the edges of the stage so you can always see everyone
• Peripheral vision is essential
• When lifting someone, never lift holding a joint

For me, I need to remember to keep my chest and eye line up, as it gives me a powerful presence on the stage. My target is to remember this as well as speak with projection and purpose.