A ONE NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZASocial Night Invitation SOCIAL NIGHT 2009 – MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT OF THE YEAR
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Today’s drama workshop was awesome, as always. We started off with the usual walk-around-the dance-studio-doing-this activity. This time it was to fall down three times in a count of ten and make sure it looks as natural as possible. Ouch but interesting.
The next activity was miming. We were split into two groups and as a group we were to pretend that we were pushing something very heavy and the other group had to figure out what we were pushing. Then my group had to pretend to fill up a bucket with water and pretend that we had to carry it back (by the way, the bucket was very heavy).The other group had pretend to fill up a basket with anything they wanted to until it was full and carry it back. Through this activity we learnt that our body language was very important in making the simplest of actions seem real.
Then we had this activity where one person had to act as a foreign shopper who doesn’t know English and he has to buy an item with detailed descriptions. The two shopkeepers have to figure out what the foreigner is trying to buy. This was a hilarious activity and the audience sure had a good laugh. The foreigners came up with interesting languages and ways of communication to get their ideas across to the shopkeepers. The shopkeepers too let their creative juices flow and came up with many possible products that they thought that the foreigner wanted. Everyone did a good job and De Zhong was the most successful foreign shopper and his efforts surely must be commended.
The last activity for the day, of course, was the performances. In small groups of about four or five we had to work around given parameters to produce a short skit. Within the group there must be two distinct groups of people. The first group must be engaged in an activity which they are all happily, or rather comfortably doing. Then the other group enters and they are not welcome. Nonetheless, the first group has to be hospitable and yet somehow get rid of the second group without them knowing that they’re being gotten rid of.
All the groups added some comical elements to their skits for a change instead of the angst filled performances we typically came up with. The plots that the groups came up with were all original and well thought out even though we were only given a short period of about forty minutes to prepare for it. The performances were about a loud cousin and her friends interrupting a business discussion, a family new to the neighbourhood visiting their neighbours ( the wives happen to be secondary school classmates) and a husband bringing his wife to meet her ex husband. The last plot was performed by Jin Yee, Si Yinn, Raja and Joel and it was the best performance. This group delivered their lines clearly and it was evident that they had utilised their time well and rehearsed well.
Of course it wasn’t just all play. We learnt the importance of using space well and also how foreground and background could be used to enhance the performances. The session ended happily with all of us learning something new about drama. Oh yeah! Drama camp is just a few days away! I am totally excited and can’t wait for Friday. I hope all of you are looking forward to it tooJ
- K G Lavanya
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