Performance Labs

During the lead up to the live performance we were presented with a set of different Performance Labs, these took place once a week on Thursdays between 17:30-20:30, it was interesting to look at theatre practitioners in so many different ways. These labs included things from the likes of InstaStan and FaceBrook.

InstaStan
Within InstaStan we looked at the techniques of Konstantin Stanislavski and the way he utilised these techniques to promote a convincing performance, there was a fun twist that was added in which we'd use social media as a way of making the techniques adhere to a group of younger adults such as ourselves. I've always loved Stanislavski's work as I'm someone who really finds realism performance breath-taking, especially when it's done convincingly, so getting the chance to learn about Stanislavski in such an interesting way really benefited me.

FaceBrook
For FaceBrook we took a different route from the previously mentioned Stanislavki, we looked at the ways of Peter Brook who has once been considered to be "our greatest living theatre director", it was nice to learn about someone that I haven't put much time into learning about before, I have since reviewed quite a few of the pieces that Peter Brook has directed and it's safe to say that he more than definitely lives up to being the "greatest living theatre director" as his performances really are a work of art, they're breath-taking in so many ways.

Summary
Although these two practitioners are so different, it is inevitable to see that there is something that they both have in common, and that would be their passion for the arts, they may do things differently but whether it's Peter Brook or Konstantin Stanislavski I still find myself being moved by the pieces that they create.