Jonathan Hopwood with his blog about the Physical Theatre day...
It’s like maths.
Physical Theatre is something that you can relax into, have both an internal journey and an external journey with and will, more often than not, come across interesting if not entertaining to an audience. There is always something very cathartic about physical theatre, it acts as some form of release and I think this is due to expressing what’s happening in your head physically and then having the opportunity to speak about it afterwards.
The second part of the equation is Yew Tree. Yew Tree provides such an open, easy environment to create and experiment with physical theatre. Physical theatre is often quite challenging as it requires a lot of trust and contact and awareness; it sometimes needs people to come out of their comfort zones to meet the requirements of a task or exercise. However, at no point with Yew Tree, does anyone feel awkward or out of place. Everyone is so accepting and conscious of other people’s feelings. Sarah always opens it up to the group to what they want and then she lets the group then lead the direction of the final product, which allows for a safe, enjoyable journey.
And it was lovely this time, as usually physical theatre with Yew Tree consists of the Columbian Hypnosis and Slippery child which we all love. However, with a conscious decision to avoid that this time, we experimented with some new activities which has founded some new devices that can be used in future performances and, as for the final product, we created something which was so fun to perform, that it would be impossible to not enjoy whilst watching as it just showcases a group of young actors having fun. It is a lovely thing to watch.
So, this is why it is maths because – physical theatre + yew tree = brilliant times.
It’s like maths.
Physical Theatre is something that you can relax into, have both an internal journey and an external journey with and will, more often than not, come across interesting if not entertaining to an audience. There is always something very cathartic about physical theatre, it acts as some form of release and I think this is due to expressing what’s happening in your head physically and then having the opportunity to speak about it afterwards.
The second part of the equation is Yew Tree. Yew Tree provides such an open, easy environment to create and experiment with physical theatre. Physical theatre is often quite challenging as it requires a lot of trust and contact and awareness; it sometimes needs people to come out of their comfort zones to meet the requirements of a task or exercise. However, at no point with Yew Tree, does anyone feel awkward or out of place. Everyone is so accepting and conscious of other people’s feelings. Sarah always opens it up to the group to what they want and then she lets the group then lead the direction of the final product, which allows for a safe, enjoyable journey.
And it was lovely this time, as usually physical theatre with Yew Tree consists of the Columbian Hypnosis and Slippery child which we all love. However, with a conscious decision to avoid that this time, we experimented with some new activities which has founded some new devices that can be used in future performances and, as for the final product, we created something which was so fun to perform, that it would be impossible to not enjoy whilst watching as it just showcases a group of young actors having fun. It is a lovely thing to watch.
So, this is why it is maths because – physical theatre + yew tree = brilliant times.
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