Unit 8 Performing Repertoire - Deacon Cutt

 (36:00 - 40:00) Although this version of the number is considerably longer than the one which we perform, it has been very useful to analyse as it has given me a lot of inspiration as to how we can develop the comedy moments within the song and play on the awkwardness between Drew and Sherrie even further for a greater comedic effect. I particularly liked Drew's almost frantic movements that conveyed he was nervous in a much more light-hearted way that still clearly displays his emotions to the audience. Through his body language he is also able to convey his inner thoughts and emotions about Sherrie too which is something that although much more subtle I would definitely like to work into my performance.  I feel that I can develop the character of Drew a great deal in this song through my body language. I hope to use those more frantic movements alongside more subtle changes in how I hold myself to create a more effective performance that will engage the audience as well as ...

 

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 8/11/23 - Dead or Alive Flashmob  8/11/23 - Don't Stop Believing Flashmob  This week was our final week before the show. Early on within the week, we moved into the performance space and began performing with all the correct staging; however we did have some spacing issues with certain numbers which required us to address them before we moved onto anything else. We then began looking at smaller details of our performance and what needed improving in them, for me this included engaging with the audience more, ensuring that I am more stationary on stage and improve my diction during my speech. All of these are things that I have been improving on within my SMART Targets and this information gave me a good idea of things that I did still need to improve upon, while also giving me a lot of confidence as there were only specific moments where it was happening instead of throughout the whole performance. I also feel that my dancing and movements overall have become much sharpe...