The Viewpoints Book by Anne Bogart

Author:Anne Bogart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 2012-05-01T16:00:00+00:00

EXERCISE 7: ARCHITECTURE

Returning to the three-syllable gibberish word, use it repeatedly, and in different volumes, to explore the physical space in which you are working. This is exactly what a sound technician or a singer does when standing onstage, clapping her/his hands to listen for how live or dead the room is. Explore corners, walls, their varying textures and materials, distance, objects, etc.

Continuing in Groups

EXERCISE 8: REPETITION

1. The group sits in a circle. Two people go into the center of the circle. Person A is the leader and Person B is the repeater. Using a three-syllable gibberish word, Person A generates a series of sounds using pitch, dynamic, tempo and duration in an Expressive fashion. Person B repeats exactly.

2. Same as above, except Person B switches one Viewpoint while repeating the others exactly. Start with repeating pitch (high to low) but changing dynamic (quiet to loud). For example, if A’s word is “X-Y-Z” and s/he says it: X (high and quiet), Y (high and quiet), Z (low and loud); B might repeat the pitch but change the dynamic by uttering: X (high and loud), Y (high and loud), Z (low and quiet). Continue playing with this until the person following is able to respond spontaneously and playfully.

3. Same as above, except Person B does exact repetition on dynamic, and switches choice of pitch. This exercise can continue or be refined with any combination of Vocal Viewpoints (i.e., repeat pitch and dynamic but switch tempo, etc.).

4. Reverse roles, with B now generating and A repeating.

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