In class today we focused on the 7 levels of tension, starting on 1 with complete exhaustion, feeling as if our whole body was melting into the floor and it was an effort to produce vocal sounds, up to level 7, (full timeline added below) which meant we focused on having tension throughout the whole body, starting in the feet to the head, to the point of shaking with elements of madness and paranoia, making anyone watching feel uncomfortable. This is a useful technique when thinking about the stimulus of "conflict" because it perfectly describes how different people react to conflict and being able to push our bodies to these absolute maximums will help us to create a more believable on stage performance, and not only that but allow us to connect more with our own characters.
"Timeline of the 7 levels of tension"
We took the script "The Exam" and took the first 8 opening lines between 5 characters. Focusing on the practitioner Artaud as he focuses more on noises and movement as opposed to speech, we also decided to change the scene from naturalistic abstract. We stood in a triangle formation and on the opening line stepped forward with our left foot and leaned in as if intruding the watchers personal space.
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