Adapting to a new space

    My group was asked to perform our piece again at the open evening, the difference being that we would be performing in the drama studio, rather than our chosen space. This presented somewhat of a challenge, since we wouldn't be able to use our shadow work anymore, because of the black walls and the projection would have to point at the wall for the piece, rather than projecting to the ceiling. Also, rather than performing a lot around the audience, we moved Chloe start so that she will come behind the curtains and me n Jenny would start near the wall, centre stage. This way, the audience didn't have to move between our and the dancers performances and everyone would be able to see clearly what was going on. Of course, after performing we did realize that the change in location took away from the emotions and mood we had created, and honestly us performers just didn't have the same connection any longer. The stark contrast of the white light with the white walls created shadows to the room that really gave the piece some layers, where as the drama studio just didn't have the same effect as a site. One part, we noticed that suffered a lot, was where we smack into the wall, as if we fell from the trapeze and smashed to the ground. Because the walls in the drama studio are padded to prevent sound from escaping the room, it didn't make the same loud sound as our previous rooms brick walls and took away from the moment.