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SWOT Analysis of Hansel and Gretel

Strengths Anecdotal evidence Following the performance, I received feedback from the audience members. The following comments are evidence from the strength of the performance: “I could clearly understand the storyline, the mood, everything”. I agree with this statement as we all worked really hard through our facial expression and physicality to portray each scene in a way that the audience were never confused as to what is going on. They also said that they really enjoyed the theatrical affects such as the thunder and lightning sound and lighting affect and the red lights for the oven were really effective and added to the tension of the scene. “Everything ran really smoothly, everyone knew what they were doing”, I agree with this statement because from seeing previous rehearsals, we have come a long way in terms of having smooth transitions all the way through. We worked hard for this and its good that it showed. “The combined skills, like the unison movements throughout worke...

Teacher feedback on performance

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Audience feedback on the Hansel and Gretel performance 24th Janurary 2022

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Analysis of dress rehearsal- initial thoughts

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An analysis on the end of the piece

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Personal feedback/reflection on watching the ending of the piece from last week: The climax For the cage for hansel, we used our sticks to trap Emily. We extended our bodies while holding the sticks to embody the cage, not just hold the sticks in front of her. The sense of confining creates the sign of danger to the audience. Gretel was summoned to do jobs for the witch, we showed this through repeated phrases and gesture. She was "tired, weak and scared" and used gestures of wiping sweat off the head, cooking, and cleaning. This is accompanied with a 4 beat rhythm with a stick that gets faster. the repetition and speed builds the tension and also shows the time passing over the days, with the same routine under the power of the witch.  The oven We create a drone as an ensemble through humming in notes that don't fit together to make the noise sound unpleasant and machine-like. One person starts off this drone and then we all join in to increase the intensity, tension and...

Teacher feedback on classwork

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