In todays lesson, we listened to and sung through one of the very few ensemble numbers in Act 2. I really like this song, and I find it much easier to act and I know what to do in this number more than other songs because I understand the meaning of this song much better. I definitely need to listen to this song more and learn it properly because there are some lines that I kept singing wrong either, timing wise or singing the notes wrong. This song is about the characters being given a chance to rejoice and celebrate the new year with each other, until Benny enters. At which point it becomes Benny's chance to explain himself to all of us. I think I performed this song well today; I understood the demands of the song in terms of acting and I believe I portrayed them accurately.
Staging:
For the start of this song, me, Maureen and Joanne are on the steel decking DSL, to show that we are in a different location, and we join the others on the stage. In terms of proxemics, we were all close to each other to represent unity between us; but when Benny enters, there is a clear divide between Benny and everyone else to show tension and a dislike towards him.
Vocals:
For this song there are no harmonies, we are in unison - this is symbolic and could represent all the characters being united as one and together. There are few overlaps of lines and more pauses to show the awkwardness of Mimi, Roger and Benny's situation.
Everyone rehearsed this song well today, it flowed and pieced together very well in my opinion, and vocally it sounded very promising (of course it was our first rehearsal of this song so we need to work on it more). We all portrayed the proxemics very well and it was made clear of the different relationships between the characters and the drastic atmosphere change as soon as Benny entered.
No comments:
Post a Comment