DI Reflection #1

Our first DI meeting was more creativity than action in this case, since we have yet to start working on our set. This metting was an excercise in teamwork and practical thinking. We have decided that for our art piece in our skit, we are going to use a scrim -- a theatre tool used to essentially show shadows. It's the equivalent of watching somebody's shadow behind a white sheet that is lit from behind so that you can watch their movements. OUr skit is meant to be a story exposing a dual reality, so we thought that we would base it on a murder investigation -- the scrim would be used to reenact what had actually happened, versus the story being told on the witness stand. Our main character is a puppet, which we worked on a design for, which also conveys a dual nature: it is going to flip upside down on a hinge, and when it is flipped become a different character. We have yet to decide, but we think that we are going to say that the puppet character is schizophrenic. We have to build our scrim, which is a heavy physical task, and we also have to build the mechanism that the puppet hangs from. It involves creativity, physical labor, and technical skills. As I am likely the one who will be operating the puppet, I am glad that ballet has helped build up strength in my arms -- we will see if the benefits of another CAS activity extend to this one.