The task my group was given was to perform a movement piece representing a storyline typical of the Wild West along to the song “Wild Wild West” by Will Smith. We could use movement in any way we chose e.g. dance or mime, so we decided to use a

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The task my group was given was to perform a movement piece representing a storyline typical of the Wild West along to the song “Wild Wild West” by Will Smith. We could use movement in any way we chose e.g. dance or mime, so we decided to use a mixture of all techniques.

                Working as a group we all tried to let everybody have an input to the performance and ended up using the best of everybody’s ideas. One of the suggestions I had that the group introduced to the performance was the idea of a split stage at the beginning of the piece. This showed the sheriff riding into town on his horse and tying him up outside the bar. Not only adding time onto the performance, which is initially why we included it, it gave the audience more an idea of what kind of character Dylan Parker the sheriff was.

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                The performance starts off with Bert the barman cleaning glasses and Molly the owner of the bar wiping down tables. In comes Rye, the local drunk, staggering about the stage, eventually slumping down on a bar stool. His face is all twisted and he attempts to get a drink. The character Molly is very strict as she holds her hands on her hips and orders Rye to leave with a forceful look, wagging her finger. Lonely look, the gambler, sits in the corner of the bar at a table with a drink and a pack of cards. He ...

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