Our performance piece itself will be very challenging and requires a lot of planning and processes in order for it to be successful. As a group Jessica, Harry and I decided to analyse all of our ideas that we had in mind for the theme. We also reflected back upon the feedback we received initially from our pitch. Our main concern is because we have so many ideas the performance piece would not do them justice. From these thoughts we have decided to narrow down our ideas further:
The Trail– Originally we planned to have a trail leading from fiction books on a shelf to the installation room. We have decided to scrap this idea as we felt the trail itself would not have the same sense of quality as the room itself.
The Room/ UL203– From the change of not using a trail, we thought having just the room itself, the installation would give us the opportunity purely just to focus on making it as high quality and realistic as possible. This would also enable us to manage our time effectively- to look for realistic props, costume and to ensure lighting/sound effects are all adequate.
Also within UL203 there is a fairly large table that is still in consideration of whether to use this as a prop or to remove it completely. Once we have gathered to majority of our props we will consider this further.
The Three Fairy Tales– Cinderella, Jorinda and Joringal and The Girl without Hands were our three original fairy tales that we wanted to incorporate into the installation. After consideration we all decided that Jorinda and Joringal didn’t have enough depth in its story, unlike the two others. Instead, we thought Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs fitted better alongside with the others.
Performance– We did initially have intentions on one to one performances, performing as one of the characters from each fairy tale. However, we thought this could be too consuming and our aim really is to focus on the installation itself. We do still feel that the room needs some kind of performative element within, but we plan to do this briefly, but still getting the partaker fully involved.
Ruth Scott