As choreographer for Sherbet Lemon Theatre, it is important to me that my choreography will be inclusive for all members of the company. When creating new choreography, it is important to me that I make it clear that anybody in the company can participate in my movement sessions, regardless of their experience with physical theatre or their physical ability. Having no choreographing experience prior to my role here at Sherbet Lemon Theatre, I aspire for my choreography to be collaborative when necessary, ensuring that the entire company feel part of the choreography we put on stage come the 21st of May.
Many of my choreography aims have been inspired by the artistic aims of Frantic Assembly, who strive to “create new work that places equal emphasis on movement, design music and text” (Graham and Hoggett, 2014, 6). Therefore, it is important to me that movement and dialogue will work in tandem, in other words, one will not replace the other. I hope to create choreography that is fun and enjoyable for, both, our future audiences and the entire company. Dealing with verbatim work, I want my choreography to take an authentic approach, and stay as true to the words of the participant as possible.
L.R.
Works Cited
Graham, S. and Hoggett, S. (2014) The Frantic Assembly book of devising theatre (Second Edition) New York: Routledge.