Stock Type Movement of Lao Dan- Stepmother
Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 12:20 AM
The way they walk-They are the most grounded stock type of this piece. They're lower body movement is very limited, at most they have slight up and down motions to accentuate sudden flares in emotion. They walk very slowly and tend to move about the same spot when speaking. Though they are grounded, they do not bend their nees very much when posing as they are 'old' and portray their grace through their control.
The way the move their upper body and posture-
Their upper body is very stationary, only moving with their head to accentuate the movement of their head and pose. It is also detrimental as it portrays whther the character around her is of a higher or lower status.
The way they make gestures with their arms-
The movements exhibited by their arms is very slow and controlled, portraying an element of trained grace. The make use of their fingers and arms by making gestures towards people or things. They also use it to make very elegant poses to show an emotion as the trend is to create a character sophisticated enough to show underlying emotions with their short poses.
The way they move their heads-
The Lao Dan's head is the most important part of their body in terms of movement. They use their head to portray almost all of their emotions and gestures. Their head is used by cocking it towards or away from the person they are talking to show whether they like or dislike the person. They also use facial expressions very heavily which is why the head's movement is essential to the way their emotions are portrayed.
In General-
This character requires a good amount of physical control and assertive facial expressions.
Director: All
Playwrights: Isaac
Secretary: Rachel
Costume: Wenzhen
Set: Priscilla
Lights/Sound: Priscilla
Movement coach: Saad
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