Using Body to Create Character PF4 Alignment & Posture Using Body to Create Character
Alignment Alignment: position on the stage In relation to other characters In relation to the audience Most important: STAY OPEN so that the audience may see your face
Alignment, cont. Character relationship, motivating force, and beats contribute to alignment in relation to characters. Consider: Cyrano and Roxane pre-talk? Post-talk? Cyrano and Montfleury Cyrano and Le Bret
What relationship might these characters have? Alignment, cont. What relationship might these characters have?
Posture Posture: how you stand, move, etc. Reflects character identity Reflects emotion How might Cyrano stand? Roxane? Hamlet? Claudius?
What emotions can you see in these characters? Posture, cont. What emotions can you see in these characters?
Formative Assessment Choose one line and create a tableau vivant (living painting) by figuring out where and how characters would have been standing/moving and freezing in place. Record your reasoning as to alignment and posture. Prepare and present poses.