Devising Company Research

The first devising company I researched was Reckless Sleepers. They decided to do this performance where about 15 women sawed wooden chairs that they were sitting on. The video I watched of this was about 10 minutes long and showed them doing this performance in various locations. For some reason, even though the idea was explained in words seems so simple, this performance was undeniably intriguing. The women kept a center of gravity revolving around the chair even though they were falling all over the place. There was some type of emotional outburst from the women even though their faces showed no emotion. I think they were alienated from the audience, but still managed to send a strong and bold message. I find this very impressive. 
http://www.reckless-sleepers.eu/a-string-section-images?fbclid=IwAR0U_iHHqdYeDyFiNDiMNs_GAJ5qJ3Rwbv9wt29O89RE1Y61Q7VsWbNa9to&lightbox=image_1prv

 Another devising company I researched was Potato Room Productions. This company revolves around puppetry. Write when you click on their link you can view this image:
This image is a great example of the company's goal, to create a outworldly demeanour thats fearsome. I think this goal can be incorporated into theater class as well. Maybe not always fearsome, but in a way that grabs attention for not being your everyday performance. Nonetheless, this puppet that Gavin Glover created is magnificently and beautifully  eye catching.

 http://www.potatoroom.co.uk/giglistpage.htm

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