Physical theatre/my opinions - Amy Taylor

How volcano has affected me?

Personally I feel that volcano was easy to connect with because they like to attach things that are not really talked about in society for example they attached feminism in one of their early plays and they still like to attach political vues which a lot of other companies shy away from, volcano instills me with confidence as a performer that it’s okay to have a different opinion and challenge others.

What I took from Frantic assembly?

Frantic have helped me to develop especially in the contact side of physical theatre because frantic has helped me to explore manipulation and domination over another character, this has also opened my eyes when acting because the feeling f being dominated or manipulated can only be truthfully told if you have gone through the experience which I got the chance while doing contatct through frantic assembly.

In addition to that frantic assembly has taught me that an objective may not be just a word it could be a movement or a feeling, and I have found it a lot easier to understand objectives using feelings instead of jut words.

How it Complicite helped me?

This company for me has done the most, it got across to me that nothing is right or wrong in the theatre industry, this has helped me to free my creative mind and not thin to much just do more and this has helped no end, especially in improvisation situations.

Complicite do use this but it did not come straight from from them Simon studied with this mind set when at Lecoq.

Also I felt that this company in particular I could relate to because they push boundaries

My opinion of Berkoff

Now as a keen actor I have huge admiration for Steven but as a new physical theatre student I have even more admiration, I think that Steven Bercoff has had the most impact on me(from a physical theatre) as a performer because the fact that he keeps everything fresh new and innovative means that he challenges me when I come to make for example site specific pieces to push the boundaries and delve deeper into the theatre world.