| We are students at Walsall College of Art and Technology, currently studying for a
BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts. This includes all aspects of theatre work from acting to costume design,
etc. For our first assignment we had to plan and stage a performance at the new Art Gallery in Walsall. At the time this was still a building site and the presentation was to be called ''SITE'' and could be interpreted in whatever form we wished. The performing arts students worked in groups, each group presenting their own visual interpretation of ''SITE'' with a piece lasting anything from three to seven minutes. |
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The presentation opened and closed with the same vocal piece. This was the only time that words were used... but they were random words which sometimes echoed from one to another, given meaning only by their delivery and the reactions they provoked. |
| Andrew and Matthew posited that distasteful or
bizaar things can prove to be enjoyable if we are brave enough to try them! (dubbed by the students as ''the custard and the wall'') |
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Left: Lisa and Kate... the magician and the doll but... which is which? Right: Sarah oversees as Matthew and Ricki play out the battle of Good and Evil |
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Sam (out of shot) Dan and the two Chrises gave a family tale of changing relationships |
| A touching portrayal by Lucy, Craig, Jason and Andy of love discovered in a deserted gallery. |
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Rebecca and Sarah are dance students
Their dance portrayed a struggle for control |
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Heather and Steph presented a piece about boundaries. After releasing her counterpart from inside the mirror, Steph finds that she has been tricked and is trapped there herself. |
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''The Dress'' The absence of the spoken word is no problem to Nana, who is profoundly deaf. Here, she and Steph show that communication barriers can be overcome by gesture... with a little effort from both sides! ;-) |
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| Feedback session at the end of rehearsals  |
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