Interval

Meeting with Alan Dunnett, Course Director MA Performance, Drama Centre London

Meeting at Southampton Row, 5 February 07

Present: Caf Fean, Paula Delgado of CSM’s Creative Practice for Narrative Environments; and Alan Dunnett, Course Director, MA in Performance

Proposed collaboration between the 2 courses:

Caf and Paula have generated a project called

SHOP:PLAY

A shop needs to be more than a shop. Shopping is entertainment. A shop assistant is a performer but this is a project which goes beyond individual performance and looks for a larger experience which brings more meaning to a shop.

The actors will invigorate the space. The MAP students’ powers of concentration and ability to sustain low-key behavioural characters will be drawn on, as well as their devising experience.

There will also be a collaboration with set designers and scenographers.

C and P believe in character-driven design. How does a character feel in a space?

The schedule would as follows:

1.
pre-meeting – Caf and Paula with one or two MAPs who might be interested in
a more controlling, responsible role. To occur before 22 Feb.

2.
22 Feb workshop, 2 till 6 at the Innovation Centre. Any MAP student welcome. Would be participants (in focus groups) at this time rather than acting. They will send invitation – RSVP.

3.
2 hour meeting with everyone who is interested, in the week of Mon 19 March.

4.
Work starts in April and goes on till June when will be a showing on June 13. Commitment tbc in March (C and P will probably come to the Curzon Soho showcase) but maybe half a day per week for duration. Hoping for a minimum of 5 actors. It is possible a professional client will come on board. Otherwise, guerrilla tactics.


Noted by Alan Dunnett 5 Feb 07


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