Conclusion Of Storytelling

I give a short introduction about storytelling. (Much like I did in the first part of this paper. I will cite Julie’s ideas and convey the overall message just to give the audience a background that will then lead into my actual performance of the story/monologue.) “What would you define as storytelling? What do you envision when it comes to mind? A mother and her child? A teacher and her students? These are all very understandable and logical visions to have.. but… this ideology is not Julie Taymor’s. Julie Taymor took something a simple as storytelling, and she made it into something magically. Most of us can agree that on stage productions bring a feeling of ‘enchantment’ among us. Theres something special that happens when you are watching …show more content…
I want the piece to represent a deep spectacle and amazement at the the imagery which will be found in the transformation of the original text. I will make sure this is done by giving proper representation of imagery in the scene, which I feel is important because Taymor’s work focuses on the composition of storytelling in a very scenic and theatrical way. For the monologue, I really feel like I have to nail the emotions that are given in the story portion of the monologue. It is crucial that I uses severe characterization when performing because the story is otherwise ost. I have to engage myself with the character and create an emotional entrance for the audience to get the full effect. The use of imagery and spectacle with help me in this aspect. I feel that by making the characters story my own, it is reflective of Julie’s theory that she worked so hard to perfect. In order to make it feel like a piece of Taymor’s theory, I really think that I put so much effort into heightening the piece with theatrical elements, that in the end, it cannot feel like it was something that had been on stage. It has to feel more real, and not only that, but it has to be personal. By doing that, it will continue to play into the traditional idea of storytelling. I don 't want the piece to feel like it 's all about theatrics. That 's not Taymor’s role …show more content…
I feel like this because I got the impression that the audience ended up feeling like I was telling more than just a story. I was performing a story. I’m really proud that I was able to do exactly what I wanted to do and that was to successfully display the work of art Julie Taymor single handedly created. I also believe that I was able to put forth accentuation on the spectacle and imagery portion of the monologue/ performance. In my opinion, I was able to communicate the ‘language’ of Julie’s work. I made sure to do all the physical things in order to build up the performance which I felt was important to the solo theatre piece. I believe that, by involving the audience I was able to make it more personal, engage them and most importantly keep them engaged. As they were engaged, there was no doubt that the audience got the true feel of a story that was more than just that.. a story. Every one of Taymor’s conventions were used creatively which was incredibly important to the outcome of the theatre piece. Instead of just performing the piece, both emotional and physical aspects were used to bring the piece together. I wanted to remove the idea that this was solely a presentation that was a requirement. If I would have done that, the audience would have distanced themselves and that would have put up a barrier/ fourth wall that I DID NOT want. For the piece to be successful, I had