Visual Theatre Analysis

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Visual Theatre is a form of theatre which relies heavily on the facial expressions and body language of the performers which aims to challenge an audience, entertain them or both. The stylistic conventions of Visual Theatre include physical theatre, puppetry, shadow theatre, martial arts and multimedia. Performed on the 30th of October by Shake&Stir, Tag, a Visual Theatre piece, examines the repercussions that can come to life for teenagers as a result of using and abusing a plethora of social media platforms. The performers and directors did convey the dramatic meaning using the conventions and techniques of Visual Theatre. This essay will analyse in detail the mood, role and symbolism of the performance and how each of these dramatic elements …show more content…
Using the character Jared as an example, the character used a lot of body language and facial expressions to convey his emotions and personality. This is shown in the scenes where Ploughman is present and Jared is constantly turning his body away from him. The character himself is represented and well-defined before any words are spoken on stage through the way the character holds himself and which body part they lead with. In addition, the stereotypical character ‘boofhead’ used mainly body language to convey not only his emotions, but the personality of the character. As shown when he was first introduced, he charged onto stage and lead with his chest, which shows he is a confident character. There were many characters throughout the performance, and each was defined with at least one prop to show who the character was. Examples of props to convey specific characters include the short, brown wig which represented the character of Jared’s mother. As soon as the actress walked on stage with the wig, the audience immediately understood she was now in the role of Jared’s mother. Another example of props used are Ploughman’s headphones. The actor that played Ploughman was also many other characters, and as soon as he stepped onto stage with the headphones around his neck, it was obvious who the …show more content…
Tag, a Visual Theatre piece has effectively interpreted and utilised the conventions of this style of theatre to create an effective piece which conveys a story of teenagers and their digital lives while dealing with the possible repercussions of social media use and abuse. As presented through the role, symbolism and mood throughout the piece, it is beyond doubt that Shake&Stir have created a highly effective Visual Theatre piece which successfully conveys the intended dramatic

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