Sunday, 24 February 2008
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Friday, 22 February 2008
Uskudara Giderken (Katibim) by Nuri Halil Poyraz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDp-3DpI5kI
kâtibimin setresi uzun, eteği çamur
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime sırmalı ceket ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’a gider iken köşe başı bakkalı
elinde kalem döker rakamı
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
kâtibimin elinde kanarya kafesi
dar kalıba vurmuş kâtibin fesi
kâtip evlenecek çoktur hevesi
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’a gider iken bir mendil buldum
mendilin içine lokum doldurdum
kâtibimi arar iken yanımda buldum
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kokulu da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
kâtip kol kol olmuş çayırda gezer
kâtibimin sözleri bağrımı ezer
kâtibimin mektupları cebimde gezer
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’a gider iken bohçam tutuştu
kordonum kesildi, saatim düştü
Üsküdar çapkınları peşime düştü
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’dan İstanbul’a geçen kayıklar
kâtibim oturmuş fındık ayıklar
kâtip rüyasında beni sayıklar
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır…
Üsküdar’a Gider İken
İstanbul-Nuri Halil Poyraz-Muzaffer Sarısözen
Üsküdar’a Gider İken Aldı Da Bir Yağmur,
Kâtibimin Setresi Uzun Eteği Çamur.
Kâtip Uykudan Uyanmış Gözleri Mahmur.
Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,
Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.
Üsküdar’a Gider İken Bir Mendil Buldum,
Mendilimin İçine De Lokum Doldurdum.
Kâtibimi Arar İken Yanımda Buldum.
Kâtip Benim Ben Kâtibin El Ne Karışır,
Kâtibime Kolalı Da Gömlek Ne Güzel Yaraşır.
The original long version goes like this:
Üsküdar’a gider iken aldı da bir yağmurkâtibimin setresi uzun, eteği çamur
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime sırmalı ceket ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’a gider iken köşe başı bakkalı
elinde kalem döker rakamı
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
kâtibimin elinde kanarya kafesi
dar kalıba vurmuş kâtibin fesi
kâtip evlenecek çoktur hevesi
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’a gider iken bir mendil buldum
mendilin içine lokum doldurdum
kâtibimi arar iken yanımda buldum
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kokulu da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
kâtip kol kol olmuş çayırda gezer
kâtibimin sözleri bağrımı ezer
kâtibimin mektupları cebimde gezer
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’a gider iken bohçam tutuştu
kordonum kesildi, saatim düştü
Üsküdar çapkınları peşime düştü
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır
Üsküdar’dan İstanbul’a geçen kayıklar
kâtibim oturmuş fındık ayıklar
kâtip rüyasında beni sayıklar
kâtip benim ben kâtibin el ne karışır
kâtibime kolalı da gömlek ne güzel yaraşır…
Bakkhai Production Meeting 3
Bakkhai Production Meeting Minutes
Date: Wednesday, 20.02.2008
In attendance: Julian Deering, Charlotte Atkinson, Emily Dell, Roberta Edwards, Jenny Glithero, Samara Harrison-Moore, Naomi Wagner, Zoë Walker, Charlene Webster, Laura Marston
Absentees: Tanushka Marah, Simeon Lewis, Shabanah Rehman
Sound/Music: On Monday and Wednesday Tanushka did not come in due to illness. Emma lead the group and gave each department new tasks. Zoe, Shabs and I were to work on new melody for the opening birth scene. At first we looked at the movement created by Charlie, and then we started creating sounds to go with the movement. Unfortunately Shabs was ill as well and could not take part in the process as much as she would have liked to. We then booked TMG 82 and started working with the CD given by Jules. Zoe, Shabs and I listened into all the different songs and chose one appealing melody that we found matched the opening birth scene well. We learned the melody, added ancient Greek text to it, and Zoe created harmonies and a drone to the melody. On the weekend I found another two old Turkish melodies ('Kilim' by Fatih Kisaparmak and 'Gulumse' by Sezen Aksu) which I changed into ancient Greek. As soon as Shabs is feeling well enough I hope that we will be working together on the two songs and record our new ideas. Shabs has also been working on a new songs at home while she was ill, which she will be presenting to the group next week.
Lighting: In our production meeting Samara told us that she has not been working on lighting yet as there is still no fully set performance. However, Tanushka expressed that she likes the idea of working with silhouettes, back light, ultra violet in combination with back lights and that she would like to use green, musty colours (resembling nature, forest, mud, woods etc.).
Costume: As our production meeting was scheduled a day earlier than we had planned Emily and Roberta did not bring their sketches along on Wednesday. Emily described that they have designed a band which is going to be tied around the neck and will be long and floating.
They have also calculated the amount of body paint needed for 5 performances, including dress rehearsal. Roberta said that we will be needing 16 oz of body paint per person. In total we will be using 12 bottles, which cost £168 at performerzone.co.uk. If we are going to use only white body paint and add dust or dirt to create other variations of colours, we will pay less (white - £8.97 per bottle, grey - £11.97 per bottle). Jules suggested to look at charlesfox and stagemakeup.co.uk to compare prices.
The two also looked at fabric prices. 1m length and 100 cm width of muslin costs £1.99. Organza fabric is more expensive. Please find out how much organza would cost and keep comparing prices. Charlie suggested to look at the DPS of London Met university as they must have white fabrics in long sheets from an earlier performance, The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Please ask the responsible person whether we can use those sheets or not.
Also, please send Tanushka and me the costume sketches via email as soon as possible.
Set-Props: Shabs was not able to attend this week's production meeting due to illness. Charlie did not bring in any new sketches as she did not know that the production meeting was scheducled a day earlier this week. Shabs and Charlie are still discussing whether they want to use gloss or matt paper for the backdrop. They are also not sure how to make the idea of a 3-D moon/orb come true. What they do know for sure is that they would like the orb to be clean and shiny. Jules said that the effect could also be created through lighting. The colours that will be used are white, grey, red and black.
Charlie and Shabs have also not concretely decided which material they will be using for the tree. The choices are: plastic coated wire, pipes filled with wire, robe lights or, as Roberta suggested, painted twigs. Jules proposed to go to Tesco, as they have red Valentine's lights on sale, reduced from £10 to £5, with heart shaped covers which could be taken off. Inside they consist of little red wire lights that are very delicate and could have the effect we are looking for. The idea of the tree is to create a stylised image of a tree and to make it look delicate.
The two have also decided to use Tanushka's grey dance floor for the set.
Another suggestion Jules made was that we could also use the balconies at the theatre from which we could hang the muslin fabrics as part of the set.
Marketing/Publicity: Jenny and Charlene brought the pictures in this week for all of us to decide which picture will be used for the flyers and posters. The group had two photo shoots, one non-professional taken by Charlene, and one professional taken by Zoe's boyfriend.
The theme of both photo shoots was 'brutality and ecstasy'.
Jules proposed to choose 2 to 3 pictures out of the lot and put those on the blog. Many of the pictures are very good and could also be put on display at university.
The idea is to include the colours of the set into the picture, which means that they will have to be slightly changed and edited with photoshop. Jules has taken some of the non-professional pictures to scan and edit on his PC.
Charlie had the idea to create and installation with bottles for the foyer at university, so that her initial idea for the set does not get lost.
Any other business: On Monday the 25th of February we are going to have a 3 hour session in which we will put all the collected material together.
On following days 26./27./28.03.2008 we will have rehearsals with Tanushka at university to make up for the lost rehearsal time last week. However, we will still be rehearsing independently in our various groups. So, please make sure you book rooms in advance.
One last thing: as there seems to be an influenza virus going around at the moment, everyone please make sure you keep healthy. It is of most importance that all of us attend classes. So, please eat healthily and take your daily vitamin Cs, my lovely ones. You are all very much needed. :-)
Next meeting date/time: Thursday, 28.02.2008
Date: Wednesday, 20.02.2008
In attendance: Julian Deering, Charlotte Atkinson, Emily Dell, Roberta Edwards, Jenny Glithero, Samara Harrison-Moore, Naomi Wagner, Zoë Walker, Charlene Webster, Laura Marston
Absentees: Tanushka Marah, Simeon Lewis, Shabanah Rehman
Sound/Music: On Monday and Wednesday Tanushka did not come in due to illness. Emma lead the group and gave each department new tasks. Zoe, Shabs and I were to work on new melody for the opening birth scene. At first we looked at the movement created by Charlie, and then we started creating sounds to go with the movement. Unfortunately Shabs was ill as well and could not take part in the process as much as she would have liked to. We then booked TMG 82 and started working with the CD given by Jules. Zoe, Shabs and I listened into all the different songs and chose one appealing melody that we found matched the opening birth scene well. We learned the melody, added ancient Greek text to it, and Zoe created harmonies and a drone to the melody. On the weekend I found another two old Turkish melodies ('Kilim' by Fatih Kisaparmak and 'Gulumse' by Sezen Aksu) which I changed into ancient Greek. As soon as Shabs is feeling well enough I hope that we will be working together on the two songs and record our new ideas. Shabs has also been working on a new songs at home while she was ill, which she will be presenting to the group next week.
Lighting: In our production meeting Samara told us that she has not been working on lighting yet as there is still no fully set performance. However, Tanushka expressed that she likes the idea of working with silhouettes, back light, ultra violet in combination with back lights and that she would like to use green, musty colours (resembling nature, forest, mud, woods etc.).
Costume: As our production meeting was scheduled a day earlier than we had planned Emily and Roberta did not bring their sketches along on Wednesday. Emily described that they have designed a band which is going to be tied around the neck and will be long and floating.
They have also calculated the amount of body paint needed for 5 performances, including dress rehearsal. Roberta said that we will be needing 16 oz of body paint per person. In total we will be using 12 bottles, which cost £168 at performerzone.co.uk. If we are going to use only white body paint and add dust or dirt to create other variations of colours, we will pay less (white - £8.97 per bottle, grey - £11.97 per bottle). Jules suggested to look at charlesfox and stagemakeup.co.uk to compare prices.
The two also looked at fabric prices. 1m length and 100 cm width of muslin costs £1.99. Organza fabric is more expensive. Please find out how much organza would cost and keep comparing prices. Charlie suggested to look at the DPS of London Met university as they must have white fabrics in long sheets from an earlier performance, The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Please ask the responsible person whether we can use those sheets or not.
Also, please send Tanushka and me the costume sketches via email as soon as possible.
Set-Props: Shabs was not able to attend this week's production meeting due to illness. Charlie did not bring in any new sketches as she did not know that the production meeting was scheducled a day earlier this week. Shabs and Charlie are still discussing whether they want to use gloss or matt paper for the backdrop. They are also not sure how to make the idea of a 3-D moon/orb come true. What they do know for sure is that they would like the orb to be clean and shiny. Jules said that the effect could also be created through lighting. The colours that will be used are white, grey, red and black.
Charlie and Shabs have also not concretely decided which material they will be using for the tree. The choices are: plastic coated wire, pipes filled with wire, robe lights or, as Roberta suggested, painted twigs. Jules proposed to go to Tesco, as they have red Valentine's lights on sale, reduced from £10 to £5, with heart shaped covers which could be taken off. Inside they consist of little red wire lights that are very delicate and could have the effect we are looking for. The idea of the tree is to create a stylised image of a tree and to make it look delicate.
The two have also decided to use Tanushka's grey dance floor for the set.
Another suggestion Jules made was that we could also use the balconies at the theatre from which we could hang the muslin fabrics as part of the set.
Marketing/Publicity: Jenny and Charlene brought the pictures in this week for all of us to decide which picture will be used for the flyers and posters. The group had two photo shoots, one non-professional taken by Charlene, and one professional taken by Zoe's boyfriend.
The theme of both photo shoots was 'brutality and ecstasy'.
Jules proposed to choose 2 to 3 pictures out of the lot and put those on the blog. Many of the pictures are very good and could also be put on display at university.
The idea is to include the colours of the set into the picture, which means that they will have to be slightly changed and edited with photoshop. Jules has taken some of the non-professional pictures to scan and edit on his PC.
Charlie had the idea to create and installation with bottles for the foyer at university, so that her initial idea for the set does not get lost.
Any other business: On Monday the 25th of February we are going to have a 3 hour session in which we will put all the collected material together.
On following days 26./27./28.03.2008 we will have rehearsals with Tanushka at university to make up for the lost rehearsal time last week. However, we will still be rehearsing independently in our various groups. So, please make sure you book rooms in advance.
One last thing: as there seems to be an influenza virus going around at the moment, everyone please make sure you keep healthy. It is of most importance that all of us attend classes. So, please eat healthily and take your daily vitamin Cs, my lovely ones. You are all very much needed. :-)
Next meeting date/time: Thursday, 28.02.2008
Bakkhai Production Meeting Minutes 2
Bakkhai Production Meeting Minutes
Date: Thursday, 14.02.2008
In attendance: Tanushka Marah, Julian Deering, Simeon Lewis, Charlotte Atkinson, Emily Dell, Roberta Edwards, Jenny Glithero, Samara Harrison-Moore, Shabana Rehman, Naomi Wagner, Zoë Walker, Charlene Webster, Laura Marston
Absentees: no one
Sound/Music: Zoë, Jenny, Samara and Laura have been working on their ‘Eleleu’-harmony, adding glottal and Middle Eastern sounds. Until next week the group will be working with the CD Jules has given them.
Shabs and me had a separate meeting on Wednesday and worked on the pentatonic scale. We created a new melody and added a constant underlying of rhythmic words from the Indian Kathak dance, called bols (e.g. dha, ge, na, tiraki Ta, ta, thei, tat, ta ta, tidga, digdig etc.), which traditionally serve as mnemonics* to the composition.
Monday both groups will have a meeting with Tanushka during our lunch break at around 1pm.
Lighting: no development in the lighting area at the moment
Costume: Emily and Roberta have developed their initial ideas further and decided that they would like to work with body paint to reduce the cost and time aspect of the original idea. There will be a basic outfit, for example a dress, and the rest of the body will be covered with body paint. The inspiration for this idea came from the moving tabloids we have been exploring in our improvisations. The body paint will be matching the set (grey, white, black) and are there to resemble merging statues. Jules suggested getting body paint worth of five performances (including dress rehearsal and the three evening performances).
Emily and Roberta brought three different material samples to show us, two white linen-like materials and one quite rough sack-cloth sample.
Tanushka liked the idea of the basic dress and proposed using drapes made of silky material or T-shirt cloth, something people with sensitive skin and allergies can wear. Our performance is very physical and our costumes need therefore to be easy to move in.
There are showers in the Jackson’s Lane Theatre in case we are going to use the body paint, which means we will be able to wash it off at the premises.
Theatre body paint can be found in Covent Garden or at theatre suppliers. However, they can be quite costly. Please find out how much of the budget would be needed for the paint.
Set-Props: Charlie and Shabs have developed their initial idea further during the past week. The set is to be minimal, natural and will resemble Oriental paintings. The picture below is a replica of their model box set.
The moon in the back of the set was planned to be 3-D to give an even more naturalistic impression. Their idea was to create a 3-D ball (for example made of frosted glass etc.) coming out of the wall that can be lit in different light shades. The tree could be made of chicken wire, painted pipes filled with wire or Christmas robe lights to create an almost celestial atmosphere.
We also need to think about which colour the floor is going to be. If it is to match the backdrop we need to plan how we are going to do that. Tanushka suggested using a floor cloth which then could be taped to the backdrop. Now we need to decide whether we want a matt or gloss floor.
Again, please find out the prices for all the material so we can start calculating soon.
Marketing/Publicity: The group will have a photo shoot today for the flyers and posters with Charlie and Shabs as their models, and are going to take professional pictures with Zoë’s boyfriend, who happens to be a professional photographer, tomorrow. They booked the professional photographer for half an hour and need therefore at least one hour to set up and plan the shoot.
They also found on the internet a company that would print 500 A6 flyers on 300 GS paper for only £ 80. The company’s name is Best Printing. Please find out if the price is for double sided prints.
Any other business: On Tuesday Simeon and Jules went to see the Jackson’s Lane theatre. All the details regarding the theatre as well as pictures taken can be seen on our blog in the internet. Please do log onto the blog (including myself!).
The stage is 10m (32.81 ft) wide and 6m (19.69 ft) deep. There are 163 seats available.
We have a 2 weeks Easter break in March in which we all have time to explore our ideas for set, costume, choreography and music etc. The university building will be open and we will be able to book rooms for rehearsals. There should be plenty of time to work on our individual projects. So, please do book space and work, work, work. We want this to be an amazing show, don’t we?
Individual research tasks: Jenny – please look at creating a narrative for the opening scene, Samara – please look at the story of shock headed Peter and change it to fit the tabloid of the three witches stitched together, Charlene – please research witches, witch hunts, witches about to be burnt, stories that witches told, burning, persecution, midwives, sex with the devil, scenes of sin, why are witches women and not men?, find different texts for five people, Charlie – please look into the Trantella story; choreograph a solo dance for the spider and link the choreography to Sufism, Tanushka liked the idea of the spider dissolving and the element of spinning (Dervishes etc.), Roberta – please research Greek/Arabic/Turkish folk dances and bring in new dance material next week, Emily – please look into the story of Lady of Charlotte, research goddesses, and combine the lover’s story with the element of punishment, another key word is the cleansing sun, Zoë - please develop music to the story of the lovers torn apart, something romantic, key word: Valentine, Naomi – find another Turkish folk song and adapt it to ancient Greek to fit into the performance
Next meeting date/time: Thursday, 21.02.2008
* Patterns of words or letters used to aid the memory
Date: Thursday, 14.02.2008
In attendance: Tanushka Marah, Julian Deering, Simeon Lewis, Charlotte Atkinson, Emily Dell, Roberta Edwards, Jenny Glithero, Samara Harrison-Moore, Shabana Rehman, Naomi Wagner, Zoë Walker, Charlene Webster, Laura Marston
Absentees: no one
Sound/Music: Zoë, Jenny, Samara and Laura have been working on their ‘Eleleu’-harmony, adding glottal and Middle Eastern sounds. Until next week the group will be working with the CD Jules has given them.
Shabs and me had a separate meeting on Wednesday and worked on the pentatonic scale. We created a new melody and added a constant underlying of rhythmic words from the Indian Kathak dance, called bols (e.g. dha, ge, na, tiraki Ta, ta, thei, tat, ta ta, tidga, digdig etc.), which traditionally serve as mnemonics* to the composition.
Monday both groups will have a meeting with Tanushka during our lunch break at around 1pm.
Lighting: no development in the lighting area at the moment
Costume: Emily and Roberta have developed their initial ideas further and decided that they would like to work with body paint to reduce the cost and time aspect of the original idea. There will be a basic outfit, for example a dress, and the rest of the body will be covered with body paint. The inspiration for this idea came from the moving tabloids we have been exploring in our improvisations. The body paint will be matching the set (grey, white, black) and are there to resemble merging statues. Jules suggested getting body paint worth of five performances (including dress rehearsal and the three evening performances).
Emily and Roberta brought three different material samples to show us, two white linen-like materials and one quite rough sack-cloth sample.
Tanushka liked the idea of the basic dress and proposed using drapes made of silky material or T-shirt cloth, something people with sensitive skin and allergies can wear. Our performance is very physical and our costumes need therefore to be easy to move in.
There are showers in the Jackson’s Lane Theatre in case we are going to use the body paint, which means we will be able to wash it off at the premises.
Theatre body paint can be found in Covent Garden or at theatre suppliers. However, they can be quite costly. Please find out how much of the budget would be needed for the paint.
Set-Props: Charlie and Shabs have developed their initial idea further during the past week. The set is to be minimal, natural and will resemble Oriental paintings. The picture below is a replica of their model box set.
The moon in the back of the set was planned to be 3-D to give an even more naturalistic impression. Their idea was to create a 3-D ball (for example made of frosted glass etc.) coming out of the wall that can be lit in different light shades. The tree could be made of chicken wire, painted pipes filled with wire or Christmas robe lights to create an almost celestial atmosphere.
We also need to think about which colour the floor is going to be. If it is to match the backdrop we need to plan how we are going to do that. Tanushka suggested using a floor cloth which then could be taped to the backdrop. Now we need to decide whether we want a matt or gloss floor.
Again, please find out the prices for all the material so we can start calculating soon.
Marketing/Publicity: The group will have a photo shoot today for the flyers and posters with Charlie and Shabs as their models, and are going to take professional pictures with Zoë’s boyfriend, who happens to be a professional photographer, tomorrow. They booked the professional photographer for half an hour and need therefore at least one hour to set up and plan the shoot.
They also found on the internet a company that would print 500 A6 flyers on 300 GS paper for only £ 80. The company’s name is Best Printing. Please find out if the price is for double sided prints.
Any other business: On Tuesday Simeon and Jules went to see the Jackson’s Lane theatre. All the details regarding the theatre as well as pictures taken can be seen on our blog in the internet. Please do log onto the blog (including myself!).
The stage is 10m (32.81 ft) wide and 6m (19.69 ft) deep. There are 163 seats available.
We have a 2 weeks Easter break in March in which we all have time to explore our ideas for set, costume, choreography and music etc. The university building will be open and we will be able to book rooms for rehearsals. There should be plenty of time to work on our individual projects. So, please do book space and work, work, work. We want this to be an amazing show, don’t we?
Individual research tasks: Jenny – please look at creating a narrative for the opening scene, Samara – please look at the story of shock headed Peter and change it to fit the tabloid of the three witches stitched together, Charlene – please research witches, witch hunts, witches about to be burnt, stories that witches told, burning, persecution, midwives, sex with the devil, scenes of sin, why are witches women and not men?, find different texts for five people, Charlie – please look into the Trantella story; choreograph a solo dance for the spider and link the choreography to Sufism, Tanushka liked the idea of the spider dissolving and the element of spinning (Dervishes etc.), Roberta – please research Greek/Arabic/Turkish folk dances and bring in new dance material next week, Emily – please look into the story of Lady of Charlotte, research goddesses, and combine the lover’s story with the element of punishment, another key word is the cleansing sun, Zoë - please develop music to the story of the lovers torn apart, something romantic, key word: Valentine, Naomi – find another Turkish folk song and adapt it to ancient Greek to fit into the performance
Next meeting date/time: Thursday, 21.02.2008
* Patterns of words or letters used to aid the memory
Bakkhai Production Meeting Minutes 1
Bacchae Production Meeting Minutes
Date: Thursday, 07.02.2008
In attendance: Tanushka Marah, Julian Deering, Simeon Lewis, Charlotte Atkinson, Emily Dell, Roberta Edwards, Jenny Glithero, Samara Harrison-Moore, Shabana Rehman, Naomi Wagner, Zoe Walker, Charlene Webster
Absentees: Laura Marston
Sound/Music: There are two separate groups of people working on the sound and music, Zoe was given a CD by Jules to listen into and was has been asked to compose a new piece of music using the ancient Greek text ‘Eleleu Eleleu …’
The second group consisting of Shabs and Naomi were to work on the Turkish song ‘Uskudara Gideriken (Katibim)’ by Nuri Halil Poyraz and combine the messenger speech in ancient Greek with the song into a new piece of music. Both groups need to keep a record of their work and ideas in form of tape or CD recordings. The budget for the sound/music will most probably not be very high as we will mainly use CDs or mini disks to records and sing and play instruments live on stage.
Lighting: Samara who is working on the lighting was given a book by Jules to gain more information. Her job is to think of how to light the performance, i.e. the atmosphere we want to create, the use of shadows, possible projections, lights underneath the set or from the front.
Costume: Emily and Roberta are working on costumes. They discussed costume ideas for the play and explained that they wanted to play with the idea of grotesque, dirty bodies and clean, tidy dresses as a contrast.
To keep a record of their ideas they were asked to make a portfolio of colours, patches and materials. It is also important to know whether the dresses will be bought or tailor made. Jules suggested taking the quickest into account as we haven’t got much time left. We also need to know the budget for the costumes as soon as possible. Tanushka asked Emily and Roberta to make a selection of choice by picking up clues and hints from our rehearsals in class. Please also consider that the group needs to be able to freely move in the costumes. Any floating material should be suitable for costume making.
Set-Props: Charlie and Shabs are responsible for set/props. Their idea for the set was to make a huge wall of different sized, shaped and coloured bottles as well as columns of glass. This idea, Simeon said, is feasible but needs to be thought through thoroughly as glass bottles present a health and safety risk on stage.
Tanushka asked the two to think of more than one idea and suggested again to keep record of those ideas in form of a portfolio. The theme of the set should ideally represent a heightened reality which does not exist in any time or space. Simeon also mentioned big blocks of sponge that are available and could be used for the set.
We need the measurements of the stage in the Jackson’s Lane Theatre as soon as possible. Simeon and Jules are going to the Jackson’s Lane Theatre on Tuesday next week and will take the measurements.
Marketing/Publicity: Jenny, Charlene and Laura will be working on publicity and marketing. They were asked to have a meeting on Friday the 8th of February 2008 to discuss ideas.
After a long discussion we came to the conclusion that the title for our performance will be Bakkhai.
The image of our posters and flyers should be post-gender and feature the overall theme of brutality and ecstasy. Tanushka suggested setting up pictures/portrait shots of different facial expressions for the posters and flyers. She said that a face on a poster looking at the spectator is very expressive and attracts attention.
For the posters and flyers we first of all need to know the capacity of the Jackson’s Lane Theatre. Jules also suggested thinking about making a decent program which we could sell for £ 0.50 or £ 1 on the performance night. It is important to get different quotes for printing prices. Ask the Student Union where they print their flyers and also ask the copy and printing shop on Holloway Road. Also think about advertising the show on, for example, myspace.com, or facebook.com or in ‘What’s on in London’, as well as other performance places. It might be good to make up a production email address, such as bakkhai@hotmail.com etc.
On the flyers and posters following information needs to be included: title of the performance, dates, times and perhaps a map of the Jackson’s Lane Theatre. The map cannot be taken off googlemap.com.
Collect theatre flyers to get an idea of how to make one. See what works and what does not.
Think about where you want to distribute the flyers, for example the City Campus, libraries, pubs etc. Ask flyer companies whether you can use their space in pubs. We will need approximately 5000 flyers. Tanushka promised to bring samples of flyers and e-flyers next week.
We will be performing 3 nights at the Jackson’s Lane theatre and there will be 600-700 tickets available. Please make sure that we get as many spectators as possible.
Find out if Jackson’s Lane has a press officer for a potential press release.
Tanushka asked the group to make a portfolio with pictures, inspirations to keep record of their process.
Any other business: Our budget for this production is £ 900 + £ 10 per person = £ 1000 all together. We will need approximately £ 200 for marketing/publicity and a 10% for contingency. Each group needs to write down their approximate budget as soon as possible.
For every purchase I need to see receipts, otherwise you will not get your money back.
On the receipt needs to be the student’s name and the date; the purchase and amount need to be highlighted. Large purchases need to be discussed with the group upfront. Also check whether someone in the group has the desired article at home or not. Every material that is to be used must be either fire proof or fire resistant.
Please be aware that we are not allowed to eat or drink in TMG 65. We are, however welcome, to meet at TMG 68, Simeon and Jules’ office, where we can eat or drink, if we don’t mind the background noise.
Next meeting date/time: Thursday, 14.02.2008 (Valentine’s Day!)
Date: Thursday, 07.02.2008
In attendance: Tanushka Marah, Julian Deering, Simeon Lewis, Charlotte Atkinson, Emily Dell, Roberta Edwards, Jenny Glithero, Samara Harrison-Moore, Shabana Rehman, Naomi Wagner, Zoe Walker, Charlene Webster
Absentees: Laura Marston
Sound/Music: There are two separate groups of people working on the sound and music, Zoe was given a CD by Jules to listen into and was has been asked to compose a new piece of music using the ancient Greek text ‘Eleleu Eleleu …’
The second group consisting of Shabs and Naomi were to work on the Turkish song ‘Uskudara Gideriken (Katibim)’ by Nuri Halil Poyraz and combine the messenger speech in ancient Greek with the song into a new piece of music. Both groups need to keep a record of their work and ideas in form of tape or CD recordings. The budget for the sound/music will most probably not be very high as we will mainly use CDs or mini disks to records and sing and play instruments live on stage.
Lighting: Samara who is working on the lighting was given a book by Jules to gain more information. Her job is to think of how to light the performance, i.e. the atmosphere we want to create, the use of shadows, possible projections, lights underneath the set or from the front.
Costume: Emily and Roberta are working on costumes. They discussed costume ideas for the play and explained that they wanted to play with the idea of grotesque, dirty bodies and clean, tidy dresses as a contrast.
To keep a record of their ideas they were asked to make a portfolio of colours, patches and materials. It is also important to know whether the dresses will be bought or tailor made. Jules suggested taking the quickest into account as we haven’t got much time left. We also need to know the budget for the costumes as soon as possible. Tanushka asked Emily and Roberta to make a selection of choice by picking up clues and hints from our rehearsals in class. Please also consider that the group needs to be able to freely move in the costumes. Any floating material should be suitable for costume making.
Set-Props: Charlie and Shabs are responsible for set/props. Their idea for the set was to make a huge wall of different sized, shaped and coloured bottles as well as columns of glass. This idea, Simeon said, is feasible but needs to be thought through thoroughly as glass bottles present a health and safety risk on stage.
Tanushka asked the two to think of more than one idea and suggested again to keep record of those ideas in form of a portfolio. The theme of the set should ideally represent a heightened reality which does not exist in any time or space. Simeon also mentioned big blocks of sponge that are available and could be used for the set.
We need the measurements of the stage in the Jackson’s Lane Theatre as soon as possible. Simeon and Jules are going to the Jackson’s Lane Theatre on Tuesday next week and will take the measurements.
Marketing/Publicity: Jenny, Charlene and Laura will be working on publicity and marketing. They were asked to have a meeting on Friday the 8th of February 2008 to discuss ideas.
After a long discussion we came to the conclusion that the title for our performance will be Bakkhai.
The image of our posters and flyers should be post-gender and feature the overall theme of brutality and ecstasy. Tanushka suggested setting up pictures/portrait shots of different facial expressions for the posters and flyers. She said that a face on a poster looking at the spectator is very expressive and attracts attention.
For the posters and flyers we first of all need to know the capacity of the Jackson’s Lane Theatre. Jules also suggested thinking about making a decent program which we could sell for £ 0.50 or £ 1 on the performance night. It is important to get different quotes for printing prices. Ask the Student Union where they print their flyers and also ask the copy and printing shop on Holloway Road. Also think about advertising the show on, for example, myspace.com, or facebook.com or in ‘What’s on in London’, as well as other performance places. It might be good to make up a production email address, such as bakkhai@hotmail.com etc.
On the flyers and posters following information needs to be included: title of the performance, dates, times and perhaps a map of the Jackson’s Lane Theatre. The map cannot be taken off googlemap.com.
Collect theatre flyers to get an idea of how to make one. See what works and what does not.
Think about where you want to distribute the flyers, for example the City Campus, libraries, pubs etc. Ask flyer companies whether you can use their space in pubs. We will need approximately 5000 flyers. Tanushka promised to bring samples of flyers and e-flyers next week.
We will be performing 3 nights at the Jackson’s Lane theatre and there will be 600-700 tickets available. Please make sure that we get as many spectators as possible.
Find out if Jackson’s Lane has a press officer for a potential press release.
Tanushka asked the group to make a portfolio with pictures, inspirations to keep record of their process.
Any other business: Our budget for this production is £ 900 + £ 10 per person = £ 1000 all together. We will need approximately £ 200 for marketing/publicity and a 10% for contingency. Each group needs to write down their approximate budget as soon as possible.
For every purchase I need to see receipts, otherwise you will not get your money back.
On the receipt needs to be the student’s name and the date; the purchase and amount need to be highlighted. Large purchases need to be discussed with the group upfront. Also check whether someone in the group has the desired article at home or not. Every material that is to be used must be either fire proof or fire resistant.
Please be aware that we are not allowed to eat or drink in TMG 65. We are, however welcome, to meet at TMG 68, Simeon and Jules’ office, where we can eat or drink, if we don’t mind the background noise.
Next meeting date/time: Thursday, 14.02.2008 (Valentine’s Day!)
Saturday, 16 February 2008
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Witch-Hunts
Hi
I've added a link to the page for Malleus Maleficarum it is an Elizabethan text used to hunt witches it's a really interesting read and we might use some of the material from it. Question XI is particularly amusing. Enjoy
I've added a link to the page for Malleus Maleficarum it is an Elizabethan text used to hunt witches it's a really interesting read and we might use some of the material from it. Question XI is particularly amusing. Enjoy
Monday, 11 February 2008
Messenger's Speech
MESSENGER: I saw those women in their Bacchic revels,
those sacred screamers, all driven crazy,
the ones who run barefoot from their homes.
I came to tell you the dreadful things they're doing
are beyond all wonder.
At dawn today when first the sun’s rays warmed the earth
The grazing cattle were just moving into upland pastures,
Right then I saw them, groups of dancing women.
They were all asleep, bodies quite relaxed,
some leaning back on leafy boughs of pine,
others cradling heads on oak-leaf pillows,
resting on the ground. They were not as legend tells
all drunk on wine or on the music of their flutes,
hunting for Aphrodite in the woods.
They heard the cattle lowing,
calling them to stir from sleep.
They rubbed refreshing sleep out of their eyes,
and stood up straight—a marvelous sight!
Women young and old and still unmarried girls.
First, they let their hair loose down their shoulders,
tied up the fawn skins. Then around those skins
they looped some snakes, who licked the women's cheeks.
Some held young gazelles or wild wolf cubs
and fed them on their own white milk, the ones
who'd left behind at home a new-born child
whose breasts were still swollen full of milk.
They draped themselves with garlands from oak trees,
ivy and flowering yew. Then one of them,
struck a rock and water gushed out, fresh as dew.
Another scraped the ground. At once,
the god sent fountains of wine up from the spot.
All those who craved white milk to drink
just scratched the earth with their fingertips—
it came out in streams. From the trees they touched
thick sweet honey dripped. Oh, if you'd been there,
if you'd seen this, you'd come with reverence
to that god
Host’ ei parestha, ton theon ton nun psegeis
Euchaisin an metelthes eisidon tade.
To show the eyes that did not see
we hid ourselves among the bushes.
At the appointed time, the women started their Bacchic ritual,
calling out to the god they cry to, Bromius.
The entire mountain and its wild animals
were, like them, in one Bacchic ecstasy.
As these women moved, they made all things dance.
One, by chance, was dancing close to me.
And catching sight of me she screamed out,
"Oh, my quick hounds, men are hunting us.
Come, follow me. Come on."
“All, hespesthe moi, hespesthe moi”
We ran off, and barely escaped being torn apart.
But then those Bacchic women, all unarmed,
went at the heifers browsing on the turf,
using their bare hands. Ripping a fat, young, lowing calf apart—
others tearing cows in pieces with their hands.
Ribs and cloven hooves tossed everywhere—hung up in branches
dripping blood and gore. And bulls, proud beasts till then,
with angry horns, collapsed there on the ground,
dragged down by the hands of a thousand girls.
Hides covering their bodies were stripped off
faster than you could wink your eye.
Then, like birds carried up by their own speed,
Like fighting troops, they raided towns, smashing
everything, snatching children from their homes.
Whatever they carried their shoulders,
even bronze or iron, never tumbled off
onto the dark earth, though nothing was tied down.
They carried fire in their hair, but those flames
never singed them. Some of the villagers,
enraged at being plundered by the Bacchae,
seized weapons. The sight of what happened next was dreadful. For their pointed spears did not draw blood.
But then those women with their bare hands,
they wounded them and drove them back in flight.
The women did this to men, but not without some god's assistance.
Then they went back to where they'd started from,
those fountains which the god had made for them.
They washed off the blood. Snakes licked their cheeks,
cleansing their skin of every drop.
A fearful sight, we must give welcome in our city to this god
and the fearsome Bacchae.
Ton daimon’ oun tond hostis est,
Bakchon, Bakchon, Bakchon
those sacred screamers, all driven crazy,
the ones who run barefoot from their homes.
I came to tell you the dreadful things they're doing
are beyond all wonder.
At dawn today when first the sun’s rays warmed the earth
The grazing cattle were just moving into upland pastures,
Right then I saw them, groups of dancing women.
They were all asleep, bodies quite relaxed,
some leaning back on leafy boughs of pine,
others cradling heads on oak-leaf pillows,
resting on the ground. They were not as legend tells
all drunk on wine or on the music of their flutes,
hunting for Aphrodite in the woods.
They heard the cattle lowing,
calling them to stir from sleep.
They rubbed refreshing sleep out of their eyes,
and stood up straight—a marvelous sight!
Women young and old and still unmarried girls.
First, they let their hair loose down their shoulders,
tied up the fawn skins. Then around those skins
they looped some snakes, who licked the women's cheeks.
Some held young gazelles or wild wolf cubs
and fed them on their own white milk, the ones
who'd left behind at home a new-born child
whose breasts were still swollen full of milk.
They draped themselves with garlands from oak trees,
ivy and flowering yew. Then one of them,
struck a rock and water gushed out, fresh as dew.
Another scraped the ground. At once,
the god sent fountains of wine up from the spot.
All those who craved white milk to drink
just scratched the earth with their fingertips—
it came out in streams. From the trees they touched
thick sweet honey dripped. Oh, if you'd been there,
if you'd seen this, you'd come with reverence
to that god
Host’ ei parestha, ton theon ton nun psegeis
Euchaisin an metelthes eisidon tade.
To show the eyes that did not see
we hid ourselves among the bushes.
At the appointed time, the women started their Bacchic ritual,
calling out to the god they cry to, Bromius.
The entire mountain and its wild animals
were, like them, in one Bacchic ecstasy.
As these women moved, they made all things dance.
One, by chance, was dancing close to me.
And catching sight of me she screamed out,
"Oh, my quick hounds, men are hunting us.
Come, follow me. Come on."
“All, hespesthe moi, hespesthe moi”
We ran off, and barely escaped being torn apart.
But then those Bacchic women, all unarmed,
went at the heifers browsing on the turf,
using their bare hands. Ripping a fat, young, lowing calf apart—
others tearing cows in pieces with their hands.
Ribs and cloven hooves tossed everywhere—hung up in branches
dripping blood and gore. And bulls, proud beasts till then,
with angry horns, collapsed there on the ground,
dragged down by the hands of a thousand girls.
Hides covering their bodies were stripped off
faster than you could wink your eye.
Then, like birds carried up by their own speed,
Like fighting troops, they raided towns, smashing
everything, snatching children from their homes.
Whatever they carried their shoulders,
even bronze or iron, never tumbled off
onto the dark earth, though nothing was tied down.
They carried fire in their hair, but those flames
never singed them. Some of the villagers,
enraged at being plundered by the Bacchae,
seized weapons. The sight of what happened next was dreadful. For their pointed spears did not draw blood.
But then those women with their bare hands,
they wounded them and drove them back in flight.
The women did this to men, but not without some god's assistance.
Then they went back to where they'd started from,
those fountains which the god had made for them.
They washed off the blood. Snakes licked their cheeks,
cleansing their skin of every drop.
A fearful sight, we must give welcome in our city to this god
and the fearsome Bacchae.
Ton daimon’ oun tond hostis est,
Bakchon, Bakchon, Bakchon
Sunday, 10 February 2008
Hey Guys
So this is the blog, I'm hoping everyone will use it. You can put whatever you want on it - Images you like or poems or extracts, anything that alludes to the piece. I was thinking it might be an idea to write up each class content and you guys can use it as a reference for the glorious journal! I've put some of the images from the improves. So get to writing guys. Emma
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