Commedia D'ell Arte Rough Draft Reflection

Part 1: Evaluate your own performance using the language found on the performance rubric and Crit B descriptors.
-What did you do well? 

I think I was able to physically explain my character well. I jumped around alot and moved quickly and in a funny fashion. My audience interaction with Zafir was well done and people understood what was happening when I blamed it on him. Brighella and Harlequino both used gromalot well and our pointing and ways of moving explained it well. 
What did feedback did you receive? What do you need to improve? 

People told me that my emotions should be clearer and it was confusing for them. Our pair was told that we could pick even bigger and bolder audience interactions that really add to the story. We seemed unsure of what to do at sometimes and there were awkward silences. 
-What specific things will you do to improve before performance?

I exaggerated my emotions and feelings and explained exactly what I was doing through hand gestures and the faces I make. We are thinking about adding a part where I get alot of people involved and Ariyanna slaps them and pulls them by the ear and tells me to get back to work while I laugh at the audience member. I think to solve the problem of unsure of what to do, we need to practice more and write the plot to our story down so we know what will come next.

Part 2: Evaluate another group's rough draft (someone who didn't do as well as you) using the language found on the performance rubric and Crit B descriptors. 
-What did they do well? 
I think Zafir and Thiyasha's rough draft was not as good as ours. I liked how they moved from one place to another but they were overall not very good. Also, their use of gromalot explained alot about how they were feeling.
-What feedback would you give them? 
Thiyasha's hunchback got fixed suddenly and she came completely out of the scene by doing that. There should have been many, many more varied interactions between each other as the entire skit seemed to be only Zafir standing up and falling down which got old after a little while. There weren't any audience interactions and that is a significant part of their grade cut off. Their movements were not fluid and they seemed stiff and unsure so it took the audience out of the play.
-What specific things could they do to improve before performance?
Always keep them in character and Thiyasha should read more about how the Witch would walk and talk before the final draft to get a better idea of her movements. Both of them should have used the space more effectively and created it more based on different things their characters are famous for doing. Thiyasha could have pretended to take over one of the audience member's body and invite the audience in to make it part of the plot and this would make Zafir run away. This would be an effective way to invite the audience in. Practice more and talk more about the plot can make sure they now what to do next.

Part 3: Evaluate another group's rough draft (someone who you think performed better than you) using the language found on the performance rubric and Crit B descriptors. 
-What did they do well? 

I think Rehat and Irti did well. They were able to boldly use audience interactions which were easy to understand for the audience and people doing it. They filled the time well and knew what to do. They created a good plotline which developed and their characters were understandable.
-What feedback would you give them? 

I think they were overall very good.
-What specific things could they do to improve before performance?

 -lazzi (what were your favorites within this piece? why?) 

The part where he was trying to get the girl during the night was hilarious and was my favorite. He used a storyline that I’ve seen so many times in romantic comedies and exaggerated it greatly. It was incredibly funny watching him do this as he seemed so desperate and was doing the craziest things to get her.
-using varied interactions (environment, props, characters, etc.) 

The Commedia character used chairs as props which he turns into car seats simply by closing a car door and entering it. And then he spins something in a circular way which looks like a steering wheel. The clown used a character in the beginning to bring the props on and moved from one skit to another. The clown interacted with the girl who he brought from the audience and went on an adventure with her using his “car”.
-taking out to audience

-exaggerated emotion (1 to 10) 

10. He displayed many different emotions throughout the piece. When he got hurt, he jumped around slightly and used his facial expressions to show how he was feeling. Depending on what he saw, he based his feelings out of what a normal person would see.
-exaggerated physicality (use of space) 

He would make a fool out of himself and do all sorts of crazy dances to make the audience laugh. This was okay as he was a clown. He would move around constantly to always keep the audience entertained. He created the car in a way that it was easy to visualize how big the car was and he always stayed within the boundaries.
-exaggerated facial expression 

He would always use facial expressions in a way that could be understood from very far away. For example his surprised face consisted of him making a dropping his mouth and opening it wide open and staring in awe with eyes bulged out.
-stock characters of Commedia Harlequino was the main character in this performance. He was extremely proud of what he was doing and was always up to mischief. He was proud and colorful and did many things to impress the women. 

-performance elements (sound, lights, staging) 

Whenever he did something that was not explained easily such as closing a car door, sound effects were used at the right time to show what he was doing. This was good as the audience understood because everyone has heard a car door close. He used circadian sounds to show what time of the day it was as those sounds are common during the night. The stage had a trap door below it. I think it was to go from one act to another in a smooth fashion and it worked because it made people laugh in the beginning.
-working with audience member (how did he make it clear to her what she should do? how did he support and lead her through the scene?)

The clown would point to what he WANTS her to do and advise her on doing this. He would tap his head to signify “watch now” and then wave his hands to show “you try it”, this made it a fun experience for the person and it was easier for her. He would make the event completely obvious and would use big hand gestures and exaggerated facial expressions. He would make eye contact every time he wanted her to work with him in doing something.