week 5

 Today’s lecture topics ware:

-          Memory

-          Archive

-          Repetition

-          Documentation

We moved the subject of repetition in regards to a live performance. The class discussed how a performance that is staged one day will never be exactly the same performed the next day. The timing will be slightly different as well as the position of an actor in a certain scene. The question why we record performances? –was asked. The group determined that the reasons are: for documentation, to keep the memory of the day, for later assessment. Also we ware made aware of the fact that it’s important to question the archives in terms of accuracy and value it has. It’s important to ask yourself questions about the archives and try and find an answer inside the archives.  Also in regards to the documentation of live performance, I think its importance is greater to people that haven’t seen the performance. The documentation: video recordings, still images, scripts etc. Can help an individual to better imagine and understand the performance.