I found the initial spelling out my name through the pointing movements quite challenging because I chose to use my full name of Wilhelmina rather than going with the simple five lettered Willa. This meant I put a lot more focus on the positions of the letters rather than developing my movements into something deeper than just a sequence. However, what I did find interesting was adding the different layers into the movements, like having to do it really slowly as if i was moving in thick syrup or having to move far as if the points were meters away - this gave me an understanding of how many different layers pieces can adopt and how they may change the outcome and view of the piece, as well as how it feels for myself as an actor.
By looking at the different layers that we could add to just simple movements and how that effected them really shows how simply you can add to a piece to colour it slightly more and give it personality. Not only was this a good exercise to display this, but it also meant I learnt how I could apply those ideals and skills to other work, for example during character or scene development.
When we were performing the piece, I personally focused more on spelling out my name rather then colouring the movements with an emotion or developing a character, so for me personally, the piece held very little meaning. However, as we discussed in class, there were multiple people who saw different characters and situations in the different sequences created which displays the pure differences and ideals between how someone may make a piece with a thought in mind but the may audience take it in a completely different way. I find it really interesting what different people took away from the exercise, some developed a situation, some worked with the music and some, like myself, focused on the spelling of the times. It's just a brilliant example of how different a piece can be interpreted and what that may mean to meaning it may carry.
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