Gender Blind Casting • A key theme of our show is pansexuality - the cover photo is made up of the pansexual flag colours. • “Pansexuality is the sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or sexual attraction to others”. • Gender / sexuality and diversity are very relavant topics in 2019 - with many discussions around the importance of inclusivity. • In our show, we cast Lydander as a female (Lysandra) and featured a lesbian couple - this is one way we made the show modern. • We were inspired by Emma Rice's 'Wise Children', in which they used Gender Blind Casting - this made the performance more interesting and unique, so we wanted to include this modern tool in our performance. • Depite LGBT+ people / couples always existing, in the time of Shakespeare (and even in recnt years), this would not have been accepted, or a popular idea. Use of music: • A Midsummer Night's Dream is not originally a musical, but the inclusion of music can add a very modern twist. • The music used in our show was a very specific tone - usually mysterious and dark, mathcing with the rest of the show and it's themes. • We included a song called 'No one else' from the Great Comet - this automatically added a modern feel to the play as the song utilises modern language / melody. • The music in the show was also all in modern English, rather than Shakespeare, ensuring that a modern audience would understand the meaning. Language adaptations:
• Perhaps the most obvious / significant way to make
Shakespeare relavant for a modern audience - the use of modern English language. • We were creative in blending Shakespeare with modern English, ensuring that our audience could keep up with the plot. I enjoyed blending English and Shakespeare, as I got to use my English and creativity skills. I also felt a closer connection to the material I was spaking, as I created a portion of it. My changes were subtle and I spent time in making sure they always made sense. Use of Choreography
• An interpretation I have never seen of Oberon is through
dance as well as speech, so I was proud to be able to utilise my skills to create an original and unpredictable interpretation of the character. • Ballet / Contemporary dance are some of the most popular styles of dance in 2019 - so the use of these elements helped give a modern and relevant feel to the performance. • Alot of my research and inspiration was from modern dancers / choreographers, such as Akram Khan. Therefore, this further ensured that the style of dance remained modern and relevant.
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