5
- PERFORMERS
- LAURA BISHOP Earth Yellow Happiness
- CHRIS JACKSON Wood Green Disgust
- JESS BROWNRIGG Fire Red Anger
- JUSTIN GROVES Water Black Sadness
- ANDREW PEEK Metal White Fear
- CREW
- AMELIA FITCH, Stage Management, Scenic Documentation, Lighting
- CAITLIN SIEJKA, Stage Management, Video Documentation, Lighting
- KATIE HILL, Production Manager
- Performances: April 26, 27, 2008.
- Length: 60min.
Five is a sacred number. It is the symbol of the human being. There are five naked eye planets, there are five senses and there are five basic emotions. ‘5’, explores the Wu Xing, the five elements and five cardinal directions in Chinese philosophy. These elements [wood, fire, metal, water, earth] are linked with the voice and emotional expression, cardinal directions and colours to form an abstract exploration of the human voice and body. Individual elements are represented through movement, primitive vocal expressions and made-up language. Each element corresponds with a colour: Fire – red, Earth – yellow, Metal – white, Water – black (or blue), Wood – green (or blue). Each element and colour has been linked with a basic emotion.
There is no dialogue, and if any words are spoken throughout the performance, they are made up, improvised words spurred on by impulse and as a reaction to a certain image (either internal image, or external, like from other performers’ movements or gestures).
‘5’ is not a conventional, narrative play. Instead, it is an exploration of devices (e.g., exercises, concepts and ideas) used throughout Voice Theatre’s 2008 training sessions.
‘5’ is a flexible performance, it can be performed anywhere and can run for any length of time.
Rehearsal photos by Ellissa Nolan
