I thought that the tour Adamson took us on was enjoyable. I liked that he was so opinionated about everything, even if we were just talking about certain installations and displays. The question I wanted to ask him, and felt too foolish to, was "What was the first work that provoked such a strong, opinionated response from you?" just because I loved his blunt subjectiveness and was curious as to how it all started.
The V&A trip kind of came and went in a blur, but I definitely remember the Cast Room and how awesome it was. The scale of everything was too much to fathom. At some point I remember just sitting and taking it all in. There was nothing else to really do. I'm really glad they did a cast of David... That made me really happy.
The Shadow Catchers exhibit was one of my favourite out of the exhibits we've been to so far. The images produced by cameraless photography methods are stunning. I especially loved Neususs' work [especially the silhouettes he did, such as his witty Be Right Back] and Derges' work. Both artists had a very dreamlike quality to their work, which I really loved, however they both achieved it in different ways: Neususs' silhouettes felt like shades of memories while Derges' images either told a story or created a fantastical landscape.
I really enjoyed Black Watch. Although it was a bit hard to follow, I was able to get the gist of what was going on. I thought the soundtrack was amazing, as was the acting. I even enjoyed the repetitive physically intensive scenes, such as the river dancing and the choreographed fights between the soldiers. I liked that the loud sounds kept me awake so I was able to watch awake and alert. I think that the simple layout of the stage that cut the audience in half was extremely affective in terms of intimacy with the audience as well as the overall execution of the play. It was overall very enjoyable :)
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