Playback

Because we just started a new term, I decided to add another service for my CAS.
I decided that this time I'd like to work with people because my other service is not a direct work with humans. Than I've found out about 'Playback'. (Wikipedia's deffinition):

"...Playback Theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot. Playback Theatre is sometimes considered a modality of drama therapy..."

As mentioned, playback is a very unique form of theatre. It tries (and succeed) to make people share their feelings in a big group, get support and face with your reality when you actually see what you feel. You choose what to say, the actors choose what to show. It is very special to me because I love acting, and I think that the fact that theatre can use for this kind of use is amazing.

I was scared before of the first session, because improvization still scares me. Reacting on the spot is hard enough, and when you have to consider other people's feeling and understand what is your goal of your actions, it makes you shocked.

We were trained by Michele, a Playback specialist. Our second years showed us what they are doing and some different kinds of techniques and forms. Than they asked us to come and try to do it instead of them- and I did. It was wierd to be in this position, I felt that I have a control on the person's feeling that paralyzed me. You don't want to upset him, and you want to support him. It happend to me couple of times and I got confused, but than, I decided to let it go and just react. Don't think, just move, the first thing that comes to your hand is your most honest reaction to this person's feeling.

I'm very happy that I have the oppurtunity to make this style of theatre, a more active one, that can help others and develope your theatraticall skills on same time. Personally, I hope that I'll improvize my improvization skills and that I'll find it easier to open up in front of the audience.