Task 3: Posted on behalf of Natalie McCalla

During the devising of Porto we have been working through a process. This process consists of different stages of the RSVP model. Porto has developed from a series of images that were introduced to us at the beginning of our journeys. Currently we have been working on the ‘R’ stage of the model. The ‘R’ represents the research phase of the devising process; so far a lot the research has been individual and has consisted the development of our own personal journey of our character through out Porto. Also within this journey we have been asked to work in small groups, the group that I am in has been formed because we are linked together by the item in our bags. As oddey states:

Devised theatre can start from anything. It was determined and defined by a group of people who set initial framework or structure to explore and experiment with ideas, images, concepts, themes, or specific stimuli. (Oddey, 1996, p.1).

This quote helps to define our journey of Porto from the begging, where we started by using different images as a stimulus to now where we are experimenting with different ideas. Now that we have grasped the `R` phase we can move onto `S` phase of the model. The transaction from `R` to `S` seems to be not to be done chronologically, but this direction of work as seemed to work out in our favour.

As a whole I would say that there is not yet a structure to what we are doing. As I am in the photo group we are beginning to form stories and relationships together. Currently at the moment we are having a few problems as a group with trying to create a structured narrative. Once we have a concrete structure, it will be easier for our characters to develop to a much higher level than it is at the moment. Within Porto there is a substantial amount of ensemble work. The ensemble work at the moment seems to be one of the strongest sections at this point. This may be because we have spent a bit more time rehearsing and developing this, and because we are doing certain sections together it is looking very affective. Characters within the ensemble work are looking much clearer. In the individual sections we just need to rehearse a lot more for us to become more familiar with what we are doing. As we do this our characters and relations with others will become far more in-depth than it is at present.
My character has taken long to get to where it is now, and there is still a lot of room for my character to grow. The growth of my character will come with more rehearsal and as I take time to think about the journey of my character. My transaction from the `R`to `S` phase has happened gradually. This didn’t happen as quickly as I would have liked it to. I began to notice the transaction from one phase to another after I had a tutorial. After this it made me a wear that I had to think about where I was going with my character, what was my purpose, and I began to think about If I interacted with others, and if I did interact with them why and how was this done. As I took time to focus on these points my character began to develop much faster. I could now see physically that my character was changing and the more I was in character the easier this became; I am also beginning to feel an emotional connection to my character.

Bibliography
Oddey, A (1996).Devising theatre practical and theoretical hand book/