The Edited Video
Here is the video I edited with all of the filming of my rehearsals and even interviews with friends. I wanted to interview my closest friends because they know me well and they are not afraid to me the truth. I felt that interviewing them would also give audience members who do not know me a chance to see what I am like from another perspective, instead of them just judging me as a performer.
The three questions I asked all interviewed were:
- What do you think about my idea?
- Have you ever experienced a time in your life where you didn’t fit in to the ideal image society has created?
- Do you think I am going to be able to complete this dance?
I asked these certain questions, especially question two as I am wanting the audience to relate to my performance. Yes they may not be big or have the desire to dance, but anyone who does not conform to this ideal image can relate, and from the responses I got from the interviewee’s were phenomenal. Every single person I asked, including those who I did not film, experienced some form of not conforming. I have started to feel that this performance is not only for me, but it is for everyone who ever felt less than they should of and I hope to convey this through my performance now.