Six Degrees of Separation
Old Vic Theatre, Review
It is good to see the drama version of Six Degrees of Separation at the Old Vic Theatre. As same as the film version which I watched before, it is present an issue that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person through a chain of six people, which means that you can scrape up an acquaintance with anybody. In this piece six very different New Yorkers realizing the impact they're having on one to another slightly. This production reminds me to rethink my work. When I planning my Interim project with the idea of family relationship, I do believe there is a connection between people and his family throughout any life moment. as a kinds of six degree of separation rules, the relationship of family seems more stronge. But I still have to explore how to present the tension between one to one.
Focusing on the character of this play, is the people really what he seems? How can anyone be sure that people are who they say they are? Six Degrees of Separation is reflecting our society phenomenon. It can not deny that the script logic is clearly defined and apparent. Compared with film version, The long monolog delivering actors inside world to audiences, it exposing people’s self-confidence and imagination. It obvious that the script has a good characteristic aspect of drama or theatrical event. Its good to see how the director develop these clues. I feel like there still remain some cinema language within the performance structure.
Moving to another point, the play use a doble side painting as a metaphor for society's calmness and mad, well-ordered and chaos. The painting feature on Kandinsky’s style, which exploring his own ideas of abstractionism and impressionism painting. He applied streaks and blobs of colors onto the canvas, sometimes structured good balance seriously, sometimes colored with passion and conflict. By the turn of the doble side painting, the relationship on stage turns to another side, from order to chaos, fram balance to confusion. This scene impressed me, it evoked my understanding of the single image.
Furthermore, Six Degrees of Separation utilizing a revolving stage to shown the scene changes. The main stage extended into apron stage as a thrust area which more close to the audience. There is a curved wall stand around the revolving stage, becoming a semi-obturate space. However it does not apply to each scenes as well as the story lines developed. There set a sofa and a tea table represent a family house, and present the other house when stage turn to the backside. I’m not convinced that these set could represent outside scene as well.
Focusing on the character of this play, is the people really what he seems? How can anyone be sure that people are who they say they are? Six Degrees of Separation is reflecting our society phenomenon. It can not deny that the script logic is clearly defined and apparent. Compared with film version, The long monolog delivering actors inside world to audiences, it exposing people’s self-confidence and imagination. It obvious that the script has a good characteristic aspect of drama or theatrical event. Its good to see how the director develop these clues. I feel like there still remain some cinema language within the performance structure.
Moving to another point, the play use a doble side painting as a metaphor for society's calmness and mad, well-ordered and chaos. The painting feature on Kandinsky’s style, which exploring his own ideas of abstractionism and impressionism painting. He applied streaks and blobs of colors onto the canvas, sometimes structured good balance seriously, sometimes colored with passion and conflict. By the turn of the doble side painting, the relationship on stage turns to another side, from order to chaos, fram balance to confusion. This scene impressed me, it evoked my understanding of the single image.
Furthermore, Six Degrees of Separation utilizing a revolving stage to shown the scene changes. The main stage extended into apron stage as a thrust area which more close to the audience. There is a curved wall stand around the revolving stage, becoming a semi-obturate space. However it does not apply to each scenes as well as the story lines developed. There set a sofa and a tea table represent a family house, and present the other house when stage turn to the backside. I’m not convinced that these set could represent outside scene as well.
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