The next few meetings between Iris and I were essentially trying out the office movements to get a feel for what was working. I hadn’t really worked out what the ‘purpose’ was yet, but I hoped that through playing we would get an idea of the direction the work should take.
We quickly realised that any movement happening whilst sat down at a desk would be easily missed by the audience.
This meant that we could choose to ham it up or that the dance would have to include more large gestures; standing up and moving around the office space; gestures which didn’t necessarily define or signify the office specifically. Neither of these options felt right. Were these the only ways to ensure that people were aware that this was actually a dance?
