The workshop at Horse + Bamboo Theatre has been a hive of activity today! Alison has almost finished all the masks for the show, with just one more red guard to go. Kathy Bradley and Andrew Kim from Thingumajig Theatre have been helping with the rigging of the puppets for the school scene. Bob finished painting the set last week, which is looking fantastic and standing prominantly in the workshop as Little Leap Forward's production team soldier on with rigging, painting and carving puppets for the show.
Last week, Jayne Walling, a physical theatre student who is currently studying at the E'cole Philippe Gaulier in Paris arrived at Horse + Bamboo and is helping Alison with various production aspects of Little Leap Forward. Jane is here to learn about the process of turning a story into a mask theatre production and so far has found the experience amazing.
I had a quick chat with Alison today, who is understandably apprehensive at this stage that all the production elements will fit into place by the time rehearsals begin in just under two weeks. The biggest challenge will be getting all the precise music timings ready for the 8 May, when Guo Yue is coming to the theatre to watch a rehearsal of the show and give his feedback. This puts alot of pressure on the first few weeks of rehearsal. Despite all the usual pressures and restrictions, Alison and the rest of the team are excited about the production and happy that everything is coming together.
Alithea
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