MA Performance: Lauren Moore
I was really interested to watch a final solo piece of an MA programme, just to see what kind of work was involved if I wanted to progress down that route in the future. With the title 'Body Stories', it didn't really give me much clue as to what theme the piece could have, it could have been about anything but just have a huge emphasis on exaggerated body movement. The start of the piece where she had a scarf and was familiarising herself with the scarf reminded me of past IPP performances that I've watched. I interpreted the piece as expressing negative emotion, it was a bit hazy for me as to what she was expressing, whether it was depression, being controlled or some sort of mental illness. I loved her repetitive movements everytime the song hit a particular moment in the track, it was really effective and emphasised that she was maybe trapped or kept to a boundary. When talking to her after the show, her inspiration was totally different to how I interpreted t...