So the performance Username has been and gone and what a rewarding experience it was. It was a day full of excitement, nerves and anticipation. I feel so privileged to have worked with an incredible group of individuals. The performance itself generated a lot of interest due to the marketing and the teaser trailer that was released. The overwhelming feedback we received, including comments that “there were sequences that were courageous and utterly inspired [and how] the subject was in fact really rather important, and even shocking” (Jordan, 2015), made all our hard work and worries worthwhile.

Seeing the creation on the night was a truly exciting and proud moment. By working in strict unity with other members of the production all visual elements merged together and successfully reflected the style and emotions of the performance. The design elements of Username have come a long way since initial thoughts, which included, a wall of TV Monitors, a split stage to show online and offline and two actors wearing identical clothing to represent an online and offline identity.

As choreographer, I couldn’t be happier with how the choreographic segments went. By working in close partnership with our director I devised segments throughout the piece which amalgamated harmoniously and connected to the narrative and theme of Username.

 JumpCut Theatre has achieved the goal of presenting the societal ideals beauty and demonstrated how this procedure can become grotesque to obtain. The question we want to ask is how far would you go to achieve perfection?

Works Cited:

Hartley, S. (2015) Username. [ContortingtheBody] Lincoln.

Haynes, H. (2015) Username. [MarketingLeaflet] Lincoln.

Haynes, H. (2015) Username. [SetImage] Lincoln.

Jordan, A. (2015) Drama Subject Site (DRA-SUBJECT): Username. [email] University of Lincoln, 22 May.