Romeo & Juliet - Zen Zen Zo Performance

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[INTRO] With only three actors, three chairs and a room full of space, a story was created within a story through dynamic physicality, contemporary beats and both classic and modern text. Zen Zen Zo’s performers are currently travelling Queensland entertaining teachers and students from grades 8-12 with their physical theatre performance of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ which was directed and designed by Steven Mitchell Wright. Throughout the performance movement, mood and music were used in new and exciting ways by Mitchell Write to explore the message of love triumphing over all/rejecting authority. (Which one am I supposed to do?) Do rejecting authority, because you relate to it better and you can make references to current teen culture… [CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES] The main message of the performance Romeo and Juliet rejecting authority of their parents. This relates to adolescents now who choose to ignore authority and do the opposite of what they’re told. maybe some statistics or facts about teenage rebellion, In the performance Romeo and Juliet are aware that their families are feuding but chose to stay together anyway. Romeo makes frequent visits to Juliet; this includes the balcony scene where Romeo visits Juliet at her home without either of their parents knowing their children know the other exists. The director did an excellent job with combining the youth of over four centuries ago to the youth of the 21st century by using the main message of rejecting authority. More detail in this paragraph, but you are on the right track. [1ST DRAMATIC LANGUAGE] This physical theatre performance manipulated the viewpoints to draw the audience in and explore the dramatic message of rejecting authority. Some of the most impressive tools that were used to explore the teenager’s rebellious spirit were the viewpoints of space, architecture and mood. The use of space
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