The Night Circus Annotations

I thought there'd be no space to annotate on the paper, so I will try to annotate following the pictures above.

Paragraph 1:  A group of the class run on to stage and use the physicality of their bodies to form a tent like shape, indicating the arrival of the circus to the audience, acting as the narrations says.

Paragraph 2: The shape unfolds and encases three people within it, using their bodies to form a wall around them. The people who appear trapped, use their arms and legs to try to push through the wall .The wall represents the trees.

" Black and white.." the rest of the performers enter the stage and create a fence by linking arms. There are three lines, therefore creating three levels.

"colourless world" as an ensemble we lift our heads up staring directly at the audience, as if something has been awoken. 

Paragraph 3: Here a series of actions and movement happen. For example Edward pulls my hair back. This is all fast. I move away from the group and run towards Malachi, he lives me to his neck and turns around enabling me to back flip into standing. The connection here is that we are the distraction. "painted or powdered or treated with some other circus trick."

Paragraph 4: we do movement as an ensemble following word after word. 

Paragraph 5: We turn to stage right in cannon. A clock is created front stage and those that were backstage act as the ticking of the clock and walk around the now formed clock, then exit the stage.

Paragraph 6: Everyone runs back on to stage and stands still, back turned away from the audience. A spotlight falls on Edward as he fidgets. The rest of the group follow the narration creating a series of movement in unison. 

Paragraph 7: Ticket booth is created. "Closed and barred" A gate a formed to represent the circus being closed. 

Paragraph 9:Everyone runs onto the stage to form a cluster.

Paragraph 10: We look up at the sky as a unison, this is so we are on time with the lighting.

Paragraph 11: We form the tent again, Lanya and Ryanne walk between us. The cirus is now open.