Children's Show - Animal Research

Now that we have established the animals that are to be featured in the show, I have researched the animals that I am to be portraying.

Rabbit- HOW THE RABBIT LOST HER TAIL

In this story I will have to change the physicality of the rabbit, as the story progresses. During a run through of this story it was suggested that I need to highlight the change from the rabbit having her front legs to loosing them.
As the rabbit starts with a long tail I have this impression of the rabbit being rather fox like at the beginning.


Points taken from the fox picture:
- physicality from the body movement; emphasis of the tail
- creeping, the sensation of prowling, the lightness on the paws.

Once the rabbit looses her front paws and her tail I must adopt the characteristics how the rabbit is represented traditionally. I have researched the movement both during rehearsals and outside rehearsals, the rehearsals has brought in the outsider observation.


Points from the Pictures
- the movement of the hind legs
- the propulsion of the rabbit hop.
- the hesitation of the rabbit, checking the surroundings before proceeding

Horses- THE PIEGIAN WARRIOR


Wild Horses from BBC Wildlife (available bottom of page)

Points taken from the Video

The wild horses attitude to humans relates a lot to the piegian warrior story.
- the hesitation of the horses
- how the horses defend themselves, stepping out, leaping, change of pace, reaction to one another.
- the physicality of the horses, flicking of the head, shuffling of the hooves, grunting.
- the idea of using the head as a defence mechanism.