Solo Performance Review

Watching the IB Solo Performances on Tuesday was an incredible experience for me. I found each one to be so incredibly powerful and while they all were student projected, it really felt professional. Livi's performance was stunning. Many aspects of it really affected me. First, the lights. I found the lights to be extraordinarily powerful. It gave the audience a focal point every time she picked up a spotlight. I also really loved the sound affects. It created another level of emotion and impact. The sound quality gave the feeling that she wasn't the only one on stage and it impacts an audience member because it takes the performance to the next level. I also thought that the glass allusion was really impactful. I loved that she used rock candy as a substitute for glass. Although you could tell it was candy, her emotions were so real that it didn't matter and it still hit you like she was eating glass. Linda's performance was also amazing. I loved that she translated the lyrics from the songs into the script of her original piece. The thought behind each puppet also really showed how much effort went into it. I would hope for her in the future to vocally have a different sound when she was playing each of the different roles. Finally, Willjams performance. He did an absolutely incredible job. Using Stanislavsky as his inspiration made the emotion behind the scene so powerful. I really loved how in the moment he felt while he was doing his monologue. As well as that, m I also loved how he experimented with some viewpoints in the beginning of his piece boy not being visually accessible. It added a level of unknown that I really enjoyed. Over all, I really really loved these solo projects and how different each one was.