be innovative. - I hate being banal. Therefore, I always try to make something new.
How do I make my shows innovative?
1. Making them more theatrical, meaning more visual and auditory. Instead of describing what is supposed to be described in the script, I always try to add a so-called new interpretation. (I don't like this term though.)
In almost every show I directed, I inserted at least more than
one descriptive or figurative scene not shown in the script using various expression methods, especially mime and/or different ritual forms.
2. Making them experimental. I am not a total "experimentalist," but I try to be a little experimental, because being experimental means being new.
3. Deconstructing and rewriting the play. Of course, there are
really good plays I like, but there are also good plays I like but where I don't agree with the playwright's choices in many parts. I deconstruct and rewrite them in that case. Because of this reason, I sometimes prefer to write a new play instead of choosing among existing ones.
really good plays I like, but there are also good plays I like but where I don't agree with the playwright's choices in many parts. I deconstruct and rewrite them in that case. Because of this reason, I sometimes prefer to write a new play instead of choosing among existing ones.
4. Making the show "light and funny". I don't like things too heavy and gloomy... I like being happy. And being happy is a good way to avoid being bored. I hate being bored. Thus, with witty words, funny diction, and funny situations I try to make things funny. Even though when I work on sad stories, I want to introduce funny moments or
expressions to make contrast emphasizing the objective.
expressions to make contrast emphasizing the objective.
5. Applying different "tempos and rhythms" to shows. I think these are the most important and basic elements in directing because the audience can get closer to the show through the appropriate changing of tempo and rhythm.
6. Inserting cultural fragments. Culture, especially a culture that is not so common to the audience is a good item to use in the play because it gives curiosity about something new, makes the audience think more, and directs the audience closer to the show by its unfamiliarity.