First day of IB theatre.

On the first day of IB theatre, Mrs. Morris told us the exciting news of her being pregnant. I was so surprised but at the same time I was so happy fo her. I just had to say it, I couldn't resist. We then did a listening and thinking exercise where she gave us a song to listen to and we had to interpret what the song is about. While we were listening we had to note down some quick ideas that came to mind.So that in the end, we can look back at our notes and create a story out of the words. When I started listening to the song I heard drums which automatically reminded me of a tribe playing drums in Africa. Usually when drums are playing it anticipates that there is a ceremony about to take place. When I imagined a ceremony I pictured a wedding of 2 tribal people getting married in the jungle of Africa, with all the drums playing in the background gave it a good effect that the event must be exciting. As I continued to listen the drums got faster which I then thought of people getting happier and loving the celebration, so some tribesmen started dancing around a fire. The song also had an odd voice which was almost like indicating something. So I said that the voice gave a congratulations to the people for finally being married. Also an obscure sound was heard, it could have been anything but to me it sounded like an elephant noise. At the end when we had to all come together, it was so interesting to hear what everyone had to say. Some of us had similarities which was thinking of the drums as a ritual. Also when we compared ideas some people had the perception of the odd noise being an elephant. However there were also differences, some thought of the song as a game, others thought of it as being a celebration because the tribe went hunting and caught food. I really liked this activity since it makes you realize that no everyone thinks the same.