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Kyoto - Coggle Diagram
Kyoto
Set
Relatively naturalistic set style due to the use of a seemingly realistic summit table, but an obviously non-naturalistic style with the massive screen on one end of the stage.
The metaphor of the 'zone of agreement' often used throughout the plot being the literal centre of the summit table is a touching use of set in a metaphorical sense when within the fiction of the play the 'zone' is in a different location.
A very large scale of the screens entirely surrounding the audience especially, perhaps to accentuate the gravity of the information they were displaying.
The incorporation of the audience into the set, as some where sitting at the 'summit table', very much helped with audience engagement as they were sat directly next to the actors for a large amount of the performance.
The constant presence of falling Sakura leaves created a great anticipation for the second act, as well as the mystery created by the semi-obscured chandelier and how it would be utilised created a sense of tension.
Costume
A very naturalistic costume style throughout, with almost everything being similar to what you would expect real diplomats to wear, except for the Seve Sisters, the only overtly fictional characters in the play.
Don's costume can be seen deteriorating as he progressively gets more and more frustrated and irrelevant throughout the second act.
Sound
Use of music throughout, especially in 'montage' scene going through various summits, to give energy to the scene and create a kind of persona for Don as a domineering figure within the summit circuit
On the usage of music, the common playing around with diegetic and non-diegetic music, such as when Don literally yells 'turn off the music' and it stops. However due to his narrator role this is likely not meant to be interpreted as diegetic music, and more to show Don's power as a narrator in this moment. (Revealing how he discredits a scientist working against him)
The veery striking moment when 'the translators leave the building' and the eventual cacophony of screaming in hundreds of different languages is a great moment in creating audio-based chaos.
Performance
A naturalistic performance for most characters due to the non-fictional basis for the majority of their characters.
However, the Seven Sisters' ominous aura and way of speaking is both characterising and understandable due to the fictionality of their personifications.
Don's performance is relatively realistic as a person but is inevitably very snarky and sarcastic when speaking to the audience, and the added creative liberties of commenting on the audience's situation can create a disconnect from his other much more naturalistic scenes without audience interaction.
The vocal skills required to project across the whole room were mastered due to the personalities of many characters naturally being demanding and assertive due to their professions as diplomats.
Props
The usage of the country 'name cards' were good for giving the debate scenes an additional sense of physicality as the actors had to be constantly moving their arms above their heads.
The cards each audience member was given, denoting their country as a diplomat of, were great for immersion and making the audience feel involved, along with the in the round format.
Lighting
Mostly a naturalistic approach to lighting when within the summit scenes, as well as the exterior Rio scene with a more muted night-time blue. Only moments with a very blatant non-naturalistic lighting is scene where Don is narrating or speaking directly to the audience, or very obviously fictional interactions like with the 'seven sisters', often with bright red or white lights.