Honey Walk

Within this workshop we did an exercise called 'Honey Walk'. For this we had to walk individually around the room while being given different scenarios.


Scenarios We Were Given:
- Extreme wind
- Hot, sunny day
- Muddy field
- Ice covered floor
- Pitch black
- Huge concert


This was a very odd experience for me as I felt it quite difficult to really commit to the exercise. Luckily I did eventually get into the right mind-set for the exercise and found it really strange that I started to truly feel the effects of the scenario I was in. I found this quite an exciting prospect and did find myself enjoying the experience.
I started to think of the effect each one had on my physicality. 


My findings:
- Wind
I felt my balance was towards the front in order to fight the harsh winds. My spine hunched over quite a bit giving me a closed physicality for protection.


- Sun
Not very grounded, almost walking on tip-toes. Light. Free spine with a very relaxed posture. I felt my body was quite open in order to take in the sun's rays.


- Mud
Massively grounded as my feet were stuck to the ground. Slouched. Slightly breathless from effort. 


- Ice
This was one of my favourites as you were able to observe quite a few different reactions to the ice. Quite a few people enjoyed the new scenario. Light on their feet, open, ice-skating. However, a few (including me) went for the exact opposite approach. I placed my feet very carefully, leading with the toes, trying to keep my weight balanced, stiff spine.


- Dark
This was quite difficult as, although we did have the lights off, we were still able to see one another. Within this section I felt quite nervous and jumpy, I lead by my hands, tried to keep quite small, very grounded.


- Concert
For this there was a complete contrast to the darkness. Rather than keeping quiet, everyone was screaming and laughing. With the amount of jumping there was very little contact with the ground. Relaxed spine. Fast tempo and high energy.




How I Can Apply This:
I feel that this could help me greatly with my future character decisions. This is because, although we may not be in the exact same situation as was described, it is quite easy to link emotions with each element. Also, it supplied us with new, exciting ways of moving our body.