Thomas Lehmen Task
In this task we were in groups of four and each had to be labelled as the movement maker, the interpreter, the manipulator and the observer. Below is a list of who I worked with and what we each were in this task.
Movement Maker = Elycia
Interpreter = Emily M
Manipulator = Emily D
Observer = Me
To start the task the movement maker would be in the space creating movement, the interpreter would then join in after a few minutes and interpret what the movement maker was doing. So in the case of our group Emily M joined Elycia in the space and followed her movement. At the start Emily looked like she was just copying Elycia’s movement but then she began to change the dynamic of the movements or work on a different kineosphere to Elycia which showed a good compliment to the movements they were each doing.
This continued for a short period of time before the manipulator (Emily) joined and was manipulating the movement makers sequence by giving different instructions. When observing this next part of the task it was clear that Emily D was letting Elycia figure out the manipulation for a short time before giving her something different and not bombarding her with lots of different instructions, which was interesting because it gave Elycia time to figure out what to do and how to move and it also gave Emily M a chance to briefly observe Elycia as she thought through it before she started to interpret the movement once more.
Towards the end of this task Emily D gave the instruction for Elycia to lead with her ankle while keeping the top half of her body attached to the floor. Elycia said she enjoyed trying to figure an instruction like this out because it was so precise and different that it took her a while to find some kind of connection with what she was doing. At this point it also became apparent that Emily M, as the interpreter, was also using a different body part, as well as a different kineosphere, to interpret some of the movement. This was interesting because anything Elycia did with her leading ankle, Emily would copy but stood up, if Elycia’s foot was on the floor, Emily’s would be in the air and if Elycia’s was in the air Emily’s would be on the floor. When we were told to find an ending for the task Elycia ending with her leg in the air and Emily copied this and finished with her leg in the air too.