Our group needs to undertake plenty of physical training in order to prepare for our challenge. Therefore, to build up our fitness levels we chose to undertake aerobics training. I took note of the exact moves we made while Jessica choreographed a short routine, so we could use it as a warm-up to do before our performance started at Steep Hill. This could also be used to attract an audience.
On Monday, Paige and Jessica spent an hour on Steep Hill practicing what it would be like on the day. I watched from the top of the hill as I was too unwell to take part. They travelled up and down Steep Hill exactly 33 times each and, seen as our target was to do 20 an hour, we are sure we will be able to complete our task within the designated time of 4 hours.
We only did 1 hours practice because we did not want to spend too long preparing, as Pearson explains: ‘ it is the tension between this readiness and lack of preparation at the interface of site and performance that generates substance and meaning’ (2010, p.171). For us, this meant not being over prepared for our performance because we want to show the natural struggle of getting up Steep Hill and the effects it has on us mentally, as well as physically, so we want this to be a surprise to us, to make the performance more meaningful.
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