An elegy for the future we’re yet to inherit, World Problems is both comical and terrifying, gripping and cathartic. A solo time capsule catapulting across the ages, it seamlessly merges the most private and intimate reflections with a world-spanning perspective.
Questions
- Is the performer in the video jumping or falling? Celebrating or mourning?
- How are gesture and movement used to convey what the performer is thinking and feeling?
- How might variation be used in the performance in terms of energy and use of space to convey meaning?
- The music in this video is by Rachel Lewindon (World Problems Composer & Sound Designer). How does this music manipulate mood?
- What kind of music might you hear in the production?
- Discuss the text on screen. Do you have memories like this? Discuss the last phrase. How interrelated are humans and the planet?
Learn more about the production in this pre-show education resource.