Objectives

Physical theatre practitioners work with physical objectives for many different reasons. Objectives add colour into theatre pieces, it stands as a motivation behind the moves. They allow the actor to be more expressive in their movement as they have a reason for every move they perform. For example; if an actor was to express every movement with the objective of "to grab", their performance would be completely different to if they expressed it with the objective "to love". Objectives help narrate the piece in a way that enables the actor to need no dialogue to portray what the story is trying to present. Everything is expressed through movements motivated by different objectives. Objectives help pieces be developed from a rehearsed physical theatre piece into a story being presented through physical movement.

I find that using objectives help me connect more to the piece and feel more truthful about my movements. I believe the movements my body is making and how I am interacting with my partner more when we are working and acting to different objectives. It helps me develop my understanding of physical movement and how to tell and present different stories and situations towards an audience in the most effective way possible.