Sound analysis.

I have considered using a professional computer program for analyzing sound. The waveforms are normally measured in RMS and the logarithmic form of RMS which is closer to the way the ear grasp volume called DB. A program for doing this Noiselab gives me RMS and DB values for short time spans but it would not give me the accurate measurements because an important error is the gain in the DV-camera. The camera tries always turning on for the sound if it is relatively low.

Teatret established in 1984 had the ambitious goal: Creating theatre performances with an essential content and seeking a broad, non-verbal common theatre language. A universal form of communication, where you can meet regardless of age, intellect and nationality…

When the clown is best he might as nobody else meet this ambition.

In the performance ‘August’ four men of few words enter the dark empty scene with the only vulnerable task: To be present.

They fulfil a conglomerate of recognizable human feelings and characters. The meeting is the turning point. Individual opposed to the collective. Confrontation. The place and the latest arrival.

Coincidence between unhappy consciousness and childish innocence. Risks and possibilities. Painful refusal or new beginning. On the road rounding the scene they show fragments of the life we all are fighting. Our joy, delight and enthusiasm. Our surprise and astonishment. Our fear. Our anger. Our expectations and apprehensions. Our victories and defeats. Our germinating realization.

They do not tell a lot, the figures, but let the music, the movements and the silence speak.

Henry Murray: Explorations in Personality, Oxford 1938.

Social Ability. The Ability to make friends easily, to ‘get on’ with people, to be liked and trusted, to amuse and entertain, to be popular (n Ach fused with n Aff).

Aesthetic Ability (n achievement) (Aesth). Artistic appreciation and judgement. The ability to feel with delight the sensuous quality of objects; to sensitively attentive to impression; sights, sounds, tastes and colours; to discriminate values in art, literature or music, to appreciate the beautiful (n Ach fused with n Sen).

Art-Creative Ability (n Achievement) (Art-Cr) The ability to create in the realm of art; to give adequate expression to feeling and imagination: to write poetry; short stories or musical compositions; to model or paint.

Theory-Creative Ability (n Achievement) (Th-Cr) The ability to construct explanatory concepts in science; to make up plausible theories in philosophy or in the humanities; to build a rational system of coherent principles; to devise good hypothesis (n Achievements or n Understanding and creativity)

Activity-motives: n Construction, n Cognizance, n Exposition, n Understanding, n Play

Posesion motives: n Acquisition, n Conservance, n Order, n Retention

Achievement motives: n Achievement: n Social Ability. n Aesthetic Ability, etc.

Prestige motives: n Superiority, n. Inviolacy, n Dominance, n Autonomy, n. Contrarience

Social Contact motives: n Affiliation, n Nurturance, n Succorance, n Blamavoidance, n Deference, n Similiance, n Abasement

Laughter Barometer.

The audience is laughing of the actors when they express different feelings through their acts.

In the following scheme we consider emotions (Shand) as experienced formations related to line of actions or needs:

Needs Sentiments Normal emotions Strong emotions After emotion Antonym Frustration

n Activity energetic enthusiastic, vigorous euphoric, ecstatic spirited, thrilled apathetic, down lethargic

n Harmavoidance pity, understanding kindness, sympathy fearless, not terrified relief, calm panic-stricken scared, panicky

n Sentience enjoy pleasure-loving satisfaction well-being disappointment regret

n Acquisition desire something acquire desire possessor joy desperation uneasiness miss

n Conservancy tenderness concern, solicitude loving care affection dislike, negligence fondness

n Order joy of order to make perfect just right feeling of tidiness disorder, in a mess turmoil, chaotic

n Retension thrifty mean tight-fisted parsimonious generous cheap

n Construction fond of construction creative zest creative urge pride loss of inventiveness inferiority complex

n Dominance superior haughty lust for power abuse of power powerless inferiority

n Deference admiring, approving respectful, positive attached, favourable devoted, indebted insecure helpless, disapproving

n Similance resemble others fellow-feeling feel solidarity feel confidence feel left out isolated

n Autonomy independent feeling freedom-loving liberty enthusiasm spirit of rebellion feel a slave to resignation

n Aggression excitement, wildness desperate, savagery anger, furious, hate cool of, pride serenity foaming with anger

n Abasement lust to give up fall down, resignation breakdown, collapse humiliation despair powerless

n Blame avoidance sense of shame ashamed mortified relief impudent shameless

n Affiliation make contact with support, sympathetic fellow-feeling sense of solidarity feeling of loneliness loss of emotional contact

n Rejection negative response dislike, aversion rejection, detestation release tormented in disgust

n Nurturance comfort, protection tenderness affection love sorrow grief

n Succorance helplessness powerlessness defencelessness relief crying despair weak

n Play joy of play playful artistic enjoyment jokey serious solemn

n Cognizance interested, curious amazing, surprising joy of recognition thirst for knowledge offended disappointed

n Exposition inform explain oneself open one’s heart joy of communication self-satisfaction no chance of telling story

n Recognition receive recognition joy of due recognition joy of appreciation proud of acclamation misunderstood unappreciated

n Exhibition pride vanity feeling narcissism self-importance humility consoled vanity

n Infavoidance reduced by others inadequacy poor standard examination nerves superiority inferiority

n Defendance will to defend oneself well protected secluded feeling of confidence defenceless powerless

n Seclusion modesty reserved humility diffident arrogance extremely reticent

n Achievement bold risky daring triumphal procession cowardly heroic

n Eros falling in love joy of erotic victory erotic intoxication pride and happiness fear of disdain jealousy

n Sex passion lecherous desire relaxed, satisfy jealous inferiority

Walk.

Presentation of the clowns: Clowns are walking in and out of a box. Spectators chuckle.

Roars of laughter (2,08)-(2.12).

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Last August turns around following the others. Shrieks of laughter (2.55)-(2.57). One August turns his head. Laughter (2.57)-(2.59).

Sentiments related to the scene: fellow-feeling, sense of solidarity

Song.

Audience laugh because of miming the singing (0.11)-(0.13). All the time the singing gets louder and louder from one of the Augusts (3.22). The melody is getting clearer and clearer.

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Finally at (2.42) the singing gets very high and people starts laughing (2.43)-(2.46).

Sentiments related to the scene: afraid of stage, afraid of performance

Chair Game.

The clowns play with chairs. They run around the chairs until the music stops (1.06). The clown who invented the game sits on a chair. He marks it with hilarious keeping his arms stretched in the air. Spectators laugh (1.07)-(1.14). But then our main character discovers that all the clowns have a chair each. He does not understand that this is the case. The audience chuckles because the clown gets messed up (1.14)-(1.24). The music starts once more. All clowns are running.

Sentiments related to the scene: Energetic, playful, vigorous, enthusiastic, spirited

When music stops second time (1.38) the situation repeats itself: our friend is still puzzled. Spectators are laughing even more this time (1.38)-(1.52).

Sentiments related to the scene: Spectators knowing the game. They are laughing supercilious.

Now the spectators know the game and are not laughing as much the time (2.04)-(2.08).

Third time our clown discovers after lot of considerations that he has to remove one chair. He tells us about his discovery with shouts of joy (2.30)-(2.49). Spectators laugh of his reactions (2.49)-(2.57). Then music is starting once more.

The main character discover that he is left without a chair. We feel sorry for him and few spectators gloat over him laughing malicious (3.41)-(3.45).

He sits down at the lonely chair far away from the other chairs.

Sentiments related to the scene: apathetic, relaxed,

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Hide and Seek.

One clown is counting while the others are hiding. People are laughing.

Sentiments related to the scene: active, lively, energetic

In the beginning of this figure he is still counting. He finishes at (1.27). Spectators are laughing because the clowns are not hiding at all (1.28)-(1.34).

Sentiments related to the scene: disorder, in a mess, chaotic

He explains his friends, how they might hide better (1.58)-(2.12).

Sentiments related to the scene: inform, communicate