How To Be Another Woman

How To Be Another Woman
1980s New York. Anything is possible.

Creative Team

Director Natalie Abrahami
Design Samal Blak
Choreography Aline David
Lighting David Holmes
Sound Rich Walsh

Friday 30 July 2010

WEEK TWO, Day Ten: HOW TO ACTUALLY BE JANE FONDA (AND HAVE HER HAIR)

Jane Fonda- perfection.
Wear a leotard to rehearsal, one that your mother gave you that she actually wore in 1980. Put on Jane Fonda's advanced workout video on you-tube. Be surprised by how big the hair is and how tiny the waists are and totally shocked by the enthusiasm and lack of sweating by all participants in the video. You take part in the video, you are sweating however, but you enjoy all of the whooping and clapping. Think about how Jane Fonda motivated millions of women to buy her exercise videos and how many ended up getting the body that they wanted.

Bend and stretch. Imagine whether you have time when you go home to practise this Jane Fonda video, and stretch to the right and over to the left NOW DOUBLE TIME!
Wonder how inadequate Charlene feels as a woman in her early 20s in 1980 in New York City and what she does to make herself feel adequate.


Twist right twist left twist right twist left. Imagine what Charlene would think about whilst doing an exercise class and whether she enjoys it or not.








 Think about whether anyone enjoys staring at 20 supposedly perfect woman bent double and whooping, whilst slapping their hands on the floor in time with electro beats, and try to keep in time.