Sunday 17th April 2016
Unit X Research:
Researching Mental
Illness Linking to Depression (Giselle’s Mind)
Towards the end of act one, Giselle is betrayed by her lover
and she quickly spirals into depression even to the point of committing suicide
this contrast and sudden change of personality and emotions is a significant
and striking moment during the ballet.
Therefore I have decided to continue my research into mental
illness to better understand how Giselle must have felt at that moment of time;
this way I will have a better idea on how to visualise this state of mind. As a
group he had decided to create an installation which would grant an audience to
step inside a “broken mind”.
After reading through this website I found something interesting;
I had never thought about Giselle’s personality which could be described as
bipolar.
Bipolar Disorder: “A
mental condition marked by alternating periods of elation and depression.”
This can be supported by the idea that Giselle is extremely
happy in the first act and finds ‘true love’ and then quickly spiralling into
depression to the point of suicide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOm922Fhx8
(Video of Ballet)
I will share this with the rest of the group at the next
group meeting to further develop our ideas.
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