Spirit development

My spirit isn't named, I'm just a sideman in the spirit clan along with jack but we are still important. We come in to complete the dances and add to the atmosphere. I have no dialogue whatsoever as a spirit so if I want to make an impact of any kind, I need to use my physicality to speak. I decided that naming my spirit would help me build some kind of relationship and visualise her more. So her name is Bubbles. I didn't choose the name because she's bubbly, but because the colour of the glitter on the costume is a blue/green which reminds me of water. I would drown underwater and all the air in my body would escape in bubble form. So Bubbles was her name.

At first, I didn't know how to move as a spirit. I didn't know whether to be spooky, jolly, floaty or glide, I had no clue. After a workshop with someone who was an experienced Shakespearean actor and I found out that Shakespeare would have wanted for the spirits to never be still, so even when we are standing, we must still be moving. Spirits are never still. Spirits are also meant to be sexy, seductive and arousing beings and I looked at mainly catwalks for inspiration. I noticed that when models are on a catwalk their heads are lowered (to eliminate double chins for pictures and to make the eyes pop) they walk in a strait line, one foot in front of the other and their posture is straight. I've taken these qualities from them and will use them for my spirit. I need to take my time in walking and with each footstep, my foot will be slightly pointed so that my footsteps aren't heavy. It looks graceful too. Walking slowly makes me look more like a spirit and I can also take my time. My knees need to be slightly buckled and I should explore levels when I move because it's not a human thing, nor am I meant to be a human. Eye contact with the audience is a must; it adds to seduction, breaks an interaction barrier and I can acknowledge them, it will make things interesting for them. A modern audience won't be expecting that. I may also make physical contact with them but not too much. To my spirit self, they are strange beings and I have never seen anything like them before
, so I can look at them as much as I please but as a spirit I should be wary about touching them. What would happen if I touch them? Would I burn? Would they expel a sticky residue from their skin causing me to be stuck whilst they eat me? Will the break? Bubbles doesn't know. That's why touching is a very quick action.

The video above shows some of the best models from a Victoria's Secret catwalk. I've used this kind of thing for inspiration minus the fast pace, smiles and heavy walking. I won't be as raunchy either.

 This is my spirit costume. As you can see, it's quite see through and was made of the material tights are made of so I had to be careful not to let it rip. I also had problems with the top coming down and showing my bra but I resolved this by taking a pin and pinning the bra and costume together. This worked because it didn't fall down.

The rest of us spirits :)