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Choreography of Things/4Things

  • My idea was that each of the 4Ts would advance, deliver a line - all those who have advanced speak
  • Visual Representation of Advancing Scheme for Four Things
  • Nov 98 Diary
  • withFourThings
  • Fourthings
  • Action The Thing Duration Thing One Thing Two Thing Three Thing Four Duration
    User and Thing
    Enter Scene
    Crying/Writhing secs Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting secs
    User and Thing
    In Scene
    - a beat
    Look Around, Gasps, "oh no"
    Grovels
    2.27 Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting 2.27
    All Grovelling secs "Welcome" "Welcome" "Welcome" "Welcome" 1.65
    Thing One
    Advance 1
    "Oh no oh no oh no oh no" 7.52 "Welcome Dear Cousin" Waiting Waiting Waiting 1.83
    Thing Two
    Advance 1
    Grovelling secs Waiting "Sweet Cousin" Waiting Waiting 1.4
    Thing Three
    Advance 1
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting "Good Cousin" Waiting 1.7
    Thing Four
    Advance 1
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting Waiting "Tender Cousin" 2.25
    Thing Four
    Advance 2
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting Waiting "And you've brought a friend." 3.91
    Thing Three
    Advance 2
    "Please no, I didn't I didn't" 3.32 Waiting Waiting "a new friend" Waiting 1.96
    Thing Two
    Advance 2
    Grovelling secs Waiting "a new companion" Waiting Waiting 1.91
    Thing One
    Advance 2
    Generic Whimpering 3.76 "delightful" Waiting Waiting Waiting 1.49
    Thing Two
    Advance 3
    Grovelling secs Waiting "Such a fascinating creature" Waiting Waiting 2.84
    Thing Three
    Advance 3
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting "delectable " Waiting 1.69
    Thing One
    Advance 3
    Grovelling secs "adorable" Waiting Waiting Waiting 1.91
    Thing Four
    Advance 3
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting Waiting "ineffably" 2.58
    Thing Four
    Advance 4
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting "How we'll treasure you" Waiting 2.62
    Thing Four
    Advance 4
    "Don't believe them don't believe them" 2.94 Waiting "honor you" Waiting Waiting 1.48
    Thing Four
    Advance 4
    Grovelling secs Waiting Waiting Waiting "coddle you" 2.42
    Thing Four
    Advance 4
    Grovelling secs "cleave to you" Waiting Waiting Waiting 2.17
    4 Things Stationary &
    in front of user
    Grovelling secs "Come with us! We have treats for you!" "Come with us! We have treats for you!" "Come with us! We have treats for you!" "Come with us! We have treats for you!" 5.89
    "Don't go with them" 1.64 Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting 1.64
    2/3 turning

    and leaving

    Grovelling secs Waiting "Come with us" "Come with us" Waiting 1.71
    "Don't let them fool you" 1.95 Waiting Leaving Leaving Waiting 1.95
    1/4 turning and leaving Grovelling secs "Come along" Leaving Leaving "Come along" 1.98
    all leaving Grovelling secs "Do Come" "Do Come" "Do Come" "Do Come" 2.12
    user and thing are pulled "Oh please let us alone - let us alone" 4.14 Leaving Leaving Leaving Leaving 4.14
    user falls into pit "No, don't hurt my friend!" 2.93 Whatever Whatever Whatever Whatever 2.93