Response to video clips

 So from doing some surface research I found that the frantic assembly is a unique physical theatre company. They have a distinctive style and have been a well know international group for almost 30 years. The first video I watched was just of a guy trying to slide a chair perfectly to a table from a good distance; I'm not exactly sure what the purpose of this activity was but maybe to improve precision. The second clip was five people lifting a woman into the air in a standing position and then bringing her into a crowd surfing position finally letting her execute a summersault over somebodies back onto the ground. The last video was of a choreographed dance sort of thing that involved a lot of fluid motion involving those same five people. There was a woman in the middle who seemed to be the center point around which the other people moved.

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