'Chinese Takeaway Performed by Anna Yen'

'Chinese Take external performed as a solo by Anna Yen, was very lucky at using images, symbols and actions to lead the listening in a sequence to run crossways her action horizontal surface. In this solo performance, in that respect were many polar components of Annas smellspan that were transported by means of symbols, through images and carnal theatre. Symbols much(prenominal) as the Silk River, which sense her past(a) and how she finish up judge it, the sound of a Gong which further chimed when ever sexual abuse occurred in the story and as well her use of physical theatre to convey different situations her grand start, mother and herself went through. \nThroughout Annas story she uses a long regretful silk fabric, which is laid across that stage similar a river. As the story progresses the silk river becomes more(prenominal) and more emblematic to Annas life story. Annas ma tried to blame suicide in two ways in this play. She uses the silk river t o purify and end her life by fabrication on it and bun slightly symbolise that she is attempting to drown herself. In this scene she is richly dressed and does not succeed in her attempt. The second magazine towards the end of the story she tries once again, barely this time she naked. She swims in the silk river nude because in that respect is nothing separating her from her past. Anna rolls around in the river and and then slowly wraps the cloth around her manage like a knoose to convey that fact that she has hung herself in a knoose of water. The river is very emblematical in conveyance Annas past. another(prenominal) scene which is very significant in conveying Annas story by using the silk river, is when she defeat and bashes the cloth on the floor. She does this because she is angry at her families past and the silk river killed her mother. In the end Anna came to the guide where she had to accept her past. She did this by draping the cloth over her naked cons istency to convey that she is judge her childhood past and is not faultfinding(prenominal) of it. \nThere is the symbolical sound of a gong whic...'