Throughout the development process the Defying Gravity group have journeyed a long road filled with alterations and introductions of new process, concept and dynamic. We produced two different ideas with very weak relation to one another’s foundation, and lost our most prominently considered approach to this project after our pitch to Jeremy and Rosemary. We came away from our original concept of challenging the boundaries of performance space and began to explore the visual and artistic capabilities of glow-in-the-dark. We made a conscious decision to steer clear of a narrative and implemented our own initial responses, culminating in physical response and representation to auditory reception and the dynamics of visual art constructing our impulses in movement, to eventually create an image of blended and interpretive colour. However, as we created and developed short pieces (5/10/15 minute performances), we found that we had layered our concept into a jumbled mess of confused discoloured visualisations of performance; we had lost the clear and dynamic sight that we had discovered through our initial pitch idea. Taking on board the fresh and constructive feedback from Conan we found that within our pieces we had subtle nuances of simplistic performance exploration, quite simply the expression of movement in competition with the force of gravity. We found that our “Doll Performance” had a clear relation to the challenge of muscle exertion versus gravity; ultimately the slow and conscientious movement of our bodies to move from floor to standing could be explored further. How could we explore the forces acting within our bodies, as we challenge gravity with a simple step, or a leap into the air? The performance quality of simplistic movement is abundant with exploratory capabilities that are both intriguing and subtle. Our latest hurdle has led us to explore this simple concept and we have discovered numerous performative ways in which to discover the intricate details of muscle mass working against gravity. The next step within our process has prompted our furthering of our understanding of the performative quality of physical theatre, specifically the dynamics of ‘lifts’ we have found a way to express how we defy gravity on a daily basis.