DRAMA STUDIO CONDUCT
Boys should leave school bags on the benches between the studio theatre and the Physics rooms. Shoes, blazers etc. should be left under chairs / at the perimeter of the room. Boys should queue outside, waiting for permission to enter. Boys should obey the ‘freeze rule’ and always maintain a working volume. Boys should remain within designated working areas and obey health and safety instructions issued by staff. All movement at speed and contact work should be carried out with control and careful attention to staff instruction.
REFLECTION TOOLS
AUTUMN TARGETS
SPRING TARGETS
SUMMER TARGETS
WHAT SKILLS WILL I LEARN? HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?
SKILL AREAS MAKING: DEVELOPMENT AND REALISATION OF A RANGE OF THEATRICAL PRESENTATIONS PERFORMING: DEVELOPMENT OF A ROLE (NARRATIVE, VOICE, MOVEMENT, EXPRESSION) EVALUATION & REFLECTION: CRITICAL AWARENESS OF OWN WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS
MAKING:
PERFORMING:
EVALUATION AND REFLECTION:
INTRODUCTORY PERFORMANCE SKILLS Activities in the first term are designed to encourage you to establish a confident and controlled use of performance space, improve your ability to work with others and to develop your vocal and gestural range. You will be introduced to a number of personal and group performance techniques along the way as well as a range of important theatre practitioners.
THEATRE SPACE AND STAGE DIRECTIONS KEY TERMS: DOWNSTAGE, UPSTAGE, CENTRE STAGE, STAGE LEFT, STAGE RIGHT, LEVELS, PROXEMICS, BLOCKING NOTES AND REFLECTIONS ON USE OF THEATRE SPACE:
MOVEMENT KEY TERMS: TIMING, DIRECTION, ENERGY, SENSING OTHERS AT WORK, STANCE, ENSEMBLE AWARENESS, ENSEMBLE MOVEMENT, MIRRORING, RESPONSORIAL MOVEMENT, PATHWAYS, REPETITION (AUGUSTO BOAL)
Keep a record of the physical exercises that you try out in class here:
BODY LANGUAGE, STANCE, TENSION AND GESTURE KEY TERMS: POSTURE, GESTURE, OPEN, CLOSED, BODY AWARENESS, FACIAL EXPRESSION, EYE-CONTACT, NEUTRAL, TENSION STATE (CHEKOV / LABAN) Keep a record of the physical exercises that you try out in class here:
VOICE KEY TERMS: PACE, PITCH, VOLUME, TONE, PROJECTION, PAUSE, INFLECTION, EMPHASIS, ACCENT, BREATH Keep a record of the vocal exercises that you try out in class here:
COMMEDIA DELL’ ARTE, THE LAZZI OF THE SANDWICH PLANNING AND REFLECTIONS:
SCRIPTED WORK – NOTES, PLANNING AND REFLECTION KEY TERMS: CHARACTER LIST, LINE, ACT, EDIT, STAGE DIRECTION, CUE, MARGINAL ANNOTATION …
SCRIPTED WORK – NOTES, PLANNING AND REFLECTION
DEVISING: REINVENTING THE BOX AND THINKING OUTSIDE OF IT: Record all of the different ways you managed to reinvent the ‘microspace’ you were given in class. Take pictures of your group’s work and stick them in here too!
WE SAT IN THE BOX IN A LINE, ONE BEHIND THE OTHER AND ROWED. THIS TRANSFORMED THE SPACE INTO A BOAT.
WE STOOD INSIDE THE BOX WITH OUR TOES TOUCHING THE TAPE, PEERING DOWNWARDS. THIS GAVE THE IMPRESSION WE WERE LOOKING OFF THE LEDGE OF A TALL BUILDING.
DEVISED WORK – REFLECT ON THE DEVISING STRATEGIES THAT YOU USE HERE:
DEVISED WORK – REFLECT ON THE DEVISING STRATEGIES THAT YOU USE HERE:
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