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FAME NOT LAME

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CONTENTS Y a smi n’ s Story Wha ti sP e rf ormi ngA rts?

Howthi sB ookWork s Wa rmUpGa me s Work shopSc e na ri os A b outtheF i x e rs

YASMI N’ S STORY When Is t ar t ed off asaper f or mi ngar t ss t udent ,If ound i t wasanescape.Iwant edt oescapef r om f ul l - mewor k,and enj oybei ngyoung.

Ij oi ned t he cour se and wi t hi n mont hswe had hel d bake sal esandaflashmobi nCooks t own.Iwasal sohonour edt o hel p outt heDept .ofEnvi r onmentwi t h as t aged carcr ash i n Dungannon,and had t he pl easur e ofper f or mi ng i na Chr i s t masshow,al soi nDungannon.

A erbei ngdi agnosedwi t hdepr essi onandanxi et y,If ound mysel fwi t hl ow confidenceandl ow sel f es t eem,butwi t h suppor ve t eacher sand cl assmat es,Isoon pi cked mysel f upandwasabl et ogat hermysel ft oget her .

Thr ough per f or mi ng ar t s,Ihave per f or med on t he same s t ageasourf amousAndr eaBegl eyont hesameni ghti nt he Bur navonTheat r e,Cooks t own.

Bei ng abl et o meetpeopl el i ke t hi s,whi l e expl or i ng t he pr of essi onalpar t oft he i ndus t r y,my confidence qui ckl y gr ew,andIf oundmysel fmor ei ndependent .

Per f or mi ngar t si saver yopenmi ndedandcr ea vecour se, butbecausewewor ksocl osel yt oget her ,wear eal il e di sf unc onalf ami l yt hatar e abl et o shar e ourpr obl ems andsuppor teachot her .

Thr oughdoi ngmyGCSEsandALevel satschool ,Ihavemos t defini t el yf ound t hat Per f or mi ng Ar t s has benefit ed me whi l eshowi ngmehow al otofpeopl ei nt hi si ndus t r ywor k.

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WHAT I S PERFORMI NG ARTS? Theper f or mi ngar t sar enotl ame;t heyhaveani mpor t ant r ol et o pl ayi nt hel i vesofyoungpeopl eascr ea veand confidenti ndi vi dual s,andcons t r uc veciz ens.

Theper f or mi ngar t scanbeapower f ult ooli nt hef or gi ng ofaposivei den t yf oryoungpeopl e.

By encour agi ng young peopl et o exper i ment t hr ough ques oni ng,chal l engi ngandper suadi ng.t heper f or mi ng ar t scan al so hel p young peopl e devel op t hei rspeaki ng andl i s t eni ngski l l s,gi vi ngt hem oppor t uniest oexpl or e l i f esi t ua onsasi fr eal .

Theper f or mi ngar t scan al so hel ps t udent sper cei vet he wor l df r om anot herper spec ve,andt ol ear nf r om ot her s -byhel pi ngt hem t o expl or e si t ua onsand gai ni nsi ght i nt omor alandsoci ali ssuest hr ough‘ exper i enci ng’ .

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HOW THI S BOOK WORKS Thi s book i s desi gned t o pr ovi de wor kshop l eader s wi t h a suppor ve f r amewor k, and a sel ec on of war mupgamesandscenar i os.

Thegamesand scenar i osar et o beused i n acr ea ve, engagi ng,enj oyabl e and chal l engi ng mannert o hel p devel op t he abi l ies ofyoung peopl e,who,i nt ur n, wi l lhopef ul l ydevel op a passi on -nota di sdai n -f or t heper f or mi ngar t s.

WARM UP GAMES I ntroduc i ngOurse l ve s Thi si spar cul ar l yusef uli ft hegr oupmember sdonotknow eachot her .

1.St ar tbys t andi ngever yonei naci r cl e.

2.Each per son i nt r oducest hemsel vesbys t eppi ng i nt ot he ci r cl eonebyoneandsayi ng: “Mynamei s. . . ”Iam. . .( shy,ner vous,l oud,et c) Thegamecanber epeat edwi t hvar i a onson‘ Iam’ .

Forexampl e: “Il i ke. . .( chocol at e,et c. ) ”or“Myf avor i t ecol ouri s.

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WARM UP GAMES Re me mb e ri ngE ve ry one ’ s Na me 1.Ever yones t andsi naci r cl e.

2.Usi ng a bean bag( orsomet hi ng appr opr i at e) ,s t udent ssay t hei r own name,t hen t hr ow t he bean bag t o someone el se sayi ngt hei rname,f orexampl e:“ Amyt oBen. ” 3.Now geteachs t udentt ochangepl aceswi t hsomeoneel sei n t heci r cl e,i nt hesamewayast hr owi ngt hebeanbag 4.So,t el lt hem t o sayt hei rown name,t hen t he name oft he per son t heyar e changi ngpl aceswi t h,and t hen move.Atfir s t t heywi l lpausebef or emovi ng.

5.Speedi tupsot hatevent ual l yt her ear enopauses.

WARM UP GAMES I Ęť maTre e !

1.Di vi det hemai ngr oupi nt osmal l ergr oups.

2.Askeachgr oupt omakeanobj ect ,usi ngonl yt hemsel ves,i n t womi nut es.

Theobj ect scoul dbe: at r ee acar asof a acat ahouse asnake Now r educe t he me t o do t hi s( me l i mi t sgal vani se speedy t hi nki ngandac on! ) .

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WARM UP GAMES Trusti ngOneA nothe r 1.St udent sgeti nt opai r s.

2.Oneper soni sbl i ndf ol ded.

3.The ot hert hen l eadst he bl i ndf ol ded par t nerar ound t he r oom byhol di ngt hei rhand.

4.Then t hey l ead by j us twal ki ng besi de t hei rpar t nerand gi vi ngt hem i ns t r uc ons.

5.Par t ner sswapover .

TheMa c hi ne One s t udents t ands i nt he cent r e oft he r oom and s t ar t sa si mpl emovementaspar tofa‘ machi ne’ .

Ot her sj oi ni n,coor di na ngt hei rmovement ,un lt hewhol e gr oupi swor ki ngt oget her .

Add sound effect s,one ata me,such ascl i cki ngt onguesor ot heror i gi nalsounds.

WORKSHOP 1 Se ng:A schoolcl assr oom Pr ops:Sever alchai r s Char act er s: Sever al‘ or di nar ys t udent s’ .

Af ear f ul‘ s t udent ’whodoesn’ twantt ogoont het r i p.

Af r i endoft he‘ f ear f uls t udent ’ .

A‘ s t udent ’whoi sa‘ bul l y’ .

A‘ t eacher’ .

Wor kshopScenar i o1:Theschoolt r i p Ac on:I mpr ovi sa on I nt hi sscenar i o,t he‘ t eacher’ i sgoi ngt odi scussaf or t hcomi ng schoolt r i pwi t hs t udent si nt hecl ass.

Ask t he ‘ t eacher’t ot el lt he ‘ s t udent s’wher et hey ar e goi ng, andt odescr i bet het r i p.Askt he‘ s t udent s’t oaskt he‘ t eacher’ asmanyques onsast heycan,anddebat et hem,suchas: “How wi l lwegett her e?”

“Wher ewi l lwesl eep?”

“What ’ st hecos t ?”

“Canwef undr ai se?”

I fnecessar y,pr omptt hem wi t hf ur t herques ons.

Keept hedi al oguegoi ngasl ongasr equi r ed.

WORKSHOP 2 Se ng:St udent ssi ngonabusont hei rwayt oschoolor onadayt r i p.

Pr ops:Lot sofchai r s.Sett hem upasi ft heywer eseat sonabus.

Char act er s: Twoormor et eacher s.

Sever al‘ par ent s’ A dr i ver .

St udent s.

SchoolBus Wor kshopScenar i o2:Ont hebus Ac on:I mpr ovi sa on.

Thi scanbeashor tscene,buti tcanal sobebus yand i magi na ve!

Tel lt hes t udent st ocr eat et hehus t l eandbus t l eofbei ngonabus.

Askt het heact or st oexpl or eal lt hedi ffer entr el a onshi psofeach char act er .

I ncl ude: Wavi nggoodbye.Choosi ngseat sandse l i ngi n.

Tal ki ngt ot he‘ dr i ver’ .Tal ki ngt opassenger s.Et c. . .

To end,f r eez e ever ybodyatan appr opr i at e momentand t el lt he ‘ dr i ver’t osi gnalt oever yoneel set hatt heyhavear r i vedatt hei r des na on.

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WORKSHOP 3 Se ng:Somewher eouti nt hewi l der ness;ont opofagl aci er ,i n af or es t ,orupamount ai n.

Pr ops:None.

Char act er s:A ‘ l eader’( l i keamount ai ngui de) . ‘ Teacher s’ . ‘ St udent s’ ,i ncl udi ngsomeonewhoi sf ear f ul A‘ s t udent ’whoi sa‘ bul l y’ .

Wor kshopScenar i o3:I nt ot hewi l d Ac on: Tel lt hes t udent st hatt heyar egoi ngouti nanumberofdi ffer ent weat hercondions,f orexampl e: “I t ’ sf r eezi ng col d. ” “The sun i s bl azi ng hot . ” “Fog has come down. ” Get ever yone t o i mpr ovi se packi ng t hei r own equi pment , backpacks,sl eepi ng bags,et c. ,and t of or m al i ne wi t ht he ‘ l eader’ .

Now askt hem t o wal ki n aci r cl ei nt hefir s tweat hercondion, t henwor kt hr ougheachweat hercondion.

Toend,s t opatanappr opr i at emomentt odi scussandr eflecton how t heyexper i encedt hedi ffer entweat her s;wer et heyscar ed, t hi r s t y,et c. ?

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WORKSHOP 4 Se ng:Cl earspacef ori magi nar yr angeofgym equi pment , i ncl udi ngacl i mbi ngwal l .

Pr ops:None.

Char act er s:Sever al‘ or di nar ys t udent s’ .

Af ear f ul‘ s t udent ’ .

Af r i endoft hef ear f ul‘ s t udent ’ .

A‘ s t udent ’whoi sa‘ bul l y’ .

Wor kshopScenar i o4:TheGym Ac on:Mi me. ‘ St udent s’ent ert hegym ands t ar tchecki ngoutt heequi pment .

Askt he‘ s t udent s’t omi meusi ngt heequi pment .

Ever yf ew mi nut es,ask t hem t o swap t he equi pmentt hey ar e usi ng.

Add i nt he char act er soft he ‘ bul l y’ ,t he ‘ r e cents t udent ’and hi s‘ f r i end’ .Ask t he ot herhal foft he gr oup t o si tdown and t hought t r ackwhatt hef r eez ef r amechar act er sar ef eel i ng. ( As t udentgoesupt oachar act er ,t ouchest hem ont heshoul der , and descr i beswhatt hey i magi ne t hatchar act eri st hi nki ng or f eei ng. )

ABOUT THE FI XERS Wear eagr oupofPer f or mi ngAr t ss t udent sf r om Cooks t ownwho ar epassi onat eaboutspr eadi ngt hemessaget hatper f or mi ngar t s ar e“f ame”not“l ame” .

Ast eenager sand yong adul t s,we f ace many chal l engesi n our l i ves-t hat ’ swhyper f omi ngar t sar esoi mpor t ant .

Per f or mi ng ar t scan t ouch on many subj ect s,any one ofwhi ch canhel pchangeyourout l ookonl i f ef ort hebe er .

Wi t hsuppor tf r om Fi xer s-amovementofyoungpeopl echangi ng t hi ngsf ort he be er-ourpr oj ectai mst o di spelt he myt ht hat per f or mi ngar t sar el ame,t hr oughengagementi nvar i ousgames and scenar i os,enabl i ng al lwho t ake par tt o become confident andski l l edi ndi vi dual s,effec vecont r i but or s,and,ulmat el y, r esponsi bl eciz ens.

fi xer s. or g. uk Publ i cSer vi ceBr oadcasti ngTr ust Company No. s2194957 Char i ty:298643

Thi s pamphl et has been cr eated wi th the hel p of Fi xer s,the campai gn that gi ves young peopl e a voi ce.

Fi xer si s par tfunded by the Nati onal Lotter y thr ough theBi gLotter y Fund.