PAKURANGA COLLEGE

The Arts Faculty

Ko Toi te uri o mahara pohewa

Art is the imagination of the child

DRAMA                 
YEAR TEN COURSE  OUTLINE

Approximately two to four weeks will be spent in the following workshops which will further develop your use the four drama techniques

·        Movement    
·        Body 
·        Voice
·        Space

You will also work with a variety of conventions e.g. hot seating, chorus, dialogue, flash forward, flash back, role on the wall, and elements e.g. time, energy, dramatic tension, mood, symbol.  

The last two workshops have final performances, performed to a live audience.

1.   Introduction, review stage terms, code of conduct (Secret code), four drama   techniques

2.   Movement. Laban’s technique.

3.   Voice. Posture, resonance, articulation, projection etc.

4.   Mime. Silent movies

5.   Improvisation. Commedia dell ‘Arte.

6.   Greek Theatre