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GETTING ORGANISED
GETTING ORGANISED
2. Join our Y11 Theatre Studies Google Classroom using the code if you are not already on it: 25fjopgc
2. Join our Y11 Theatre Studies Google Classroom using the code if you are not already on it: 25fjopgc
3. Purchase a journal for use during the year. I recommend an A3 or A4 visual diary OR a journal with lined or graph paper. Note that you need to write, draw/brainstorm, stick images in, etc. and lined paper can be annoying for some of these purposes.
3. Purchase a journal for use during the year. I recommend an A3 or A4 visual diary OR a journal with lined or graph paper. Note that you need to write, draw/brainstorm, stick images in, etc. and lined paper can be annoying for some of these purposes.
We will go through these slides in Orientation Week, and you may want to refer back to them.
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
TASK ONE: Begin to create your own Theatre Glossary.
In Classroom, open your assigned copy of the Theatre Glossary. You can EITHER use this document OR start your glossary at the back of your Theatre Studies notebook.
Start by listing every theatre term you already know, eg. stage, audience, actor, script, and add an image and/or short definition.
Then search for at least 5 new terms in each category in the slides. For each one, add a definition and an image.
Approx time allocation for Task One: 2 hours
DUE: first class back in week 1
TASK TWO
WORKING TOWARDS ASSESSMENT FOR 1.1: Exploring Theatre Styles and Conventions (pre 1945)
WORKING TOWARDS ASSESSMENT FOR 1.1: Exploring Theatre Styles and Conventions (pre 1945)
We will begin term 1 by looking at different pre-modern theatre styles and why they have been important and influential in modern day.
You will work individually on a theatre style provided from the following (you will be GIVEN ONE):
KABUKI COMMEDIA DELL' ARTE MELODRAMA. ELIZABETHAN. GREEK.
You are required to answer the following questions and submit on google classroom as TASK 2 of your holiday homework:
What was the performance space like and who were the audience? What was their relationship with the performance like?
What is the historical context of this style? (social/political/religious events at this time that may have impacted the development of the theatre style).
Who are the key practitioners in this style? Playwrights, Directors, Designers, Actors, etc. Give examples of their contribution.
What is the language of this style? Is it comedic, improvised, scripted prose, poetic? What are the plays we should know about?
What is the general aesthetic or feel of this style? What did it look/feel/sound like? How do actors use their movement, voice, facial expression, gestures? What training did they need?
What were some of the innovations of this style? New ways of using theatre technologies in design? New ways of approaching acting?
DUE: first class back in week 1
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