November 28

Goodbye Year 7.1.  You were a fabulous group. I enjoyed this term soooo much. 

But before you go, vote for your favourite video.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdyBNjrkiDrIOWltlaBo_8NPL-4A3xc5VGYWtl2Wxt43jZhpQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

November 25, 27, 28

 

November 25

We have 2 options for this week: Monologue    or     Lip sync battle

OR

You choose!  Let's vote!

November 27, 28
Rehearsal & Final Performance

Sofia and Brenda - Not Your Barbie Girl by Ava Max
Maria, Lison, Clementine, Carolina - Wannabe by Spice Girls

November 18, 20, 21

https://sites.google.com/site/nhpta2/home/reflections

November 18
Criterion D - Responding                Complete the worksheet.

November 20, 21
Drama games and exercises

November 11, 13, 14

November 11 - Assessment
  Criterion C - Statement of Artistic Intention

November 13
Rehearsal

November 14
Criterion B - Tableau Performance

Remember
Tableau Excellence
Actors...
...remain still or frozen.
...remain silent.
...pose with energy.
...pose with expression.
...keep their concentration.
...pose at different levels.
...choose poses that communicate the tone and mood of the text.

How you will be graded:

Statue: Individual facial expression and body shape/gesture
  Use whole face and body  
  Show character  
  Show action (body)  
  Show emotion (face) 

Levels and depth  
  Low/medium/high 
  Three dimensional use of stage or playing space: Left/right/center, downstage/upstage, near/far 

Character and spatial relationships/connections  
  Eye contact or point of focus  
  Physical contact using positive or negative space (touching or not touching) 
  Proximity or distance 

Open to the audience (cheat out)  
  Audience awareness 
  Make sure all actors can be seen (no blocking—use levels & depth)

To "Cheat Out" means that the performer readjusts his or her body with an audience in mind. ... Very often, when young actors are rehearsing on stage, they might turn their backs to the audience, or offer only a limited view. The director then might say, "Cheat out, please."

November 4, 6, 7

http://www.musical-theater-kids.com/stage-directions.html

November 4
1.  Get into tableaux groups
     Group 1:  Laura, Isabel, Myles, Bavo, Kristian
     Group 2:  Carolina, Clementine, Brenda, Lison, Francisco, Leo
     Group 3:  Sofia, Chris, Maria, Sara, Taitum, Elvis
2.  In your groups finish creating a mind-map with various tableaux performance ideas. 
3.  Select your performance tableaux. Justify your choice.

November 6
1.  Blocking   Blocking is the theater term for the actors’ movements on the stage during the performance of the play or the musical. Every move that an actor makes (walking across the stage, climbing stairs, sitting in a chair, falling to the floor, getting down on bended knee) falls under the larger term “blocking.”


EXPLORATION: 
Principles of Blocking 
• Where we stand on stage, or “blocking”, helps communicate to the audience important information about the story. 
• Just like in the movies where there is often a blurred background with a focused foreground, our staging can help tell the audience where to focus. 
•There are three principles of blocking you must always be aware of. 
     1) Always be open: The audience wants to see you, especially when you’re speaking. Always try to have your shoulders angled toward the audience so they can see you and hear you. This is called “cheating” toward the audience. 
     2) Never a straight line: In life we don’t stand in straight lines unless we’re told to. So on stage we should never make a straight line because it looks fake. 
     3) Create depth and height whenever possible: Layers make the scene more interesting to look at and feel more natural.

2.  Let's practice:

•  Each group will be given an event, and their job is to create 3 tableaus that highlight the event: a beginning, a middle, and an end. 
• Each group has 5 minutes to work on it. 
• Each group share. 
• The audience will guess the event. Was it clear what the event was? Did they obey the principles of blocking? Are there any adjustments you could recommend?

November 7 - Assessment
  Criterion C - Statement of Artistic Intention