Performing Arts & Drama Club - Ms Stanton
Howdy all,
Nearly at the end of term now and time sure has been flying and we also happen to be having a lot of fun! In performing arts, students have been channeling their creativity and talents in a variety of ways.
The young performers in Prep have been working on playing with and bringing to life the characters in Marcia K. Vaughan’s “Wombat Stew”. One of their favourite warmups is Quick Transformation in which they have 5 seconds…then 4, then 3, then 2 and then only 1 second to transform and freeze into a given character from the story. Drama warmups like these are a lot of fun but also encourage students to quickly make choices that best show a character without overthinking. Most recently classes worked together in small groups to create and teach a small bit of choreography for part of the “Wombat Stew” song.
Ask if they can teach you the moves (and for some extra entertainment, see if they can do the dance as Dingo…you won’t regret it)!
In Year 1/2 students have been working on a readers theatre for the Teddy Bears picnic tale. Through warmups and improv' games they have been able to practise acting as a variety of characters (from teddy bears to a magpie to a fox). Currently students are at the rehearsal stage in which they are making decisions about their character voices and the movements they can use for their assigned script pages. They have also been practising saying lines in their own words to encourage them to keep going even if they forget the exact line. Keep up the amazing work 1/2s!
Year 1/2s rehearsing the lines in their readers theatre.
Students created indicators that show the character they are acting as in the story.
In Year 3/4, students have been delving into the world of ancient Greek theatre. After exploring why Greek masks took the form they did, students set out on creating their own. When focusing on four emotions, students designed masks and chose one of their designs to make. To bring their masks to life, students have begun engaging in a range of techniques to emphasise their physicality, linking their mask expression with their body expression. Fantastic job 3/4s!
Students have chosen a simple gesture that matches their emotion and that they can use to keep their mask “alive” when performing.
Senior students have been working on staging and acting in a readers theatre for Margaret Wild’s “Fox”. When starting their work, they distributed lines evenly and discussed the different ways to deliver the lines to make them more compelling to an audience. Combining their knowledge of stage directions and staging techniques to direct audience focus such as juxtaposition and triangulation, students have annotated their scripts, planning their movement together. As they embark on their rehearsal period, they are refining their choices to decide on what best conveys the symbolism of the piece while balancing focus and entertainment. Wonderful work 5/6s!
Year 5/6 students doing a readthrough and distributing their lines.
Students sharing what they’ve worked on so far during rehearsal.
In drama club students continue to rehearse the opening scene to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” utilising their knowledge of stage directions and their acting instincts to improvise movement and character.
5/6 drama club members rehearsing.
Really proud of all our Trinity performers!
Sincerely,
Ms Stanton