Notes from the teacher
to all students in the group initiated by LB since she really wanted to make notes as we went along.
1. DRAMA in EDUCATION 2012-03-22
practical information, presentation, warming up circle, follow movement-tag (härmkull) + voice/sound,
fingertip-dance, realistic intermediated improvisation; prepare start, turning point + end
deceide who/what – you get the where: The bench
Feedback in four steps:
a. without evaluation explain what you experienced/ describe what happened in the improvisation
b. Positive feedback; what functioned for you, why? /focus on theatrequalities
c. Questions?
d. What can be improved for next time/ what can we learn?
Connection to litterature:
Spolin POC Point of Concentration p. 21-26 Teacher as coach Who, where, what
Zinder Partner exercises p. 87-92
Way intelligent reflection p. 232 start/end
2. DRAMA in EDUCATION 2012-03-29
warming up circle, sending energy in circle, movement circle, mirror exercise, fantasy intermediated improvisation; prepare start, turning point + end deceide who/what – you get the where: Forest´s dark corner
Feedback in four steps: see previous lesson.
Connection to litterature:
Zinder The energy circle p. 42-46 The basic mirror exercise + variations 102-118
3. DRAMA in EDUCATION 2012-04-05
warming up circle, one by one leads, one excercise, voice circle, one by one, leads one excerceise
(we had an unplanned discussion about assessment in drama / theatre and how to teach about ”clichécharacter” )
Fablework – see seperate paper
Connection to litterature:
Frost Text and improvisation p. 28, 47-49, 175
Spolin (1986)Story theatre 160 – 166
Lewis & Rainer ( 2005) Lilliput story 102-110 Assessment (first chapter)
Drama / Theatre discussion (firts chapter)
Spolin "clichécharacter” p. 254-255
4. DRAMA in EDUCATION 2012-04-19
This was the day they did my surgery on Danderyds hospital I went there on Wednsday, Alberto followed me. I never thought they would keep me. I am well now, so I am very greatful. However I missed the lesson but it seemed as if they did about the same as the lesson before this.
follow-tag (härmkull) + voice/sound Theme for the day: animals, zipp-zapp-boing, voicecircle
The Mitten + reflections
I did mine in the bed at the hospital
Fablework (see separate paper)
Connection to litterature:
See previous lesson
5. DRAMA in EDUCATION 2012-04-26
Fruitsallad (with variations)
Longer discussion about fablework that the separate groups prepare (see separate paper)
Romeo & Juliette work (see separate paper) and reflections about relevance for school setting, examples of modernized versions; Uppsala stadsteater, an article of a new circus setting; the film Romeo & Juliette with modern setting, where Romeo is Leonardi de Caprio. I remember that I showed this for my students in Roslagskolan and since then the film is gone. good choice of the teacher.
Connection to litterature:
Spolin Developing a character (acting with the whole body, animal images 262) p. 253-273 Organizing the reharsal time (directing) p. 317- 361
Fost (2007)Applied improvisation work (connects to Spolin) p. 167 – 183 Showing & Telling p. 140-141
6. DRAMA in EDUCATION 2012-05-03
One game/ exercise each prepared by the studnet, that relate to the litterature, not more then 5 minutes each:
S: play ball (Spolin 1986, p. 48)
M: bean bags (Spolin 1986, p. 5)
A: paint room (Way 1993, p.? – movement chapter)
M: the machine (Frost 2007, p. 138)
K: ”room & body” (Spolin/Zinder?)
S: when I go to California /When my ship comes in (Spolin 1986, p. 60)
L: vacation (Johnstone)
K: ”room&body & ”deathgame”
LB: Birthdayparty (Way)
Rest presentations from previous lessons
A scene from Romeo & Juliette with S M, I found it brilliant. It woke me up with its contradicted way of intepret the text.
The three goats - difficult when it is in English, I understood them...
The raven and the jug Brilliant, on the edge of acting and just being
M's The mitten work - an so me, totally stressed since the teacher said she had to meet a student. But she did not show evidence of that. I believe she came late for her other meeting for as usual so had a lot of questions awoked and wanted answers the last elsson.
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