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Sunday, November 15th, 2009Mirror Drama Game
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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A great game for concentration and co-ordination!
Organise your students into pairs and ask them to sit opposite each other on the floor. Player A initiates a series of simple movements that player B must follow in real time by becoming their reflection. Eye contact must be maintained throughout. Emphasize that this must be done slowly to be accurate.
After a while, instruct your students to swap over so that player B is now leading.
Show examples of good practise to the class. Try and encourage them to reach a point where the audience cannot tell who is leading and who is following.
Extention: The follow on from this is where you don’t decide who is leading and who is following and just allow the exercise to develop spontaneously. This can be fantastic to observe.
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The Wizard’s Treasure Drama Game
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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I use this game when I first start teaching my younger students about still images and freezing.
Firstly, you will need to set up the Wizard’s castle using chairs and other props.
Then you will need to split the class, half with create a forest by creating a still image of a tree or bush and their feet must remain rooted, while the other half are explorers looking for the Wizard’s treasure in the magic forest. If the explorers touch the poisonous trees or bushes then they turn into a tree or bush too!
The teacher plays the role of the wizard who remains in their castle until they hear movement in the forest. When the Wizard pops his/her head out of the castle all of the explorers must freeze and pretend to be trees to avoid being spotted. Anyone spotted moving again becomes a tree or bush.
The winner is the student who managers to get past all of the poisonous trees and into the Wizard’s castle without being spotted.
This exercise can also be used as a warm up for concentration and I also use it when teaching ‘The Old Man in the Grange’ poem as this explores magic.
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100+ Idea for Drama by Anna Scher & Charles Verrall
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Product Description:
A source of drama ideas from the directors of the Anna Scher Children’s Theatre, Islington.
Editorial Review:
I was bought this book as a Christmas present one year from a friend and fellow drama teacher. It’s a great book with a “wealth of lively and practical suggestions for all teachers, producers and anyone engaged in drama at any age.”
The introduction is particularly useful for new drama teachers as it gives advice on discipline, high standards and the structure of a drama lesson. It then has separate chapters on Games, The Spoken Word, Warm-ups Mime and Movement, Characters Props and Costumes, Situation Drama and Improvised Plays, and Technique.
I found the technique section to be extremley useful when preparing my students for their Trinity Guildhall examinations.
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Theatre Games and Beyond: A Creative Approach for Performers by Amiel Schotz
Friday, March 27th, 2009
Product Description:
A teacher’s handbook of over 140 theatre games designed to stimulate creativity in students of all ages. More than just games, the book is bursting with lively ideas to make a class or workshop a memorable experience. The games progress from Orientation (”Face to Face”, “You and Me”) and Trust (”Catch Me Falling”, “Lead the Blind”) to more advanced games that develop the senses, coordination, and spontaneity. A section on characters and stories builds improvisational acting skills. All of the essential elements of acting and character development are explored. Sample workshops provide a guide for using the games. Anyone working with young (or old) performers in schools, colleges or community theatre will find this book a valuable resource.
Editorial Review:
I have owned this paperback book for a number of years and I find it really useful to dip in and out of when I am in need of a new game or idea. The book is divided up into units, such as Trust, Developing the Senses, and Sensitivity and Communication so it is easy to find something that is relevant. It also provides a useful section of example workshop ideas which bring various sections together. I think this book is particularly good for using various creative acting skills to engage and stimulate the creativity in your students.
“When we play we become personally involved and such involvement is essential to education, for true learning requires the discovery of meaning rather than the mere acquisition of knowledge.”
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