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KS4 Drama – Devising Skills: Genres – part 4 Devising Skills: Genres – part 4 Icons key: For more detailed instructions, see the Getting Started presentation Flash activity. These activities are not editable. Web links 1 of 8 Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page Practical activities © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Learning objectives Learn about a range of drama genres from different times and cultures in theatre history Establish connections between theatre genres Understand how drama styles and formats may be used in a devised play Consider the potential to mix elements of different genres in a devising project 2 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Naturalism v. Epic theatre 3 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Musical theatre Musical theatre has become the most popular and successful form of live theatre in the world. While you are not assessed on your musical theatre skills in GCSE Drama, you could choose musical theatre as a form or genre when devising or working from a script. Music can be very helpful in creating a specific atmosphere or mood for your performance. 4 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Theatre in Education Theatre in Education (TIE) has become a very popular genre in the late 20th Century. TIE companies take plays and follow-up workshops to schools in order to explore key themes or issues facing students. TIE is often used to introduce students to ideas from other subject areas, such as Citizenship, or to help students study set texts. A number of TIE plays are now published and these are popular with GCSE groups looking to perform one-act plays with a mix of characters, styles, settings and themes. What issues or key themes could you explore in your devised work? 5 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Physical theatre Since the 1970s there has been a move in actor training and in theatre to re-discover the physical basis of live performance. Physical theatre is a type of performance which uses the body to tell a story. Physical theatre includes: mime dance theatrical acrobatics puppetry. Companies like Theatre de Complicite, DV8, Frantic Assembly, Shared Experience and Trestle have explored ways of making theatre physical through innovative creative movement. How could you add creative movement to your own devised work? 6 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Genres quiz 7 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009 Useful weblinks Stagework website www.stagework.org.uk Frantic Assembly Theatre Company www.franticassembly.co.uk National Youth Music Theatre www.nymt.org.uk List of main film genres www.filmsite.org/genres.html Information on Stanislavski www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A5133151 8 of 8 © Boardworks Ltd 2009