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SENIOR DRAMA Aldridge State High School YEAR 11 – SEMESTER 2, TERM 4 Senior Drama Epic Theatre Dimension: Forming (Individual) Non Practical: Presenting Semester 2 – Task 7 - Presenting Name______________________________ Due Date: Context PRESENTING Throughout this unit you have explored the reactionary and experimental theatre styles of the modern era. You have examined the theatre of Bertolt Brecht and his approach to Epic Theatre in detail and transformed a realism scene into your own Epic Theatre scene. Task Students will form small groups and choose one idea (social issue) from the previous assessment (or it can be a range of ideas from all their work) and create, rehearse and present a polished Epic Theatre performance. Your performance must manipulate the appropriate dramatic languages pertaining to the Epic style and the dramatic elements: Human Context, Time, Space, Language and Movement, and Symbol. Presenting- is characterised by students planning and rehearsing performances to an audience. SENIOR DRAMA Aldridge State High School YEAR 11 – SEMESTER 2, TERM 4 Conditions 2-3 minutes per student 4-5 students per group In class time provided and homework Consultation with teacher Two weeks preparation time Students must supply a playscript with annotations and their role highlighted. CONVENTIONS of EPIC THEATRE Alienation - involves the use of many of the below conventions, with the ultimate aim of distancing the audience emotionally and increasing their intellectual response to the drama Historification - setting events in another place and/or time in order to distance the emotional impact, yet enhance the intellectual impact for the spectator Song & dance - are used to communicate the message or themes of the drama in parables Stylised movement- mix of realistic and non-realistic movement Didactic- aim to teach the spectator Gestus- a freeze frame with a social meaning Disjointed narrative- interrupts sections of dialogue and/or observes and reports to the audience. Audience address- direct address broke the (invisible) ‘fourth wall’ and crushed traditional realistic/naturalistic conventions Projected images- used to reinforce play’s theme/s (to gather an intellectual response, not emotional) Actors playing multiple roles-actors commonly perform more than one character in a drama Symbolic set, props and costumes –costume changes in full view of the spectator. Sets only indicate the place of scene. Signs/placards - used to show audience a range of information SENIOR DRAMA Aldridge State High School YEAR 11 – SEMESTER 2, TERM 4 Task 7 – Presenting a student devised playscript– Presenting / Individual Criteria See task sheet FINAL GRADE: A B The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: insightful interpretation of purposes, contexts and texts to skillfully and sensitively communicate dramatic meaning through performance effective interpretation of purposes, contexts and texts to clearly communicate dramatic meaning through performance. interpretation of purposes, contexts and texts to communicate dramatic meaning through performance perceptive manipulation of elements of drama through conventions of forms and styles to skillfully realise style in performance effective manipulation of elements of drama through conventions of forms and styles to clearly realise style in performance. insightful and polished demonstration of skills of drama to communicate convincing and engaging dramatic action and meaning for audiences. effective and wellrehearsed demonstration of skills of drama to communicate engaging dramatic action and meaning for audiences. E The student work has the following characteristics: The student work has the following characteristics: basic interpretation of purposes and texts to partially communicate dramatic meaning through performance use of texts to communicate a partial performance manipulation of elements of drama through conventions of forms and styles to realise style in performance use of elements of drama through conventions to demonstrate aspects of style in performance. demonstration of skills of drama to communicate dramatic action and meaning for audiences. demonstration of basic skills of drama to partially communicate dramatic action and meaning for audiences. Teachers Comment: Teacher's Signature: D C Date: superficial use of elements of drama in performance. demonstration of aspects of skills of drama to partially communicate dramatic action. SENIOR DRAMA Aldridge State High School YEAR 11 – SEMESTER 2, TERM 4