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Yr 8 Drama: Mask
Mask
Year 8 Drama
Semester 1, Term 2 2012
Masks and Theatre Styles
Research Task
Individually or in groups of 2, create an A4 word document on masks. Choose any of the mentioned
Theatre Styles that use masks:
Ancient Greek Theatre
Commedia Dell Arte – Italy
Noh Theatre – Japan
Balinese Theatre – Indonesia
Performer: Marcel Marceau (Modern Theatre – Avant Garde)
Must Include:
• At least 150 words
• Include pictures
1. Answer the Research Worksheet below:
2. Include the information from your research in your awesome poster:
• Describe this Theatre style; what is it?
• Where is the Theatre style from?
• When did it historically begin?
• Who performs this Theatre Style?
• Why do they perform it?
• What does their mask look like?
• When do they use it?
• Describe how they move/talk/dance/perform when wearing the mask
• Is there any cool stagecraft (the stuff other than acting eg. Sound, lighting, set, costume, props etc)
to help perform this Theatre Style
Yr 8 Drama: Mask
Mask and Theatre Styles
Research Worksheet:
Answer these questions to help you create your poster. When completed submit these questions to Miss
Cusworth and then create your awesome Mask poster.
Question
What is the Theatre Style?
Describe the Theatre Style in
your own words:
Where is it from?
When did it historically begin?
Who performs this Theatre
Style? Describe the actors:
Who uses the masks in
performance:
Why do they create their
performances in this Theatre
Style? Describe the types of
stories they perform:
What do the masks look like:
Describe how the performer
moves/talks/dances/storytells
when wearing the mask:
Describe the costumes used for
the mask performance:
Describe any other stagecraft
that contributes differently to
this Theatre Style:
Answer- written in your own words.
Source- where did
I get my
information?