Product: How is your group working together? How is your scene coming along?
Bell Work: How do you think you are doing at pantomime? How can you improve your skills?
Class Activities
First, we covered the students new vocabulary. Their three words for today were:
Stage Manager - the person who directs the backstage
crews and runs the show once it goes into performances.
Choreographer - the person responsible for designing a
show’s dance numbers/movement.
Assistant Director - the person who helps the director with
such duties as warming up the cast before rehearsal, checking roll, posting
rehearsal schedules, writing directorial notes during rehearsal, running
errands, and filling in as an understudy when an actor is absent.
Afterwards, students were assigned to groups of four to five. Once they were in their groups, one member of each group chose a fairy tale from a set of cards. The students had to tell the fairy tale they chose as a pantomime scene. In other words, they are not allowed to talk or use props. They are allowed to use chairs as long as they only use it as a chair.
As usual, I am looking for a positive attitude and a willingness to try. In addition to that I am looking for the following:
1. Energy
2. Emotion
3. Creativity
4. Clarity
As long as the students stick to these few things and following directions, they are sure to succeed!
The students were given ten minutes to prepare. Afterwards, I was able to see a few performances from each class. The rest of the performances will be seen on Monday, September 26, 2011.
Student Planner: Study vocabulary!
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