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Week 1: Drama Introductions

Total Drama Action. (Google Images)
Week 1 of our first Drama Class and I could not be more terrified. Dance, is one thing, art is another but DRAMA is not my thing....

We opened with an activity that had every student writing down a personal memory, something that happened to them. Once this was complete, the entire class sat in a circle and threw their paperps in the middle. We went around in a circle and each person in the class had to pick out a piece of paper and tell a story based on what was written. This was an AWESOME exercise to get everyone comfortable with each other and see how our peers would tell each others stories. 

Drama Image. (Google Images)
Following this activity we stayed in our circle and our instructor read a story while holding/introducing the talking stick. Once the teacher finished telling their part of the story they passed the talking stick to the person next to them and that individual has to add onto the story. Again this is another great improvisation activity. It makes students think on their feet! 

Our last activity in this class consisted of myself and my peers getting divided into groups. In groups of 3-4 we had to pick a story and read one line from that story and construct a tableau to represent that line from the story. This activity is called rehearsed drama. We were able in our groups to rehearse what movements/scenes we wanted to conduct to represent the line from our story. Again this activity was great because it promoted creative thinking, collaboration and communication among peers. 

Below are two images from the above tableau exercise. 

Groups Acting out Tableau

Groups Acting out Tableau 
This week was all about improv, being able to act suddenly and go with the flow. Improv is an awesome exercise for our young students. It promotes confidence and creativity.

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