Drama Drama Drama!

The TOM teams were extremely lucky to have Alan Dingley come and share with us on Monday afternoon.  Alan is an engaging facilitator and I was really proud of how the students all listened and followed his directions without question, testing their own boundaries and comfort levels.  Alan taught us about layering up a scene, helped the students develop physicality and think about characterisation.  A new concept for me was that of iconography - those elements of a context which you expect to see and help ground a setting.   There was so much to take away from the session - the teams are now even better prepared as Tournament draws closer.

To give you a little more insight into who Alan is and why I sought him as a facilitator for the kind of skills we need - check out this article.  Theatre Sports Success

Here's what the Year 7/8 Team had to say..

Maddi - I learned how to project my voice and how to stand while you're talking.
Emma - I learned how to express how I'm feeling with my body language and I think that this will help our team really well because it will look better on the stage when we are presenting.
Axis - I learned how to present to people on all sides of the stage.  I feel like that's going to be helpful when we show the judges.
Johanna - I learned how to portray characters through facial and body movements.
Kaija - I learned that you can do anything with just one line.  You can act out many different people and storylines.
Riley - I learned how to just go with anything, no matter how silly it is.