Greek theatre lesson 3

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Today

Greek tragedy

Test assignment

Fixed groups for the TEST (this will be your group for the remaining lessons)

Today

Recap last week

Any chorus-performances we missed?

Performance assignment

What did we learn last week from the chorus exercise?

Let's look at a video

Oedipus Rex explained

Today's assignment

In small groups of three to six, create a short performance around the subject of 'little injustices'.

Test assignment

Tragic hero + chorus

A little injustice happens

Because they are flawed (he/she)

Fate (who is that) will decide your future!

BRING ON THE CATASTROPHE=BIG DRAMA!!!!!!

5 parts of Greek tragedy?

1 Tragic hero - main character. Something bad happens because...

2 Tragic flaw - he/she are arrogant/proud/greedy etc. So...

3 Catastrophe - a tragedy happens. Tragic hero may not die but will be ruined

4 Chorus - tell us what is happening

5 Central belief - fate! No matter what you did, your life was set to follow a fixed path

Today's assignment

In small groups of three to six, make your short performance into a Greek Tragedy with a focus on speaking and moving in chorus.

USE

• Choral moments (move as one/speak in unison)
• Gestures (movement of a part of the body to express an idea/feeling)
• Exaggerate some gestures- this makes it interesting to watch
• Solo: each person has one solo movement and/or text