B1B Lesson 2

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Greek Theater

IMYC

Theme!

Lesson aims

- you can tell me the acting skills used in a Greek chorus performance

- You can use these acting skills in a performance

- You can explain how to make the performance better

What did you discover about Greek chorus last week?

Lets watch the film

Which parts of Greek chorus work do we see here?

Can you remember what these words mean?

Chorus

Unison

Repetition

Solo

Vocabulary last lesson

Unison: to do something at the same time.

Chorus: A group of performers who sing, speak, dance and move in unison.

Repetition: The repeating of a word, phrase, movement or gesture.

Solo

Exaggerate

Vocabulary this lesson

Canon: When a group of performers do the same movement, gesture or phrase one after another.

Exaggeration: Making something larger or greater than it is naturally.

Solo: to do something alone

Gestures

 
First things that come to mind?

Now what do you think a 'gesture' is?

Gestures

a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning:

2's 123 canon

big group 1, 2, 3 - unison+exaggeration %

whole class 123

each 123 adds a gesture

then add 3 more as a group, each person has a solo - music...

your assignment

Add 3 new gestures to your sequence

Practise it and show me

Unison               canon                gesture

exaggeration      solo          repetition

Yes?

Then add 1 word per person

Is it as completely in unison?

Is it exaggerated?

Is there a moment of canon?

Is there a solo

Is there repetition?

Reflection - things to say:

Improve/went well:

Concentration

Facial expressions

Timing

Gestures

Voice

Variation

Begin with:

In my opinion...

My favourite part...

This made me feel...

You could improve on...

I wasn't sure about...

Next time:

You could try...

You should definitely keep...

It would be better if...

It would be clearer if...

Well done!