Lesson 1 IMYC medieval theatre

• Drama
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

PERIOD

Period 4

Big Idea: Adaptability is demonstrated by the ability to change, alter or cope with new environments or circumstances.         

How do animals adapt?                     

The theme: ADAPTABILITY!

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Aim

Using medieval comic (created during history lessons) to inspire a performance

Learn how to create atmospheres using lights and sound!

Medieval theatre

Today

1 Basic facts about Medieval Theatre
 (what is it/origins/staging/genres)

2. Intro assignment tableau, based on a Medieval genre. 

Perform!

What is Medieval Theatre?

• Theatre in Europe between 5th Century A.D. (=anno domini/=na Christus 400's) and the beginning of the renaissance (15th Century 1400's).
• Medieval theatre covers a variety of genres: mystery plays, morality plays, miracle plays.

Don't kill, speak the truth etc

The origins ...

• Church!
• Performances when there were religious occasions (Easter/Christmas)
• Bible heavy influence on the plays shown
• Priests were the actors!

Staging

1. At first, the plays were performed at inside the church (at front).
2. Then, at platforms around the church (audience followed the actors)
3. Plays became less religious , so...they staged them outdoors!

Don't kill, speak the truth etc

Warm up - tableau

Teacher will shout a number 

In your group show the opposite of what the wheel says

In a tableau!

Intro assignment

• Get into groups (4 people = max)
• Create 3 tableau vivants (pictures) within the medieval genre: morality
• Use the comic sheet to draw them first.
  1st tableau: beginning, 2nd tableau: climax, 3rd tableau: the end.
• You can use light and sound today to add atmosphere to the performance, but it's not obliged yet.

Allegory: story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for truths about human life

Don't kill, speak the truth etc

PERFORM!

Technical theatre?

Sets the tone for a performance 

Tells the audience where they are, what time it is and what kind of day it is.

Technical theatre is what makes a carpet fly and a pumpkin turn into a beautiful carriage.

Gives technicians a chance to create the fantastic and the magical.

Lighting function

Visibility: What you can see

Mood: feelings that the scene evokes

Focus: What your eyes are drawn to

Modeling: Placement of lights to create dimension.

Lights out and use a torch to light your/students face in different ways.

Different ways of using sound on stage.

 

• Spoken word
• Mood music (live or recorded)
  
• Transition music
  
• Sound effects

Let's look at a video about creating sound effects for movies!

Assignment 1 - prep time!

In je groepen van vorige week

Drie tableaus maken

Begin midden en einde van je Nederlandse opstandverhaal/thema

Feedback:hoe je een sfeer hebt gecreëerd!

• Use your tableaus as your starting point. 
• You can use spoken word.
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• Use light & sound to create an atmosphere. 
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• Think: how much can you show us rather than 'tell' us?
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• Make light/sound-plan with cue's - find a person that wants to be the technician of your group

Today's assignment

Cue	Light	Sound	End of cue
Pietje walks on stage	Turns red	-	When Pietje leaves the stages
After the line 'Let's go guys!'	Thunder lights	Thunder sounds	When everybody hides under a table
....

Light/soundplan

Time schedule

6/6:  perform for feedback & improve performances

13/6:  test

20/6 last lesson: impro games

TO ADAPT?

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