Mountain Language

The focus for this week in the young actors was developing physical theatre skills. Using influences from Harold Pinter's Mountain Language, the students looked the differences between city and countryside and created tableaux in small groups. They then added sound-scapes on top to create a full picture. 

The group was then introduced to the idea through teacher in role that the city people had control over the countryside, and they were asked to write lists in their groups on how this could affect both societies. 

The groups then created two different scenes reflecting the social differences between the two societies. This produced some powerful work, as the students really focused upon how this could influence the individual.

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Working with text...

The Little Actors began this week's session with a short improvisation game and then began a workshop on a brand new story.  This worked on their improvisation skills, teamwork but also their powers of persuasion. Key skills in drama such as understanding teacher in role and how to react to characters were also worked on in the session.

The art  group Splat runs from 10-11 and students are able to express their creative skills in a range of activities.

This week the key theme for the workshop was working with text and creating scenes from a few simple lines. One of the main lessons from the day for the students was how people's work can differ even when they have the same starting point. There were some fantastic scenes produced, and the students also worked on how to express themselves in a naturalistic way and keeping the scenes real. 

Musical theatre are putting together pieces for a performance in the summer, and this group is always looking for new members, running 12.40-1.40.

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Coverage of TYA and the musical theatre group on a local news blog. Don't forget, any one is welcome to attend, they do not need to be members of the main drama group!

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