Physical Theatre Essay - Due: 03-09-09

Physical Theatre Essay Due: 03-09-09!!!
• Write 500 words on one style of physical theatre using notes from class and further research. One class a week will be allocated to working on the essay. Mondays in Library: 17th 24th 31st August. Please line up at library.
• The essay MUST be in your own words! Use ‘quotations’ if you use excerpts from texts or when quoting a theatre practitioner, include footnotes or brackets to reference source of quote. (Max of 2 quotes only).
• Bibliography: Provide a list of resources used (websites, footnotes, books, mention class handouts used, etc)
Submit via e-mail only. ICT component will be assessed, including your individual contribution to the Yr 10 Drama Blogs on Physical Theatre.
• This piece is graded and will appear on the report. Use rubrics as a check list.
Due: Thurs 03-09-09.

carlymarotous@hotmail.com
http://gpsc10drama.blogspot.com

You will be marked on...

1. Overall essay structure, spelling grammar, word count.
2. Understanding of chosen theatrical style, essay expressed in own words & use of quotations.
3. ICT, submission of essay via e-mail & contribution to blog on topic.
4. Bibliography / list of sources.
5. Effective use of class time allocated to assessment.

TOPICS: Noh / No (masked performance), Banraku (Puppetry), Butoh (Freaky painted white bald guys that move in slow-mo), Kabuki (Japanese dance & song), Tadashi Suzuki (foot stamping exercise guy).

Interest fact: 1603–1629
Female performers played both men and women in comic playlets about ordinary life.
Since kabuki was already so popular, young male actors, known as wakashu (or sometimes oyama), took over after women were banned from performing. These young men could take the role of women due to their less masculine appearance and higher pitched voices in comparison to adult men.

Ensemble Performance

Please post a contribution to our group performance using inspiration from the many Japanese theatre styles we have looked at this term, such as: Kabuki, Noh, Banraku, Suzuki etc. You can google any of these and there are plenty of youtube videos out there just waiting to be ripped off! :-) Get creative, non-naturalistic and have fun! Feel free to post a link to any info or vids you find inspiring. M.