Performance Workshops
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Zastrozzi (2005) Marcus |
Selecting, Preparing and Performing Monologues
Curriculum Links
Drama Studies E647 task 1 and TEE compulsory componentDrama Courses Stage 2 and Stage 3 Examinations Part 2
Target Audience
High School Drama students Year Levels 11 & 12Dates and Venue
The date of the workshop is determined by the school booking the workshop and is typically held on the school’s premises.Details
A practical and interactive 2 hour workshop devised to assist students with undertaking the process involved in selecting, creating and presenting a monologue. Our visiting artist will concentrate on a monologue of the school’s choice and will place the monologue in the context of the scene and the play from which it is drawn.Together, students and the artist will identify key lines of dialogue, the climax of the piece and the character’s motivations. Appropriate performance styles and choices are discussed and applied in order to effectively realise the character in performance.
An unmissable workshop for all students undertaking the Tertiary Entrance Examination for Drama E647.
Cost
$220.00 for the 2 hour workshop (maximum 25 students)Bookings
To be made at least 4 weeks before the desired date
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.
Original Solo Performance
Curriculum Links
Drama Studies E647 Task 7Drama Courses Stage 2 and 3 Examinations Part 1
Target Audience
High School Drama Students Years 11 & 12Dates and Venue
The date of the workshop is determined by the school booking the workshop and is typically held on the school’s premises.Details
An interactive and practical workshop designed to assist students with this challenging examination task. The workshop will show students how to transform ideas into a dramatic piece and a character. A clear structure is established to enable students to take their chosen character/s on a journey from the beginning of the piece to the resolution. Along the way ideas about performance styles, dramatic elements and stagecraft will be addressed.This is an invaluable and accessible workshop for all students studying Drama E647.
Cost
$220.00 for the 2 hour workshop (maximum 25 students)Bookings
To be made at least 4 weeks before the desired date
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.
Preparing and Performing Improvisations
Curriculum Links
Drama Studies E647 task 3 and TEE compulsory examination componentDrama Courses Stage 2 and 3 Examinations Part 3
Target Audience
High School Drama Students Years 10 – 12Dates and Venue
The date of the workshop is determined by the school booking the workshop and is typically held on the school’s premises.Details
Improvisation is the art of making stuff up. Actors often get bound to scripts and lost in text interpretation and they forget to create. Improvisation can free the actor to explore characters, narrative and connections. This 2 hour workshop will unlock the students spontaneity, creativity, character generation, scene building, narrative structure and enhance their preparations for their tasks and the TEE.Cost
$220.00 for the 2 hour workshop (maximum 25 students)Bookings
To be made at least 4 weeks before the desired date
Please note prices are exclusive of GST.
For further information on any PerformanceWorkshop
Contact Black Swan’s Education Manager, Alena Tompkins on 6389 0311 or email alena@bstc.com.au. Please be advised that Alena is in the office every Wednesday and Thursday from 8am - 4pm. On Tuesdays, Alena can be contacted by email or mobile 0419 194 029.
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