AiR Commission at Murdoch University 2013-2017
Arts Winter School 2018
Partnerships between Artists in Residence and Primary Teacher Education students
Arts Summer and Winter Schools, School of Education, Murdoch, University
The Elements of Drama
role, character and relationships
role and character: identification and portrayal of a person’s values and attitudes, intentions and actions as imagined relationships, situations and ideas in dramatic action
time
relationships: the connections and interactions between people that affect the dramatic action
situation
the setting and circumstances of the characters/roles actions
voice: using voice expressively to create roles, situations, relationships, atmosphere and symbols
movement: using facial expression, posture and action in space and time expressively to create roles, situations, relationships, atmosphere and symbols
Voice and Movement
directing and intensifying attention and framing moments of dramatic action
focus
tension
sense of anticipation or conflict within characters or character relationships or problems, surprise and mystery in stories and ideas to propel dramatic action and create audience engagement
space and time
space: the physical space of the performance and audience, fictional space of the dramatic action and the emotional space between characters
time: fictional time in the narrative or setting; timing of one moment to the next contributing to the tension and rhythm of dramatic action
language, ideas, dramatic meaning, mood and atmosphere and symbol
language, ideas and dramatic meaning: the choice of linguistic expression and ideas in drama used to create dramatic action
mood and atmosphere: the feeling or tone of physical space and the dramatic action created by or emerging from the performance
symbol: associations that occur when something is used to represent something else to reinforce or extend dramatic meaning
audience
experience of participating in the drama