Yesterdays lesson was very good in terms of our class working better as a group and becoming more comfortable with each other. After discussing possible plays for our group production we started doing improv games like 'park bench' and the 'bus.' These games would act as the audition for the part we will receive in the group production. There are no actual auditions for parts as Ms Mace is choosing them for us. I don't mind as Ms Mace will be choosing characters we will excel in and do our very best, but at the same time will challenge us, and enable us to show our acting abilities.
I did think about doing a backstage part in our group production, like maybe publicity but have decided i would enjoy acting more and think i will get more out of the course by doing it. Therefore by doing something i enjoy i will recieve a higher mark, HOPEFULLY! \
Also our lesson yesterday was so much fun and full of comedy i think we should start taping lesson and put together a DVD for the end of the year showing our journey in year 12 Drama Studies.
Love me xoxo
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Already almost halfway through term 1!
Oh deary me! Time seems to have been going so very quickly and now that i have finally managed to get on to my blog account i can actually comment on a few things which have been happening in drama. Our class has had three options to choose from for our group production; Cloudstreet (which would appeal to the audience but we would find hard to write about and receive a good mark), Rhinoceros (which wouldn't appeal to the audience leaving many confused and asking the question 'WHAT THE!?!' but would be good to write about as there's lots of information about adsurb theatre therefore resulting in a good mark) and Mirror Mirror (which i believe would appeal to the audience as it addresses an important issue and also would allow us to write a good piece as information is easy to find about eating disorders, this is also my personal favourite.)
MIRROR MIRROR-explores the inner life of a girl with an eating disorder and the impact this has on those around her. This thought-provoking play tackles a sensitive issue in a theatrically dynamic way. It invites audiences into the topsy-turvy world of a circus where everything is smoke and mirrors and nothing is as it seems. The play is full of strong visual images and powerful dialogue, as well as moments of comedy.
It incorporates a wide range of performance, dance and music styles – from clowning to soliloquies, from ballet to belly dancing and from pop to tribal drumming.
REASONS FOR LIKING THIS PLAY-It involves many aspects of theatre and will allow us to connect to the characters as the issues confronted throughout the play are ones which many of us experiences everyday. From how we portray ourselves and how others portray us! We constantly worry how we are seen.. AM I too ugly, AM I too thin, AM I too fat, AM I too short etc.
This issue may not just effect us it can also effect ones family members or partner. It really comes down to the fact that we will all have to deal with this issue at some stage in our life, if we already haven't.
When i was younger, my mum stop eating for a period of time due to many different reasons. As i was not old enough to understand what was wrong with her or even to notice the fact that she wasn't eating, this didn't really effect me at the time. Today i look back at photos of my mum and see how incredible skinny she was. It made me feel sick looking at the photos. She look very very unhealthy like she should have been in hospital, she had pale skin and her face was all bony, she looked like a skeleton wrapped in a thin layer of skin!
I believe this is an ideal play for us as 'mature' young adults to perform and confront our audiences with the issue of anorxeia norvosa in a way which allows you to truly see the side of the person suffering from the disease.
My goal if we do 'Mirror Mirror' is to have the audience leave with a confident outlook on there body image and see their reflection for what it really is, so not one of them end up looking like this!
MIRROR MIRROR-explores the inner life of a girl with an eating disorder and the impact this has on those around her. This thought-provoking play tackles a sensitive issue in a theatrically dynamic way. It invites audiences into the topsy-turvy world of a circus where everything is smoke and mirrors and nothing is as it seems. The play is full of strong visual images and powerful dialogue, as well as moments of comedy.
It incorporates a wide range of performance, dance and music styles – from clowning to soliloquies, from ballet to belly dancing and from pop to tribal drumming.
REASONS FOR LIKING THIS PLAY-It involves many aspects of theatre and will allow us to connect to the characters as the issues confronted throughout the play are ones which many of us experiences everyday. From how we portray ourselves and how others portray us! We constantly worry how we are seen.. AM I too ugly, AM I too thin, AM I too fat, AM I too short etc.
This issue may not just effect us it can also effect ones family members or partner. It really comes down to the fact that we will all have to deal with this issue at some stage in our life, if we already haven't.
When i was younger, my mum stop eating for a period of time due to many different reasons. As i was not old enough to understand what was wrong with her or even to notice the fact that she wasn't eating, this didn't really effect me at the time. Today i look back at photos of my mum and see how incredible skinny she was. It made me feel sick looking at the photos. She look very very unhealthy like she should have been in hospital, she had pale skin and her face was all bony, she looked like a skeleton wrapped in a thin layer of skin!
I believe this is an ideal play for us as 'mature' young adults to perform and confront our audiences with the issue of anorxeia norvosa in a way which allows you to truly see the side of the person suffering from the disease.
My goal if we do 'Mirror Mirror' is to have the audience leave with a confident outlook on there body image and see their reflection for what it really is, so not one of them end up looking like this!
Monday, February 5, 2007
week one down and a hell of a lot more 2 go!
Made it through the first week of school and survived.. woohoo! Drama seems like it will be a lot of fun but at the same time it will be a lot of hard work especially if i want to reach my goal of getting an A at the end of the year. This means putting effort into all my work and really trying my very best.
Our year 12 drama class has variety of different people who may not know each other very well. There are many obvious groups within the class. There is a bigger wall to break down when doing group activities with new people whom we wouldn't normally work with. I hope that as a group of young adults we are able to break through these barriers. The reason i want this is, as Miss Mace said we are not competing against one another! If we set someone else up to fail we will in return fail ourselves. As a bad performance from one person, lets not only them down but also everyone else down aswell.
Our year 12 drama class has variety of different people who may not know each other very well. There are many obvious groups within the class. There is a bigger wall to break down when doing group activities with new people whom we wouldn't normally work with. I hope that as a group of young adults we are able to break through these barriers. The reason i want this is, as Miss Mace said we are not competing against one another! If we set someone else up to fail we will in return fail ourselves. As a bad performance from one person, lets not only them down but also everyone else down aswell.
Intro 2 the drama blogs for the all important year 12!
Hello there everyone in year 12 drama, my name is jenna and this is my drama blog! Throughout the course of the year i will be continuously updating my blog with everything from; pictures, personal thoughts, work load, struggles, and general feelings about the class as a whole and our drama group for the year.
Make sure you keep on checking out my space as we are up for a hard and interesting year, and i assure you this will be a very interesting space at times so keep me posted with feelings you have and want to share with me!
Thank you and catchya lata alligators
love jenna bo benna banana bo benza je je je je jenna!
xoxo
Make sure you keep on checking out my space as we are up for a hard and interesting year, and i assure you this will be a very interesting space at times so keep me posted with feelings you have and want to share with me!
Thank you and catchya lata alligators
love jenna bo benna banana bo benza je je je je jenna!
xoxo
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