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AEP COURSES 2007/8

Below is a list of courses we are offering to Educational Establishments. All are endorsed by the NAC's AEP Programme for 2007/8, and schools may apply for the 60% AEP subsidy for all of these courses.

For full details of costs etc. contact I Theatre direct by email (team@itheatre.org), Phone (65) 6447 8661 or fax (65)6447 8623

We will be able to visit you to discuss,or send you our full course booklet.

Theatrecraft 102 –
Performance skills
Theatre – Arts Experience

Designed for those students with some experience of Drama and Theatre performance, this course is designed to develop professional values, together with an awareness of contemporary and historical theatre forms. It is specifically focused on the process leading up to performance, and although the final product may not be a finished performance, by the end of the course the students will be ready and equipped to launch into the creation of a specific performance.

Within the course, which will be carefully tailored to the needs and skills of the students, we will be able to explore a range of forms, including:
Physical Theatre - body language, symbolic and representational movement,
Devised Theatre - where the students, in collaboration, work through an idea by discussion, improvisation and specific skills training,
Text based Theatre - introducing a number of specific styles of interpreting a text, from Stanislavski, Grotowski, and Brecht in an accessible and non-threatening way.

They will have learned positive group work skills, developed their self-confidence, a strong creative verbal and physical vocabulary, imaginative thinking.

Objectives

To develop stagecraft skills, including acting and a range of theatre techniques directly related to a production.
To develop and enhance an understanding of the creative art form of theatre, and the process of drama. This course can be modified to suit the skills and needs of the particular students.
To develop positive group work skills, which will be introduced and developed throughout the programme.
To develop self-confidence, a strong creative verbal and physical vocabulary, imaginative thinking.

Art Form                                : Theatre – Arts Experience
Language                             : English
Length of programme       : 8 sessions at 2 hours (Flexible according to the needs of the
                                             school and the project)
Target Audience                 : Lower Sec – Upper Sec – JC/ITE/Polytechnics

ed clip 3 Mask and Physical Theatre
Theatre – Arts Experience

Whether your students have had any previous experience of Drama and Theatre performance or not, through this practical, fun and challenging course they will learn a whole range of transferable skills The focus will be on body awareness, flexibility and expression - body language, symbolic and representational movement. Incorporating mime, dance, mask, acrobatics and other physical skills with a minimum of props, costume and scenery, where the actors are the medium.

Mask will be explored, both historically, culturally and practically, with use of European and Commedia mask, neutral and Asian mask. Students will also have the opportunity to design and make their own masks. Basic materials will be provided.

Students will be able to explore - body language, symbolic and representational movement, mime, dance, mask, acrobatics and other physical skills in a safe and encouraging environment. They will have the chance to wear European and Commedia mask, neutral and Asian mask. Students will also have the opportunity to design and make their own masks, and create a unique performance using their collected skills.

Objectives

To develop an awareness of physical theatre techniques.
To make students more aware of their own bodies, and the space around them
To make students more spatially and socially aware.
To develop an awareness of body language.
To explore the cultural and historical context of mask.
To practically explore mask through the use of various kinds of mask.
Students will develop a range of transferable skills, which will be valuable across the curriculum. These include Language Skills, Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Confidence Building, Group Work, Verbal And non-verbal Communication Skills, Physical And Emotional Fitness.

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The Craft of Puppetry
Theatre – Arts Experience

It’s fun, interactive and practical. It develops a range of skills and attributes that can enhance learning ability, develop creative thinking and personal confidence. Students will experience a wide range of different styles of puppet, and find out a little of the history of puppetry. The main focus will be on hand, rod, shadow and hybrid puppets. They will find out how to prepare, things to avoid and little tricks of the trade. All students will be expected to make, characterise and manipulate their own puppets, and may also have the opportunity to work with professionally made puppets. They will also develop and create short puppet performances.

Basic materials will be provided, and students will find out how to use recycled materials as well as household items in the creation of puppets. Students will have a number of opportunities to present their work to their peers, to experiment and to try out new skills in a safe and supportive environment. They will be involved in individual, small group and whole class practical work, group presentations, analysis and evaluation of their own, and others’ work.

The basic course unit is five two-hour sessions, but this may be extended giving a greater depth and range of training. With 15 or more sessions, it would be possible to develop a short informal presentation, for an Assembly or a year group for example.
Objectives

To develop positive group work skills, which will be introduced and developed throughout the programme.
To develop self-confidence, a strong creative verbal and physical vocabulary, imaginative thinking.
To develop individual puppetry skills, including puppet manipulation, voice (projection and expression), scripted and improvised drama, current and historical literature and storytelling and backstage arts.
To develop and enhance an understanding of the creative art form of puppetry, and the process of drama.
To explore and develop puppet making skills.
Elements of the history and culture of the art form are fully integrated into the practical work of the course. Explanation, demonstration or exploration of historical or cultural elements will be included as a natural part of the course.

Art Form                                : Theatre – Arts Experience
Language                             : English
Length of programme       : 5 sessions at 2 hours (Flexible according to the needs of the school and the project)
Target Audience                 : Pri – Sec
Student Size                        : Maximum 30 students per instructor
Basic puppet making pack provided at no cost. Advanced Puppet making packs available at $10 per set.

ed clip 7 Theatrecraft – Backstage Pass
Theatre – Arts Experience

A practical and interactive workshop focusing on certain key areas of the technical aspects of a theatre production, including set, props and costume and make-up design for a production.
Basic lighting and sound design will also be explored. Students will have the opportunity to design a theatre production for various theatre and non-theatre spaces. A theatre backstage visit (depending on availability of a theatre and school to arrange students transport) would be included, where students would have the opportunity to study at first hand how a professional theatre works.

This will be a rare opportunity to explore the other side of the stage - and the chance to see how a theatre production is put together. If the school is already involved in a production this will be a golden opportunity to develop a skilled team to support the actors, and to create a really vibrant and professional production, whilst at the same time learning a wide range of practical transferable design skills.

At the end of the course, students will have had the opportunity to design a stage set, costumes, make-up and props for a production.
They will have worked from theory to practical design work and possibly model making.
They will have an understanding of the risks and dangers in working backstage.
They will have an understanding of the range of skills involve in putting up a production.
They will have observed a real theatre from the backstage, and will have had the opportunity to
apply theory to the practical aspects of creating a production.

Objectives

To study a range of theatre backstage arts in a practical and interactive way.
To develop and enhance an understanding of the creative art form of theatre, and the process of drama.
To extend the students knowledge of the Art form by grounding it in its historical and cultural contexts.

This course can be modified to suit the skills and needs of the particular students.

Art Form                                : English
Length of programme       : 5 sessions at 2 hours (Flexible according to the needs of the school and the project) A one hour Theatre visit module is also available on request
Target Audience                 : Pri – Sec – JC/ITE/Polytechnics

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Theatre – Arts Experience

Fitting snugly within the English, Social Studies, Literature, or similar curriculum area, This course is designed to enhance and enrich the students’ experience of drama whilst at the same time exploring issues, supporting and developing the particular curriculum area under study. The course would be run in curriculum time and would include an introduction to drama, with language development, confidence building, awareness of appropriate behaviours, group work, problem solving and self-discipline as underlying aims. It would include an internal and an informal external assessment
procedure. Topics covered and the level of exploration to be decided in consultation with the school. This course is modular and flexible, with lessons to be run at approximately one hour, or two hours.

This course gives students a rare chance to express themselves through practical drama, whilst learning very valuable skills and developing their understanding of the topic or subject studied. An exciting, practical and informative course which will enhance their learning an increase their chances of getting higher marks in class!

Students will have an enhanced understanding of the topic under study. They will have developed a greater understanding of the processes involved in educational drama, will have developed language skills, will have greater self confidence and an awareness of appropriate behaviours. They will have enhanced group work and negotiation skills, increased problem solving and self-discipline.
Objectives

To present a Drama programme designed and shaped to fit within the English or literature curriculum. Adapted and modelled to fit the needs and abilities of the students.
To explore and develop drama skills through topics and issues derived from modules of the school curriculum.
To take the students beyond the traditional study methods, to explore, develop and enhance their learning through creative and imaginative interpretations of the topics under examination through the drama process.
To develop students' creative thinking, interpersonal skills and group work skills.

Art Form                          : Theatre – Arts Experience
Language                        : English
Length of programme : 5 to 10 sessions at 1 to 2 hours (Flexible according to the School’s curriculum)
Target Audience            : Upper Pri – Sec – JC/ITE/Polytechnics