Week 1 - 11 June 2015

Devising skills:

Still image/freeze frame

Thought-tracking

Narrating

Role-play

Cross-cutting

Hot-seating

Marking the moment

I am most comfortable using freeze frames, cross cutting and marking the moment because I have used them a lot and because I enjoy the creativity that can be tampered with in those skills especially.

Taken from: http://www.lehman.edu/lehman/enews/2009_03_23/feat_balam.html

Childrens Theatre:

Our piece is going to be specially catered for little children. Children's theatre is so important because it triggers off a whole world of imagination. Things in childrens theatre don't necessarily have to be real. They can be abstract, there are inanimate objects and talking bears in childrens theatre, the list goes on. Childrens theatre productions have morals in story's and so teach children things that will help them in their everyday lives such as friendship. As well as a trip to a theatre being a social outing which will help the children to communicate. Communication is key and is probably the main value in childrens theatre.

Taken from: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.artrix.co.uk/UserFiles/Image/whatson/outofthebox%252520logo.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.artrix.co.uk/TheatreDance/Out-Of-The-Box-Performance-March-2013/1525&h=1892&w=3567&tbnid=VxzqeqiryLncdM:&zoom=1&docid=bTpWu4CO6CNSLM&ei=jFOZVfekMuTm7gaAlYLQAw&tbm=isch&ved=0CE0QMygaMBo

Research on other Theatre companies:

Polka - A charity based company, that specializes in childrens theare. It has been running since 1979 and welcomes 90,000 children a year.The company aims to encourage children to explore and develop creatively and is 100% free. As well as theatre the company offers children the chance to engage with characters during story time, along with the chance to socialize with other children in their outdoor playground. http://www.polkatheatre.com/

(Now showing -  The Bockety World of  Henry Bucket).

Unicorn Theatre - A theatre company that specializes in childrens theatre (older children then Polka though). It was first founded in 1947 and now 60,000 children visit it every year. The theatre delivers top notch performances (as I have witnessed myself) and always delivers a good message. The theatre is 'dedicated to inspiring and invigorating young people of all ages, perspectives and abilities, and empowering them to explore the world – on their own terms – through theatre... unforgettable theatrical experiences that will expand horizons, change perspectives, and challenge how we all see and understand each other' (taken from the Unicorn Theatre website, listed below)'. https://www.unicorntheatre.com/everything-else

(Now showing: The beauty of Decay)

Taken from: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https://boysballet.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/in-a-2006-school-of-oregon-ballet-theatre-performance-dancers-grace-shibley-and-lucas-threefoot-perform-snow-white-photo-by-christian-johnson.jpg&imgrefurl=https://boysballet.wordpress.com/2013/04/&h=494&w=665&tbnid=iRsoseuk2-mQ5M:&zoom=1&docid=_DiWtBeyryvTFM&ei=jFOZVfekMuTm7gaAlYLQAw&tbm=isch&ved=0CHgQMyhFMEU

The companies will hopefully help us to get a better understanding of what professional children theatres do, and how they grab the attention of so many young kids. I would like to get a better understanding of how to hold myself on stage and of what costume  would best suit the younger audience e.g by acting over the top and wearing bright colours.