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March 13, 2012

TPPP GAME and reflection

Filed under: Theatre — Tags: , , , — fenella_kelly @ 5:08 am

During my IB Theatre classes at the moment we are trying to prepare for the PPP and the TPPP by bringing in all the work they have done and all the productions they have experienced. To encourage as much talk and students making as many connections as possible I created a practical game that helps students reflection and make connections between aspects of practical work and theory.

The stimulus I used to start reflection was watching DV8′s ‘The Cost of Living’ and then starting conversations about aspects of that they have taken away.

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October 18, 2011

Directing taster

Filed under: Theatre — Tags: , , , , , , — fenella_kelly @ 8:41 am

In my IB class this week we looked at ways to approach directing. The class was quite new to communicating a vision, so I combined the work with ways to pictorially present their work. The focus was on how to accurately communicate an idea, so that your actors can create your vision on stage. At various times I have made link to the core syllabus, the assessment tasks and the IB Learner Profile:

The Directing Workshop

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October 12, 2011

‘Short+Sweet’ – India notebook #2

Filed under: Theatre — Tags: , , , , , , — fenella_kelly @ 6:04 am

The other day one of my students invited me to attend the ‘Short+Sweet’ Theatre festival she was participating in. I went along to the NCPA (National Centre for Performing Arts) at Nariman Point, Mumbai, to be introduced to a whole new world of plays.

The ‘Short+Sweet’ festivals have been running for about the last ten years. They started in Melbourne, Australia, with some new plays and inexperienced performers, putting 10 minute plays on stage. This idea, to introduce new writing, and showcase young performers, spread quickly, and now there are festivals all over the world, including: Sydney, Newcastle, Delhi and Singapore.

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October 7, 2011

Is it Theatre? – India notebook #1

Filed under: Theatre — Tags: , , , , , — fenella_kelly @ 3:42 am

I am sorry that my blog has been a bit quiet for the last few months, but I have been moving to India and starting a new job. Working now as HS teacher at the American School of Bombay, I am able to really live as an international person and experience first-hand the amazing richness of Indian culture.

Since I have been here there have been several festivals, all of which I will blog about at some stage, but this time I wanted to share with you the Ganesha festival. Before sharing some photos I took of the immersions of Ganesha, let me share with you some of the background:

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February 23, 2011

PPP stimulus practice

Filed under: Theatre — Tags: , , , , — fenella_kelly @ 4:33 pm

The outline of work we did in class is a walk thought of how a stimulus can be used to explore themes and touches on the areas of the PPP report or commentary. These ideas can also be used as a starting point for an IP, option A, where students are devising.

A) Starting from a theme (link to history and culture)

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