Primitive Theater: Ritual, Dance, and Storytelling

This week's notes in class:  Primitive Theater: Ritual, Dance, Storytelling

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Warm-Up Week 2011! Woohoo!

This week we're working in small groups to create a warm-up to teach the class.  Remember, warm-ups should address at least one of the warm-up areas: body, mind, and/or voice. 
In case you missed it, here's the assignment sheet:

Warm-Up Creation Activity

-   With a small group, create a warm-up that will:

a) Accomplish one or more of the warm-up goals. (BODY, MIND, VOICE)

b) Be simple and easy to teach to the group (i.e. let’s assume not ALL of us can do back-flips, somersaults, or splits).  Please take into account the amount of SPACE we have in this room!

c) Last no more than five minutes.  Warm-ups are warm-ups.  They are NOT the show!

-    You and your group will teach the warm-up activity you have created to the rest of the class on an assigned day.  Make sure to split up the activity so that each of you will teach a part! 

Our warm-up activity is called: _____________________________________________________________________

The goal of this warm-up is: ________________________________________________________________________

The following lists the points possible/rubric for the assignment.  Use your journal to plan the steps necessary to teach your activity.  (Make a list!)

	1 - Needs Much Improvement	2 - Needs Improvement	3 - Average	4 - Above Average	5 - Outstanding
Instructions clear & easy to follow?	No instructions, or instructions were not broken into steps.	Instructions were often confusing and were not broken into clear steps.	Instructions were broken into steps that some could follow.	Instructions were broken into simple, easy steps that most could follow.	Instructions were broken into simple, easy steps that all could follow.
Speech clear and loud enough to hear?	Your instructions were not spoken.		Your words could be heard & understood by the majority of the group.		Your words could be heard & understood by everyone.
Effective in achieving your goal?	You did not state/achieve your goal.	You stated your goal, but did not achieve it.	You stated/achieved your goal.	Your goal was clear, and the process of achieving it was interesting to the group.	Your goal was clear, and the process of achievement was interesting, fun, and original.
Did you title your activity?	No title.				Titled.
Did your activity use no more than five minutes of class time?	No activity.	Activity was much longer or much shorter than time limit.	Activity was only slightly longer/shorter than time limit.	Activity made effective use of time, just under/over 5 minutes.	Activity made effective use of time, and was exactly 5 minutes.

 

Warm-Up Notes & Giving Directions

Today (9/1/11) in class we covered the three main focus areas of theater warm-ups: BODY, MIND, VOICE.
What are theater warm-ups?  What SPECIFIC things do they help actors/technicians learn?
(Powerpoint slides from today to follow this weekend.)