Volume 2 Number 7
Hi Folks,
Kim's Drama Blog
I refer to an article in School Matters (#2 Feb 20, 2004 p18)
Apparently the DoET has modified its licensing agreement over
performing rights to allow the following activities (This applies
to Western Australia)...
- video recordings of AMCOS works and ARIA recordings performed at
schools, for personal and domestic purposes;
- video recording of "dramatic context performance" if performance
allowed under APRA license;
- Primary schools can perform works in a dramatic context without
permission (unless charging admission);
- Secondary schools can perform works in a dramatic context without
permission (unless publicly advertised or entry charged);
Well worth further investigation.
I will be giving a keynote address to the Special
Interest Group Festival being conducted by the Educational Computing
Association of WA on March 20. See Details in the Professional
News section.
Come Monday I start teaching Teaching Secondary
Drama! A childhood goal finally realised!
I will soon be undertaking the next phase of my Master
of Education thesis "Digital Drama - Teacher attitudes to
technology" - I hope I can count on the many Western Australian
drama teachers to put up their hand to complete my short (10 minute)
survey. There is already interest being shown in my findings from
the Education Department, CSaLT, ECAWA and a range of tertiary
institutions. It looks like being an interesting examination.
LESSON/ACTIVITY IDEA
I am simply going to provide a reference here. I am starting
my position as Lecturer in Drama Education this coming week and need
to organise my first classes. I actually used this lesson with
my senior classes recently - it is effective and introduces some sound
principles relating to acting.
It begins.. Now, let’s see how many of the
emotions in the box at right you can muster and maintain for at least
five seconds. You have a total of two minutes to get through as many
as you can. When you’re ready, give yourself a “go,” punch the
clock, and start your emotional countdown. (Don’t read beyond the
list until you’ve played the game.) the whole lesson is at
http://www.edta.org/pdf_archive/miller211200115264.pdf
I've been continuing to use the "Yes Let's" book and have
found there are many useful aspects - especially for those new to
teaching Theatre or Drama. One very useful section is the
Chapter called "Learning Paths" (p65). This chapter is
designed to show you effective sequences of introducing various
TheatreSports games and activities in order to build the skills of
students as well as maximising the potential to learn through
Drama. It includes appproaches and progressions for Cooperation,
Awareness, Oral Language, Resiliency, Status, Physical Storytelling
and others. I'm starting to see the real value in this rather
colourful text.
You can download three
sample activities from the Australian
Institute of TheatreSports website. You can also find
details on how to purchase the book from Papercut Media.
RECOMMENDED WEBSITES
My school has just implemented Moodle (an online course delivery
system) and we are exploring the possibilities. It is now web
served and can be browsed. As yet all courses are closed access
but visitors can look at the structure and scope of the site. SCHOOL
MOODLE - For those unfamiliar with Moodle it is an open source
package available free to schools. It is based on social
contructivist principles and has a potential only limited by the
vision of the teachers using it.
A reminder to WA teachers also that Performing Arts
Perspectives is happening soon - check the CelebrateWA
site for details.
PROFESSIONAL NEWS
PLEASE ADVISE OF ANY UPCOMING
PROFESSIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AND I WILL LIST THEM HERE
13th - 17th April 2004
University of Canterbury
This innovative, international Conference sets out to provide an
important forum for drama educators, researchers and practitioners to
come together and consider drama practice in relation to recent brain
research and thinking for learning. This Conference will be of
interest to not only drama educators but to all educators with an
interest in actively developing a pedagogical and aesthetic
understanding of drama.
"the 2004 festival of special interest
groups will be held at swan view
senior high school on saturday, march 20th, 2004, starting at 8.45
am
during the day, people will demonstrate their passion for computing
in such
diverse presentations as linux, logo, dreamweaver, paint shop pro,
video
editing and much, much more
i have asked kim flintoff, as the most interesting contributor to
echalk to
keynote the conference. details are available on
http://www.numbatconspiracy.com/sigfest
cost is $20 to ecawa members and $65 for non members
morning tea and a light lunch will be provided, tea and coffee
during the
day."
From Michael Anderson: " let you know about
a symposium to be held at the University of Sydney on the 21st and
22nd of May 2004. The symposium called Dialogues and
Differences in Arts Education will feature workshops and papers on
the connections and linkages between art forms and discuss notions of
integration in arts education research and practice. We are excited to
announce that Associate Professor Judith McLean has agreed to
be one of the keynote presenters. If you are able we would love you to
attend and present a workshop or a paper. The call for papers and
registration information is contained in the attached flyer which is
in PDF format. If you cannot access this attachment please refer to
the website www.edfac.usyd.edu.au/profdev
."
RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
REMEMBER THAT KEITH IS WORKING WITH JOHN
MARSDEN - SEE PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS FOR DETAILS
Impro for Storytellers is the follow-up to Keith Johnstone's classic Impro, one of the best-selling books ever published on improvisation. In this book, Johnstone takes a further decade of experience as a teacher and coach and explores how an individual's potential can be released in group settings.
"Be more boring!" he might yell to a student striving to be original.
"Be more obvious!" he could advise a clever performer.
These are unorthodox techniques, but ones that are part of the games that have made Johnstone's work uniquely effective in the theatre community. Beyond its strictly theatrical applications, Impro for Storytellers aims to take jealous and self-obsessed beginners and teach them to play games with good nature and to fail gracefully.
If you've ever been clumsy and awkward, this book will improve your interpersonal skills and encourage a life-long study of human interaction.
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BOOKCLOSEOUTS are worth a serious look at the moment.
Some amazing
Drama and Theatre book bargains to be had!!
Here are some examples
- Bodied
Spaces: Phenomenology & Performance in Contemporary Drama
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- Modern
Theories of Drama
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Kim Flintoff
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