DPA DRAMA AQA A LEVEL DRAMA THEATRE STUDIES

DPA DRAMA AQA A LEVEL DRAMA & THEATRE STUDIES PROJECT 1: THEATRE PRACTITIONERS

PREPARING FOR POST 16 DRAMA • A major step up for A Level drama is all 4 practical exams (3 scripted 1 devised) have to be performed in the style of a theatre practitioner. • Over the next slides are the key practitioners who revolutionised western theatre as we know it and are covered on all further training courses. • Task: Create an informative resource eg: knowledge organiser, information poster, fact file, Power. Point etc. for each of the practitioners and physical theatre companies. • Internal students upload your work to TEAMS. External students can upload to the website or email to c. seymour@dittonparkacademy. co. uk

Konstantin Stanislavski Naturalism Suggested research areas: • His life – key facts/info • Inspirations for his practice • Aims and intentions of his practice • Naturalism • The System • Acting techniques and methods • Famous actors for using his techniques • Naturalistic Set Design • Images of his productions • Challenges/risks of actors performing in his method acting style • Famous Quotes

Stanislavski Useful Links • https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/guides/zxn 4 mp 3/revis ion/1 • https: //www. bl. uk/20 th-century-literature/articles/anintroduction-to-stanislavski • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=i. B 1 f. PZX 5 Zgk

Bertolt Brecht Epic Theatre • Suggested research areas: • His life – key facts/info • Inspirations for his practice • Aims and intentions of his practice • Epic Theatre aims and purpose • Verfreumdungseffekt • Acting techniques and methods • Lehrstucke Plays • Epic Design/set/costume/props • Images of his productions • Challenges/risks of actors performing in his method acting style • Famous Quotes

Brecht Useful Links • https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/guides/zwmvd 2 p/revision/1 • https: //www. bl. uk/20 th-century-literature/articles/brechtinterruptions-and-epic-theatre • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l-828 Kqt. Tk. A • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=c 7 fq. MPDc. KXM

Antonin Artaud Theatre of Cruelty • • • Suggested research areas: His life – key facts/info Inspirations for his practice Aims and intentions of his practice Theatre of Cruelty aims and purpose Total Theatre Acting techniques and methods Theatre and Its Double Design/set/costume/props/audience Images of his productions Challenges/risks of actors performing in his method acting style • Famous Quotes

Artaud Useful Links • https: //www. bl. uk/20 th-centuryliterature/articles/antonin-artaud-andthe-theatre-of-cruelty • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=D K_v. Zu. LYHcw • https: //www. nickdunning. com/blog/an tonin-artaud-acting-techniques-2019 • https: //www. youtube. com/results? sea rch_query=artaud • https: //thedramateacher. com/theatreof-cruelty-conventions/

Steven Berkoff Expressionism • Suggested research areas: • His life – key facts/info • Inspirations for his practice • Aims and intentions of his practice • Expressionism aims and purpose • Acting techniques and methods • Design/set/costume/props/audience • Images of his productions • Challenges/risks of actors performing in his method acting style • Famous Quotes

Useful Links • https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/guide s/znn 4 vk 7/revision/2 • https: //www. ocr. org. uk/Images/28166 4 -practitioners-berkoff. pdf • http: //abigaillewisdrama. blogspot. co m/2016/09/research-berkoff_8. html • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=N zkg. AAMwy. IE • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 ZQOEZO 1 n 10

Practitioner of your choice • Research into at least one additional practitioner of Your choice. Practitioner Style Alecky Blythe Verbatim Theatre DV 8 Dance and Verbatim Frantic Assembly Physical Theatre Punchdrunk Immersive Kneehigh Storytelling, puppetry etc Katie Mitchell Extreme naturalism with creative use of multimedia and the exploration of feminist themes