Tuesday 28 August 2012

Agenda:

1. Distribute handouts: Creation myths - Stories, Rituals, and Theatre, pg 7
2. Warm-up: body, facial, vocal, plus "Playing Metaphors" (Dezseran, 12)
3. Read the Creation myths and get into three groups
4. You will use the conventions of ritualistic theatre (see handout) to stage your creation myth. The spectators must be somehow included in the experience, since this type of theatre is done within the community.
5. Rehearse with sound, music, movement, narrative story-telling, masks, animal impersonations, etc. You will perform on Thursday. You will also ALL have a reflection assignment, so be aware of your role in the creation of the performance and be prepared to critique your individual contribution.
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Eigth Day of IB Theatre:

Today we started with the creation myths. Three different kinds: Iriquois (ours), African Bushmen, and another. We began by acting out certain parts but there were many parts where we weren't sure how to portray a scene best and how to convey the message of what was happening in the myth. I really liked the stories of the creation myths. The fact that ancient communities used these stories in rituals is fascinating. I'd love to experience it firsthand, with the full costumes, musics, and different community roles. When Ms. Ashley came over to help us out with our motions and acting, she showed us how we could show the floating island society. Since it was our first time, we didn't really have an idea of what we were doing , how we should use our body motion. We saw that it's simple to effectively portray our story to the audience; we just had to be a little creative. I was super excited with starting the rituals; I'm already filled with ideas for the rest of it.