Research – What do you need to think about when creating an original piece of Theatre

Style –

Styles we have covered:

Kathak (dance)

Contemporary (dance)

Musical theatre (dance)

Jazz (dance)

Non- naturalism (acting)

Naturalism (acting)

Commedia (acting)

Physical theatre (acting)

Greek theatre (acting)

Medieval (acting)

Rock (singing)

Musical theatre (singing)

Jazz (singing)

Classical (singing)

Research into other different styles:

Ballet (dance) – soft style of dance, linked with elegancy.

Irish (dance) – strong ridged style of dance with the occasional flowing moves.

Ballroom (dance) – Very elegant and flowy with occasional sharp moves.

Swing (dance) – more of a country feel of dance featuring strong and precise moves.

Folk (dance)

Hip-hop/ commercial/ street dance (dance)

Rap (singing)

Hip-hop (singing)

 

Form –

Music:

Strophic form

Sonata form

Theme and Variations

Minuet and Trio

Rondo

Body percussion

Dance:

Contact

Partner work

chair duets 

Acting:

Tragedy

Comedy

Melodrama

Drama

 

Techniques –

Dance:

Embracing the Basic Steps of Dance

The Box Step

Chasse

Pique turn

Grapevine

Hip Isolations

Singing:

Posture

Breath control

Range

Warmups

Vocal strength

Singing consonants

Intro

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge

 

Acting:

Stanislavski method

Method Acting

Meisner technique

Chekhov Technique

Practical Aesthetics Acting Technique

Linking to practitioners:

Brecht

Stanislavski 

Kathak guy

Gecko theatre

Bob fosse

Rodgers' and Hammerstein'

Stephen Sondheim