MISA DRAMA
Last Tuesday May 9th, our school along with other schools a part of the Macarthur
Independent Schools Association (MISA) completed a workshop run by
Sport for Jove. This day workshop had three activities completed by
all the attendees:
- Speaking Shakespeare
- Shakespeare's Images
- Building a Scene
Each activity helped us develop transferable skills in relation to Shakespeare that could be used in both English and Drama. This day was entertaining and engaging, encouraging students to participate in group activities and get creative with their peers and students from other schools.
My group started the day by taking a deep dive into the world of Shakespeare and how he wrote, highlighting the poetic devices from a scene from Romeo and Juliet, and discussing as a group the meaning of each stanza. This gave us valuable insight towards plays we thought we knew before, learning double meanings buried between the lines. Ending this activity we stood up and spoke the scene to its proper rhythm: Iambic pentameter.
The next activity we took part in gave us an extract from a Shakespeare play and we were tasked to decipher what it meant and create a short piece embodying it. In creating this piece we paid special attention to the ways we used sour bodies incorporating elements of physical theatre. After we devised and practised our pieces we watched them as a whole class and gave out feedback. We also created a living painting, once again using elements of physical theatre.
Our final rotation of the day was Building a scene, however, when building our scenes we were forced to use a different perception, we changed the way we thought, and how we viewed everyday life instances, this exercise really got the brain moving, interpreting concepts and themes in ways previously unthought of.
Overall, this day gave students a chance to get creative and socialise
with like-minded individuals. This event could not have been half as outstanding without Miss Abela’s planning, support and care she put into this incredible day.
By Elijah Gill (Year 9 Drama Student)