JMC Improv group 2015
When: Wednesday lunchtimes in the Drama room (starting term #2)
Where: JMC Drama room
Dunedin Secondary School Improv Jam
When: Every 2nd Friday after school from 3.30pm until 5pm
Where: King Edward Technical College (on Stuart Street)
Facebook page: Please click here
The Improv club is proud to offer a chance for John McGlashan students to develop confidence, creativity and problem-solving skills through the art of improv. The love of improv and in particular “Theatresports” is growing here at school, and students have the opportunity to take part in weekly lunchtime sessions for junior and senior students. The emphasis in these improv sessions is on building characters and on spontaneous, collaborative storytelling, as well as building technical improv skills.
The bi-weekly Theatresports-Jam with other local Dunedin schools allows students to participate in the art form under the expert guidance of professional Drama & English teachers. “Theatresports is a form of improvisation which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect”. Students are split into teams of four and perform scenes based on audience suggestions, with ratings by a panel of teachers, and constructive feedback from the student audience. These sessions are fun, fast-paced, and competitive.
The senior improv group also competes each year in the Winter Sports Exchange against St Andrew’s College from Christchurch. Always a great competition!
Keep an eye out in the notices for information on JMC’s next improv session.
Where: JMC Drama room
Dunedin Secondary School Improv Jam
When: Every 2nd Friday after school from 3.30pm until 5pm
Where: King Edward Technical College (on Stuart Street)
Facebook page: Please click here
The Improv club is proud to offer a chance for John McGlashan students to develop confidence, creativity and problem-solving skills through the art of improv. The love of improv and in particular “Theatresports” is growing here at school, and students have the opportunity to take part in weekly lunchtime sessions for junior and senior students. The emphasis in these improv sessions is on building characters and on spontaneous, collaborative storytelling, as well as building technical improv skills.
The bi-weekly Theatresports-Jam with other local Dunedin schools allows students to participate in the art form under the expert guidance of professional Drama & English teachers. “Theatresports is a form of improvisation which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect”. Students are split into teams of four and perform scenes based on audience suggestions, with ratings by a panel of teachers, and constructive feedback from the student audience. These sessions are fun, fast-paced, and competitive.
The senior improv group also competes each year in the Winter Sports Exchange against St Andrew’s College from Christchurch. Always a great competition!
Keep an eye out in the notices for information on JMC’s next improv session.
improv games...
Genre reply / Emotional Replay
FORMAT: All Heats and Qualifying Finals.
DURATION: Up to THREE minutes Description: Title and three genres/emotions given. The team plays a scene for 20 -30 seconds. This template scene is then replayed three times, each within the new style or genre. The basic sequence of the first scene should be maintained throughout the stylised replays.
Resource: A clear space.
Time-out: Clarify a starting idea. Remind each other not to talk too much and give detailed physical offers and simple verbal offers in the ‘template scene.’ Remind each other not to all be on all the time and watch each other. Field and deploy players.
Example of a title: Washing the dishes- in the style of a fairy tale/science fiction/ news report.
Giving a false identity-in the style of gothic horror/Shakespeare/Master Chef. First day at a new school; in the style of Harry Potter/daytime soap/musical.
Aim: To tell a clear, short simple story and replay it in various genres highlighting the template scene in a new light each time.
Skills required: Ability to tell a story with a clear beginning, middle and end; advancing and extending physical and verbal; ability to play a range of genres; listening and yielding; knowing when to come on and when to stay off; ability to create events; locations;characters; ability to play a function in a scene.
Suggested Preparation: Some discussion about Genres and their differences.
- performance game
- 3–4 players
- Usually 3 minutes.
FORMAT: All Heats and Qualifying Finals.
DURATION: Up to THREE minutes Description: Title and three genres/emotions given. The team plays a scene for 20 -30 seconds. This template scene is then replayed three times, each within the new style or genre. The basic sequence of the first scene should be maintained throughout the stylised replays.
Resource: A clear space.
Time-out: Clarify a starting idea. Remind each other not to talk too much and give detailed physical offers and simple verbal offers in the ‘template scene.’ Remind each other not to all be on all the time and watch each other. Field and deploy players.
Example of a title: Washing the dishes- in the style of a fairy tale/science fiction/ news report.
Giving a false identity-in the style of gothic horror/Shakespeare/Master Chef. First day at a new school; in the style of Harry Potter/daytime soap/musical.
Aim: To tell a clear, short simple story and replay it in various genres highlighting the template scene in a new light each time.
Skills required: Ability to tell a story with a clear beginning, middle and end; advancing and extending physical and verbal; ability to play a range of genres; listening and yielding; knowing when to come on and when to stay off; ability to create events; locations;characters; ability to play a function in a scene.
Suggested Preparation: Some discussion about Genres and their differences.
video examples of genre replay...
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