ARC :: Street Theatre

Street Theatre

Grade	Work Samples
Grade	End of Stage 5 (end of Year 10)
Grade C	Lee

Description of activity

Each group collaborates to research, devise and perform a 2 to 3-minute street theatre performance to the class in an outhoor space, using a range of appropriate techniques and conventions of street theatre. the students will demonstrate the chosen protest theme and create a desired dramatic intention and meaning for an intended audience.

Context

this activity occurs midway through the unit, monitoring progress and process and developing students’ knowledge, skills and understanding of the dramatic form of street theatre.

the making, teaching and learning activities establish some of the conventions of street theatre and protest theatre. Students choose an issue about which they wish to protest, research this issue and develop some structures using the conventions of street theatre. they focus on the use of visual imagery, props and performance conventions in the development of a piece of street theatre to be performed in a selected outhoor venue to an intended audience at the end of the unit.

Areas for Assessment

Outcomes

Making	A student:
5.1.4	explores, structures and refines ideas using dramatic forms, performance styles, dramatic techniques, theatrical conventions and technologies.
Performing	A student:
5.2.1	applies acting and performance techniques expressively and collaboratively to communicate dramatic meaning
5.2.2	selects and uses performance spaces, theatre conventions and production elements appropriate to purpose and audience
5.2.3	employs a variety of dramatic forms, performance styles, dramatic techniques, theatrical conventions and technologies to create dramatic meaning.
Appreciating	A student:
5.3.1	responds to, reflects on and evaluates elements of drama, dramatic forms, performance styles, dramatic techniques and theatrical conventions
5.3.2	analyses the contemporary and historical contexts of drama.

Criteria for assessing learning

(these criteria would normally be communicated to students with the activity.)

Assessment will be based on the work of the individual in each group.

Students will be assessed on their ability to:

create an intended meaning for an audience using the dramatic techniques and theatrical conventions of street theatre such as:

music, musical instruments, sound
colour, large-scale visual imagery, symbols
props, banners, signs and slogans
use of levels and space
repetition of dialogue, chanting, chorus

use acting and performance techniques appropriate to the dramatic form of street theatre with an awareness of the relationship developed between performer and audience, including such techniques as:

vocal and physicalisation skills
realistic and abstract movements
confidence and focus in an outhoor performance space
selection and use of appropriate performance space, production elements and technologies to communicate a clear dramatic intention, in the form of a protest, to an intended audience.