Last week the Year 10 Theatre class transformed the Admin Hall into a ‘theatre in the round’ through their Non-Western Theatre Style Demonstration: a performance of Tadashi Suzuki’s
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10 walks and 4 basic positions. With confidence and poise, the actors captivated their audience, who included their Year 10 peers, a Year 6 class and UISG staff. The full Admin Hall floor space was used as the audience was transported through this physical example of modern Japanese theatre.
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The Semester 1 Year 8 Theatre classes are completing their first unit, exploring the genre of ‘tableau vivant’. This week saw them take to the stage to present their ‘living pictures’.
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Students individually researched this historic theatre ‘tableau vivant’ genre, selected paintings depicting four, five and six people, analyzed the possible costumes needed, and matched a selected painting to their own chosen background music. After forming a performance group, the group selected one painting, completed a further analysis, and brought the painting to life on stage.
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Performances took place in the sixth-floor Theatre ‘black box’ space with an audience of UISG staff and empathetic Year 8 peers, admiring the fact that our young actors could showcase their strategies to overcome distractions and remain focused for a 2-minute performance.
Malcolm Mawhinney
Head of Performing Arts (K-12)