Dramawise Reimagined: Learning to Manage the Elements of Drama
Title: Dramawise Reimagined: Learning to Manage the Elements of Drama
Author: Haseman, Brad & O'Toole, John Price: $49.99 The international best seller is back, bigger and better than ever. This revised edition brings the contents completely up to date with the new Arts Curriculum. Dramawise Reimagined specifically addresses ‘The Elements of Drama’, the first component of essential knowledge for Drama in the Australian Curriculum: The Arts. Thirty years ago the authors first showed that all dramas are made up of the same elements and set them out in a clear pedagogic order where they could be explored and learned through dramatic action. The new book revisits and expands upon those elements, reframes them for twenty-first century education, and reimagines them for teachers and students Contents introduction notes for teachers chapter 1: the human context The Dramatic Situation—What’s Happening, Where and When Role—Who it is Happening to Developing a Role and in plays Two Weeks with the Queen by Mary Morris and in plays Snagged by Robert Kronk chapter 2: dramatic tension Tension of the Task Tensions of Dilemma Tensions of Relationships Tensions of Surprise Tensions of Mystery and in plays The Children’s Crusade by Paul Thompson and in plays Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare chapter 3: focus Framing the Action The Drugs in Sport Drama Choosing the Dramatic Frame and in plays Hitler’s Daughter by Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry Focusing the Dramatic Moment and in plays Oh, What a Lovely War! by Joan Littlewood chapter 4: place and space The Setting Playing with Place The Empty Space and in plays Hitler’s Daughter by Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry chapter 5: time Time in Art and Time in Drama The Refugee Family Drama Playing with Time Tempo and Timing and in plays King John by William Shakespeare chapter 6: narrative Arc of Narrative Beginnings and Endings Thinking like a Story Analyst Fragmenting Narrative Structure and in plays As You Like It by William Shakespeare chapter 7: language The Language of Drama Language and Imagery Economy and in plays Namatjira by Scott Rankin and the Namatjira family Voice chapter 8: movement Images in Action The Death in the Village Drama Movement and Stillness Expressive Movement and in plays The Insect Play by Josef and Karel Capek chapter 9: mood Creating Mood Mood and Tension Intensifying Mood and in plays Shotgun by Rock Surfers Theatre Company chapter 10: symbols Symbols and Meaning Gestures as Symbols Symbolic Objects Dramatic Symbols and in plays Motherland by Katherine Lyall-Watson chapter 11: traditional dramatic meaning Making the Skeleton Dance The Leaving School Drama chapter 12: contemporary dramatic meanings The Elements of Drama and Contemporary Theatre Reimagining the Leaving School Drama Managing the Elements in Contemporary Theatre chapter 13: playmaking The Elements of Theatre Pre-texts and Starting Points Pathway 1: Devising a Play from Scratch Pathway 2: Turning a Process Drama into a Play conclusion: references acknowledgements index about the authors Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd Publication date: 17/03/2017 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781925005899 ![]() |