Improvisation
This is the golden rule of improvisation, encouraging participants to accept and build on their partner’s ideas.
What is "Yes, and"?
This is the first stage of the MYP Arts Cycle, where students explore and research ideas to inspire their creative process.
What is Criteria A: "Investigating"?
This Russian theatre practitioner developed a system for realistic acting, emphasizing emotional truth and detailed character development.
Who is Stanislavski?
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What is a KitKat bar?
This performance element involves using mouth, eyebrows, head tilt and eyes to communicate emotions or reactions to the audience.
What is 'face'?
In improvisation, this term describes the spontaneous creation of who?, where?, what?.
What is a scene?
This stage focuses on the creation and presentation of the final artistic work.
What is Criteria C: 'performing'?
This style of acting and theatre seeks to reflect everyday life and create believable, authentic performances.
What is 'realism'?
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What is Mexico?
This small, reed-like instrument, used by Bill in his presentation of Punch and Judy, is placed in the performer’s mouth to create Mr. Punch’s distinctive high-pitched voice.
What is a 'swazzle'?
This is the name of a popular improvisation game where players pretend to be in a frozen scene and new players tap them out to take their place.
What is Freeze Tag?
In the final stage, students reflect on and assess their creative process and the success of their final product.
What is Criteria D: 'evaluation'?
This term refers to the facts and conditions of a character’s world, such as their relationships, setting, and past events, as written in the script.
What are 'given circumstances'?
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What is "For All the Dogs"?
This performance element combines pitch, tone, volume, and pace to effectively deliver lines and express emotion.
What is 'voice'?
Improvisers often rely on these brief prompts from the audience to shape their scenes.
What are 'suggestions'?
This stage involves exploring multiple possibilities, experimenting with techniques, and refining concepts to shape a creative vision.
What is Criteria B: Developing Ideas?
In acting, this trio helps actors focus on what their character wants, what stands in their way, and the strategies they use to overcome challenges.
What are objective, obstacle, and tactics?
Tayla focused her Personal Exploration Project on a specific type of theatrical theme park experience, revolutionized by Disney, by designing this type of experience, where guests are fully surrounded by set design elements, storytelling, sights, sounds, and even smells that bring the magic to life.
What is an immersive environment?
This production element refers to the design and choice of clothing that reflects a character’s personality, status, or time period.
What is "costume"?
This improvisation convention involves giving a character specific traits, background, or emotions to help shape their identity in a scene.
What is to 'endow'?
This term refers to the message, meaning, or purpose an artist aims to communicate through their work to an audience.
What is an 'artistic intention'?
This essential acting skill requires discipline and practice to ensure lines and blocking are fully retained for performance.
What is memorization?
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What are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
This performance element involves the use of hand and arm movements to express emotions, intentions, or actions without words.
What is "gesture"?