Exploring the Dramatic Elements

This term, our Year 10 Elective Drama students have been studying the skills and techniques of Physical Theatre. The movement of the human body is at the heart of contemporary theatrical performance, and our students have been developing a strong understanding of the way the body moves in space and the meaning that is communicated physically between performer and audience on both a literal and symbolic level.

Students worked with the dramatic elements of space, movement, tempo, focus, rhythm, and tension and applied specific physical theatre techniques as building blocks to devise an original six to eight minute in-class performance. They communicated ideas around a chosen theme, beginning with the stimulus (Restlessness, Revolution, Restore) as a springboard to their process.

The result was a compelling series of theatrical experiences for all present. We take great pleasure in sharing a glimpse of the Drama classroom with our wider community!

Ms A Crompton
Head of Drama